How to Hide Presents
Spend the extra time to hide your children's holiday presents somewhere clever so they'll be truly surprised when they open them.
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Things You'll Need
- Ribbons
- Towels
- Tape
- Newspaper
- Paper Bags
- Personal Organizers
- Paper bags
Instructions
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Wrap the gifts while your children are at school or asleep.
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Place them inside plain bags that are unlikely to attract attention.
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Select a spot that is out of bounds for your children, such as the attic or basement.
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Hide the gifts behind something large, such as the water heater or furnace, where they will not be detected.
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Cover the gifts with towels or newspapers.
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Place them on a high shelf in a linen closet.
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Store them under the bathroom or kitchen sink, or in the laundry room.
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Place small gifts inside an old purse, plastic bag or briefcase, and hang it in a closet in a spare bedroom that is not used very often.
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Leave your gifts at work until the holiday is upon you.
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Tips & Warnings
Determine how much your children are likely to snoop and plan your hiding spot accordingly.
Ask a neighbor, family member or friend to hold the gifts for you until the holidays come if your children are extremely curious.
Be careful not to hide your gifts so well that you forget your clever hiding places. If necessary, jot down the locations in your organizer, or tell someone else where you've put the gifts.
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Jan 18, 2006
Do not hide your presents in a silly place, like under their bed or in the room they most are in. Hide them somewhere they'll never find them, like the loft or behind a cupboard. I think the best place is behind or underneath the TV. They don't go up to the TV to search for presents! -
Jan 18, 2006
Do not hide your presents in a silly place, like under their bed or in the room they most are in. Hide them somewhere they'll never find them, like the loft or behind a cupboard. I think the best place is behind or underneath the TV. They don't go up to the TV to search for presents!
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Jan 13, 2006
The best place to hide presents is in the parents underwear drawer, somewhere a child will never go, no matter how desperate.
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Jan 13, 2006
The best place to hide presents is in the parents underwear drawer, somewhere a child will never go, no matter how desperate.
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Jan 13, 2006
My advice, do not keep presents in your own house. Even if you wrap them, the kid(s) may be just too curious and tear the wrapping off, ruining Christmas for themselves. Keep presents in an office. If you cannot do that bring them to a trustworthy friend. You don't want your friend ruining the presents by doing something stupid with them. Start putting smaller presents out 3-4 days before Christmas and gradually increase the number to get kids excited. When they fall asleep on Christmas eve, put the most expensive present they wanted under the tree. Always tell them the biggest gift comes from Santa!
