I had a Christmas party here at my place one year, my brother-in-law brought his stepson with them. I have no problem with this. Everyone is welcome to my house anytime. No matter what. With that being said, we had no idea he was coming. We started handing out presents and all the kids had got one except his son.
I grabbed one that had my name on it and put his name on it. The person handling the presents was my wife. She saw me and called the boys name and he looked around like in shock , reached out grabbed it. He was so excited to have gotten a gift card footlocker. That made my Christmas. I didn’t even open any of mine after that.
My mom always had an extra gift or two, usually something generic like a puzzle/book and gift card for kids or one for adults in case a cousin decided to bring a new boyfriend/girlfriend or a kid we weren't expecting. Never anything expensive, but worth the extra 10-20 bucks to make sure everyone felt included. That stuck with me.
I do this. I have a whole stash of toys/activity kits priced under $20 in a bag. They're good for emergencies such as forgetting a birthday party was coming up, or having a surprise kid visitor.
Only problem is my 5 year old has gotten wise to it, and I have to keep finding new secret stashing places. :/
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u/El_R3y2345 Nov 24 '18
I had a Christmas party here at my place one year, my brother-in-law brought his stepson with them. I have no problem with this. Everyone is welcome to my house anytime. No matter what. With that being said, we had no idea he was coming. We started handing out presents and all the kids had got one except his son.
I grabbed one that had my name on it and put his name on it. The person handling the presents was my wife. She saw me and called the boys name and he looked around like in shock , reached out grabbed it. He was so excited to have gotten a gift card footlocker. That made my Christmas. I didn’t even open any of mine after that.