"No exceptions! If the toy needs to be put together, that toy is being put together before Christmas morning. "There's nothing to just extinguish the Christmas spirit like sitting and watching your dad get frustrated and worked up and talk crap about the toy he just bought you because he's so annoyed trying to put 300 pieces of a Barbie house together," she says."
"If your toy needs some really random abstract battery that you have to order on Amazon, you need to order it with the gift," she explains before sharing her own childhood memory involving none other than an Easy Bake Oven. "If your toy needs a light bulb, this is my childhood unhealing coming out because my Easy Bake oven needed a light bulb, and we didn't have one on hand," she recalls."
Make sure any toy that requires assembly is built before Christmas morning. Purchase batteries or required accessories with each gift so toys work immediately. Charge devices and complete any setup ahead of time so children can use gifts right away. Avoid leaving complicated assemblies or missing parts to parents on Christmas morning to prevent frustration. Missing items, such as a light bulb for an Easy Bake Oven, can delay play for weeks and dampen excitement. Prepping gifts ahead slows down chaos, preserves parental composure, and creates a smoother, more peaceful holiday morning.
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