Our son was always good at guessing what was in his presents. So one year I broke a glass jar and put the fragments inside a small box that I sealed well with package tape to make sure the glass stayed in the box. Then we put it inside the box with one of his gifts. When he shook it, he was startled to hear broken glass rattling. He never guessed what was in that box. We saved the “glass box” and used it (along with other red herrings) for several years to try to disguise what he was getting for Christmas. It almost became a game with us vs. the gift shaker.
I used to wrap all the presents, and each kids’ gifts are in a different paper. They don’t know whose is whose until Christmas morning, when the see their stockings. Of course, Santa had special paper that didn’t appear until Christmas Day. That cut down on all the shaking an snooping.
From the Red Green Christmas Special, Red Green demonstrating how to tell what’s inside a present by shaking it: “Now we know it’s made of glass, and some assembly is required.”
C 2 days ago
Merry Christmas Paige
Acworthless 1 day ago
Our son was always good at guessing what was in his presents. So one year I broke a glass jar and put the fragments inside a small box that I sealed well with package tape to make sure the glass stayed in the box. Then we put it inside the box with one of his gifts. When he shook it, he was startled to hear broken glass rattling. He never guessed what was in that box. We saved the “glass box” and used it (along with other red herrings) for several years to try to disguise what he was getting for Christmas. It almost became a game with us vs. the gift shaker.
SquidGamerGal 1 day ago
Even during the holidays… Just why?
Otis Rufus Driftwood 1 day ago
Dear Santa,About our the naughty/nice status of our youngest child . . .
tcayer 1 day ago
I used to wrap all the presents, and each kids’ gifts are in a different paper. They don’t know whose is whose until Christmas morning, when the see their stockings. Of course, Santa had special paper that didn’t appear until Christmas Day. That cut down on all the shaking an snooping.
calliarcale 1 day ago
From the Red Green Christmas Special, Red Green demonstrating how to tell what’s inside a present by shaking it: “Now we know it’s made of glass, and some assembly is required.”