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moms5angels · 11-25-2012, 11:10 AM

i put my tree in jail.

i put a super yard gate around my tree. we only have a few breakable ornamits (5 mabe?) & we keep them @ the very top. all of the other ones r the cheap plastic ones from the $1. store or plastic ones i had for yrs & dont care if they get broken. we also have some tiny stocking we hang on the tree (each child has there own) i also dont let the kids touch the tree after they help decorate it. once the gate is colsed the tree is off limits. i also hang up r stockings on the super yard gate. it makes it look nice & festive.

luvsviola · 11-25-2012, 11:19 AM

We put ours in the living room, and the kids aren't allowed to play in there. The kitchen is gated so the kids can't go out there.

RainandRedemption · 11-25-2012, 11:45 AM

I put all our breakable ornaments on display somewhere else. My kids are old enough they should know to leave the tree alone, but for some reason they LOVE to walk their toys in the tree

raymark · 11-25-2012, 12:03 PM

We only use non breakable ornaments that can be hung by thin ribbons that are securely attached. Our trees always ended up naked as high up as LOs could reach and I just tossed the things they removed in a box in our laundry room & redecorated again on x-Mas eve so it was pretty for pictures (pics of tree with all presents around it & pics of he kids opening their stuff up).

kanga1622 · 11-25-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Terra

Too cute, you'll have to post a picture if you have one.

We just finished putting ours up and it is pretty cute.

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Vivhop98 · 11-25-2012, 06:00 PM

Only decorating the top half didn't work for me last year. My dd knocked the tree over two times and she busted all of my ornaments. I ended up with only candy canes. She was 2 ans 1/2.

Vivhop98 · 11-25-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by crunch!910

We bought a table top tree, 2-3 foot tall. The 7 month old can't get to it,a nd the 3 year old knows not to mess with it, and we still get a "tree" and pretty lights.

Be careful. My three year old managed to knock ours down several times. I need to buy all new ornaments .

Terra · 11-25-2012, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kanga1622

We just finished putting ours up and it is pretty cute.

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That is too cute!!! I love it!

Another idea I saw on Pinterest was the Felt tree idea with felt ornaments that you put on a wall and the kiddos play with that all they want. That may detour some curious hands in a positive way as well.

AbbieJack · 11-25-2012, 06:37 PM

We decorate the tree as normal and we teach them not to touch. We've never had a child break an ornament other than when helping decorate and accidentally dropping them.

chillimom · 11-25-2012, 07:32 PM

I have an x-pen meant for dogs that we put around the tree last year. DD is 2 and a bit this year, but we'll probably x-pen the tree off again - she still puts everything in her mouth.

11-25-2012, 11:10 AM	#21
moms5angels Registered Users Formerly: moms4angels Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,918 Ratings: 4 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: HOW will I keep kids out of my Christmas tree? i put my tree in jail. i put a super yard gate around my tree. we only have a few breakable ornamits (5 mabe?) & we keep them @ the very top. all of the other ones r the cheap plastic ones from the $1. store or plastic ones i had for yrs & dont care if they get broken. we also have some tiny stocking we hang on the tree (each child has there own) i also dont let the kids touch the tree after they help decorate it. once the gate is colsed the tree is off limits. i also hang up r stockings on the super yard gate. it makes it look nice & festive. __________________ I'm a proud sahm mom 4boys & 1girlWife to my Dh Were a, erf, hs, loving family. enjoying our jurney in life! Last edited by moms5angels; 11-25-2012 at 11:16 AM.

11-25-2012, 11:19 AM	#22
luvsviola Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 15,025 Ratings: 115 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	We put ours in the living room, and the kids aren't allowed to play in there. The kitchen is gated so the kids can't go out there. __________________ Kristen Mommy to Abigail ~1/24/07 and Kendall~3/17/2011 and FINALLY adoptive mama to LEDGER~4/4/09!!!--G-J tube, asthma, oral aversion, reflux, SPD, drug exposure, and still searching for a diagnosis of the rest... Ask me about extended rear facing!

11-25-2012, 11:45 AM	#23
RainandRedemption Registered Users Formerly: windandrainmama Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5,085 Ratings: 62 Feedback: 100%	Re: HOW will I keep kids out of my Christmas tree? I put all our breakable ornaments on display somewhere else. My kids are old enough they should know to leave the tree alone, but for some reason they LOVE to walk their toys in the tree __________________ * Jen~ happy, homeschooling mom to two * Expecting #3 in Aug 2013! * * Trade with me! *

11-25-2012, 12:03 PM	#24
raymark Registered Users Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,321 Ratings: 15 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: HOW will I keep kids out of my Christmas tree? We only use non breakable ornaments that can be hung by thin ribbons that are securely attached. Our trees always ended up naked as high up as LOs could reach and I just tossed the things they removed in a box in our laundry room & redecorated again on x-Mas eve so it was pretty for pictures (pics of tree with all presents around it & pics of he kids opening their stuff up).

11-25-2012, 06:00 PM	#26
Vivhop98 Registered Users Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 4,395 Ratings: 47 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: HOW will I keep kids out of my Christmas tree? Only decorating the top half didn't work for me last year. My dd knocked the tree over two times and she busted all of my ornaments. I ended up with only candy canes. She was 2 ans 1/2. __________________ Vivian, wife to Ben,poet, Homeschooling mama to B-9,M-5, S-3 : "Past the mission and I smell the roses"