My friend with no mantel brings out a plaque to hang on the wall every Christmas. I can see the snowflake imprint causing blunt force trauma to my 3 year-old’s forehead now. You are right- they are an accident waiting to happen. Seriously, is there ANYBODY who can get their stockings to stay on those metal hangers? They just don’t perform once the stockings are stuffed.
I hang the stockings from a curtain rod (we have no mantel and they do look cute hanging in front of the window) that keeps them up and out of reach. I also gave my girls a small tree in their room with soft fabric ornaments so they can trim till their heart’s content without injuring themselves on fragile ornaments. When my girls were babies,we decorated my grandma’s old aluminum Christmas tree because it was short and fit on a tabletop away from little hands. (We only buy real trees now because of this!)Īny tips on child-safe holiday decorating? Do you have little ones who do not believe in decorated trees, and must promptly remove any and all ornaments within reach? Go with a live tree, or check out this resource for avoiding toxins in artificial trees. I have a friend whose child got lead poisoning and the only culprit they could find was the Christmas tree or the light strands, which yeah… are also toxic. It is outrageous to me that this is allowed, but I think most people don’t stop to check the warning labels on the box when they buy an artificial tree. Some of them are known to shed lead dust into your home. Most artificial Christmas trees contain the toxic chemical PVC and even lead. Ooh ooh! That’s me! I do have one super important tip. Obviously the same goes for fragile ornaments which will inevitably be smashed or used as a weapon (or both), and therefore should be hung toward the top of the Christmas tree. Hang garland (aka strangulation devices, if your kids are crazy like mine) out of reach. Try to get down on your child’s level and think about what they will try to do with the decor you are putting out! If you use stocking holders, be sure to attach them firmly to your mantel, or use 3M Command hooks to hold the stocking. They can tug on a stocking and pull those metal hangers from the mantel right onto their head. My #1 tip is to be aware that little kids LOVE to pull on anything hanging. Still gorgeous, right? See more details on it – and that amazing burlap banner – here.) That being said, you better believe we used an eye hook to tie that sucker to the wall to prevent any unintended tree-toppling just in case!” Sure, our tree was less than pin-worthy with no lights or ornaments on the lower third but our kids loved it and we didn’t have to barricade the tree behind a gate. So we gave up and made the tree as ‘kid-proof’ as possible. We soon realized that if they wanted to get to the tree they’d find a way regardless, and gates and electric fences (just kidding) detracted from the beauty.
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“When I first had kids, we worried about how to keep them away from the tree and planned elaborate schemes to put up gates so the kids didn’t pull it down. It keeps my porcelain nativity set from getting knocked down when my toddler is going crazy. “I use museum putty to secure my fragile Christmas items to my shelves and tables. Then you can keep kid-friendly holiday stuff down at their level (like a wooden reindeer, a feather tree, or a bunch of knitted ornaments).”
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“I love decorating surfaces that kiddos can’t reach (like tall built-ins and a fireplace mantel) with breakable things like vases full of pistachios or green limes. I thought I’d check in with some of my fave bloggers who also have small kids, and ask for their best tips on the subject. Since sending the kiddos off to the grandparents until the new year is not a viable option… and okay, we kinda love having them around…
Isn’t that what your two-year-old little boys do too? 🙂 I’ve gotten a few questions via email about how we decorate for Christmas when we have two tiny little terrorists – I mean kiddos – running around our house.įirst of all, I was shocked that anyone would assume my sweet angels do anything except sit quietly all day with their hands to themselves, reciting Bible verses.
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