I've seen the warnings and read all the parenting magazines. They say "don't put up your big Christmas tree with a toddler in the house. Put up a table top tree that can be out of reach." Right, whatever. We're sticking with our holiday plan and trying to keep little miss sticky fingers away from all the decorations.
I started by putting ornaments that I deemed sort of "child safe" near the bottom of the tree. Nothing glass, nothing with small beads, nothing we love that's irreplaceable, etc... But leave it to Ella to wander around and find anything that's even close to fragile.
She pulls at things. She wants to take them off the tree and play with them. Her favorites are a little doggie that Troy has had for years, and a computer (also Troy's) which plays "Favorite Things." This one is real trouble, because she knows it makes music and she wants to play it. But she can't, at least not without help, so when I see her up to her shoulder inside the tree, I have to send Daddy for help to play the music.
Only 23 days until Christmas. We hope our tree will last that long! Now do we dare to put presents underneath?
I started by putting ornaments that I deemed sort of "child safe" near the bottom of the tree. Nothing glass, nothing with small beads, nothing we love that's irreplaceable, etc... But leave it to Ella to wander around and find anything that's even close to fragile.
She pulls at things. She wants to take them off the tree and play with them. Her favorites are a little doggie that Troy has had for years, and a computer (also Troy's) which plays "Favorite Things." This one is real trouble, because she knows it makes music and she wants to play it. But she can't, at least not without help, so when I see her up to her shoulder inside the tree, I have to send Daddy for help to play the music.
Only 23 days until Christmas. We hope our tree will last that long! Now do we dare to put presents underneath?
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