With Christmas just days away, here’s a few helpful preparation tips:
Prepare the gifts. If you have young children, prepare any before wrapping them. Open the box and remove the “childproof†wires and such that most toys contain. Add batteries if necessary, and clear out any unnecessary packaging then rebox the toy and wrap it. This will prevent the toy from getting broken or fingers from getting pinched in the rush to play with new toys!
Keep the receipt. As you do your shopping, keep an envelope for all receipts and keep it in your purse or wallet until all gifts have been given. This way you have the receipt handy if something needs to be returned or exchanged and you are not frantically trying to remember where you put an important slip of paper.
Go around.  To avoid losing gifts, money, and small pieces of new toys clean up the wrapping paper after each round of gift opening. Give each member of the family a gift to open.  Take turns opening and then immediately clean up the trash from that round before handing out new gifts.
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