santa buys tools

[klhitman]

i bought this for my little girl. she like to mess with stuff so "Santa" thought she might like it.should i wrap them separate or put the tools on the box and wrap it?

 

[Red Green]

Well I would say it depends on how many other presents she has to open. If she only has a few wrap each piece separately.

 

[klhitman]

she has a **** ton to open. all toys and movies, but i wanted to get my little helper some stuff of her own.

 

[Arachnotron]

I'd put them in the box and wrap it.

 

[Elroy]

She'll love them!

Lets just hope she doesn't find out how they leave marks on the furniture.

Elroy trusts you realize you just stepped in a big hole. Next year she'll want her own shop

It's a never ending vicious cycle

 

[ThatsWhatSheSaid]

I'd put them in the box and wrap it.

x2. especially if she has a lot of other stuff to open.

 

[klhitman]

She'll love them!

Lets just hope she doesn't find out how they leave marks on the furniture.

Elroy trusts you realize you just stepped in a big hole. Next year she'll want her own shop

It's a never ending vicious cycle

i will be glad to share my garage with her. as long as she don't bring nothing that is pink or Barbi in here. in less it is to cut the legs of and add some 20"s

 

[Elroy]

i will be glad to share my garage with her.

no No NO

You have it all wrong.

She'll want a shop of HER OWN

 

[klhitman]

i think Santa will put tools in the box and wrap it

 

[klhitman]

no No NO

You have it all wrong.

She'll want a shop of HER OWN

well maybe that will give me a good reason to tell the wife i need a bigger shop and a can make part of it my little girls

 

[Elroy]

When the time is right I hope that happens

 

[klhitman]

elroy shouldn't you be in bed old man?

 

[Elroy]

Old and wise

Nope. Elroy didn't work today

Let me rephrase that, we didn't report

 

[klhitman]

Old and wise

Nope. Elroy didn't work today

Let me rephrase that, we didn't report

lazy American. some people have to work on Saturday for no reason

 

[CD1]

She's gonna need her own workbench, that fits her height, right next to her papa's.

 

[Boiler]

What about not wrapping it at all? Every year Santa leaves one or two presents under the tree for each kid that is not wrapped. When they come out, they get to be excited about it, play with it, etc, with no help from Mom or Dad to unpackage, watch unwrap, etc. We are there, and usually video taping, but it just starts the day off in a fun way and make it easier to get coffee, get going, etc.

With little kids, I find it best to have everything out of the package upon gift giving time, if possible. No kid wants to just pile up a bunch of fort knox-like packages and not play with anything just a little between presents.

We usually have santa leave each kids big present out unwrapped.

 

[muibubbles]

i guess im the only one who says wrap it separate.. i think there is so much excitement and joy opening them individually... eg if i were a kid and opened the tools id be like whoa! then the next gift being a tool box is like double whoa! "whoa whoa!!" cuz theres more of a surprise which i believe is the whole fun about gifts. and now you have a "set" and the first thing i would want to do is open both and put all my tools in the box. that way i feel like i could "use" them already just my .02

 

[lowbucktruck]

Great gift idea. Yup, you're gonna need a kid-sized workbench soon.
My little girl is too young for tools yet, but this year Santa is giving her a bunch of toy trucks!!!

 

[mrshaun]

this is what my 3yr old is getting..... he digs through all my stuff in the garage and trashes the tool truck when he goes up there with me...
If I give him real tools he takes out every screw in the house and beats everything with the hammer.

 

[Lump]

Merry Christmas to all of you. I salute ANY dad or mom who gives their kid a gift with some thought as to the value of LEARNING a little something. And extra credit to any parent who gives gifts which that parent will actively participate in using WITH the child. In other words, if you are a good enough parent to think carefully about buying a gift for a child, and then to buy a gift which requires your commitment to participate with the child and teach them ANYTHING, then you are a great parent, and I salute you.

Sincerely. Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[Stephenw]

I saw those tools at Lowes. They also had quite a few project kits. I was hoping the kits would have more work involved (like cutting), but they were mostly just minimal assembly.

Here is a tool kit I bought for my boys. I had the same kit when I was a boy. Dated 1977...

 

[klhitman]

That's nice. I want one