I am the Mom of a 19 month old boy, and I'm sure as soon as we get our Christmas tree and decorate it he will be pulling down decorations faster than we can put them up. Any suggestions?
2006-11-26 10:34:07 · 14 answers · asked by Kelli H 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
You just have to teach him not to touch.....I have a 2 year old and Ive taught her not to touch.(mind you she still tries but lay the law down).she has things she can and things she cant......for example Ive made her ,her own Xmas tree..its a twig tree and i have things on it she can touch..its a kids tree....i got big plastic bulbs with Dora/sponge bob and other cartoons on it so she does with it as she will. she cant hurt herself or anything else on it
She thinks its great....thats her tree
2006-11-26 18:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Twiggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was wondering the exact same thing.I also have a 19 month old boy and he loves to get into everything.We have not yet put up our tree-but I am hoping he will not be pulling the lights and decorations off.I have heard you can put a baby fence around it-but that would take away from the beauty.I am just going to hope that he will get bored with it after a few days-but until then I may have to put up with the pulling off of ornaments.My son knows what no means and obeys about 70% of the time-hopefully he will with the tree!
2006-11-26 10:51:22 · answer #2 · answered by mama of 2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids will be kids. Especially younger ones. Make sure your tree is tied somewhere on the wall to keep it from falling down if pulled on. I used 2 hooks on either side of the tree and attached a wire around the tree to the hooks. It really helps. Not just with kids, but with pets too. Make sure you have decorations that are not breakable near the bottom of the tree. Some people may suggest keeping all the decorations out of reach, but it can kinda look stupid having 1/2 the tree bare. So just make sure if you have any breakable decorations, that they go near the top. Also any decorations that your lil one cant choke on. Just keep an eye on your lil one. Thats what I did with my son. You cant keep things from him, but also, cant let him have everything. Believe me, he will understand the word "no" in no time. Hope this helps!
2006-11-26 11:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by PfcsBaby 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get one of those portable, child-safe modular fences. The kind with six or eight bendable panels.
Put it around the tree. Your son will then have free run of the rest of the room, but he will not be able to reach the tree to pull off the decorations.
Also consider using only plastic ornaments and no garlands or tinsel until your son is older and knows better.
I did that when my daughter was a toddler, and it worked like a charm!! We took the glass ornaments out of storage all too soon; they grow up so fast.
2006-11-26 10:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by devil_bunny_99 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After surviving Christmas with 2 teenagers and by no ability employing a gate or something i will permit you recognize it rather isn't any longer that large of a deal. One time I have been given a smaller tree and positioned it on our coffee table next to the wall. the toddler's going to prefer to the touch issues, permit him, do purely no longer purchase breakable embellishes or shop them on the right and positioned money into an exceedingly good stand. the main element is to allow the toddler recognize that it rather isn't any longer alright to tug on the tree and shop the embellishes up extreme in case you do no longer prefer him touching it. the newness will positioned on off after some days. ETA: Whoever mentioned they tied the tree to the wall like a cloth cabinet, genius. surely good in case you have cats too. Lol.
2016-10-17 14:11:58 · answer #5 · answered by hultman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This might sound mean but it worked with my 2 kids. I told them not to touch as it was a (pretty) and when they started touching I took there hand and put the end of the branch in there palm and closed there hand on it and they got picked by the needles,not enough to hurt them but to know not to touch as it is picky. As far as the decotations on the tree,only put the breckable stuff on top,let them hang others on the bottom. Tell everyone that they helped as this will make them feel proud,hopefully enough that they won't touch it.
2006-11-26 14:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by spoiledsarah25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have been making paper ornaments for the past 7 years. I have a 7yr old, 4 yr. old, 18 month old. We will do it again this year. That way if the baby decides she needs to eat one it is only paper. And if she drops one... well oh well... pick it back up... no broken glass. Just a thought that works for us. Good luck
Also... it is a lot of fun to let the kids color the paper. It makes it festive. I love the scribble ones. It also makes it something to talk about with the in-laws.
2006-11-26 10:46:04 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs. Always Right 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the fence, but you could also make sure there arent any lights or ornaments within reaching level and screw the base into the floor so it wont tip over(I know it sounds crazy but thats why the base has those holes)...tree may look silly but better safe than sorry.
2006-11-26 10:55:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may sound strange, but I put a christmas tree in a playpen. I imagine that you could also fence it off with the toddler yard gates (they form a circle.)
2006-11-26 11:00:42 · answer #9 · answered by not.in2u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What we did when our children were small was put the christmas tree in a playpen and they couldn't get to it.
Good Luck
2006-11-26 10:39:42 · answer #10 · answered by cailieco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋