Tip Top Tip of Today!!!!

[Kim Loves Snow]

It's here! Christmas in July is here! Many, many of you have been sending me tips and now I FINALLY get to share your amazing ideas with the rest of the group. First, let me say how wonderful you all are. The tips are fabulous and I've been itching to share them. So, let the Tip Top Tip of Today begin!

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Today's Tip comes from Colleen in PA.

Colleen Writes:

We put a box together in the days before Christmas of all the things we might need that morning:

-CD of christmas music to play while opening gifts
-Extra batteries in various sizes
-Phillips and flat head screwdrivers (and one of the tiny ones if you have it)
-Extra extension cord - just in case
-Scissors or a box cutter (to help open plastic packaging)
-Extra camera battery/card &/or film
-Tape (to fix any tears in the paper when "Santa" is arranging packages)
-Extra gift tags (for the same reason as above)
-Pen
-Small notebook (to make note of gifts NOT from Santa for Thank You notes)
-Gallon-size ziplock bag to hold instructions, extra pieces, or Proofs of purchase once gifts are opened)
-Several large garbage bags for easy clean up
-Tylenol (seriously!)

I am embarrassed to admit that we also keep the Baby Jesus in the box until Christmas morning because one year we hid it from my DS (then 2.5 yo) because he kept playing with it and we COULDN'T FIND IT on Christmas morning!

I assemble this box about a week before Christmas so that I'm not rushing around looking for things at the last minute. I put a big bow on the box and it blends in with the other gifts.

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Colleen - What an amazing idea! I LOVE it! I especially like how you disguise the box! Thank you so much for sharing. I've dropped your name in the hat for a fun give away.

Stay tuned for our next Tip Top Tip of Today installment.

 

[festivefun]

Excellent Idea, I want to do this..therefore I will. I think I will have to use my new found sewing skills to make something, but I like idea of box over bag for easy access. I can always wrap a box with fabric, think that would tickle me

 

[AnnieClaus]

That is a VERY VERY Good tip!

TSF!

 

[MinnieCo]

Very, very good tip. I'll print it off RIGHT NOW!

 

[teachermomof2]

Great idea! I usually just lay them out the night before, but I like the box idea.

 

[Lana]

That is a neat ideal, Colleen.

 

[snickerdoodle]

What a great idea! I never would of thought to do that.

 

[MinnieCo]

I do keep a basket next to my chair during the holidays that has some basic necessities like stamps, pens, tape, stapler, marker and whatever else I can think of. My cards make it in there till I hang them up. My holiday magazines and anything Christmas related in general. I actually keep it year around now, but it gets used the most during the holidays.

 

[jolly elf]

Such a great idea!!

 

[happy2bme]

I agree, great idea!!

 

[Winged One]

That is a great idea - cos generally even if you have everything bought/gathered somewhere, it's not where you need it on the morning (the cable ties on kids toys nowadays are SOOO annoying!).

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

How did I get through 22 Christmasses without thinking of this idea??? It is brilliant.!!!!!! I am going to do this this year for sure. TFS

 

[XmasInBama]

Thanks for sharing, I absolutely LOOVE this idea! I am going to think about using it this year!