Do you send relatives your child's Christmas list or do you prefer they just buy whatever they want? If you do send their list, is it a list they prepare themselves or do you write the list of what they want and/or need?

My husband's family wants everyone to make a list and share with each other so nobody gets stuff they don't want. But my family always just pretty much surprised each other at christmas. It's definitely going to get confusing once the babies are here.

Our family usually emails their Christmas list to everybody. It's just easier. If we don't get some of our relatives stuff they really want, it's going to get returned. I demand early lists though, because I don't like fighting holiday crowds. Anybody who sends me a last minute list is either getting a gift card or cash.

we have a Halloween family party every year and thats the pre-determined time when we exchange lists. If you happen to miss that then you have up till Thanksgiving to get your list out. Afterwards in our family though you can expect nothing but gift certificates or cash for xmas lol

A long time ago we used to do the gift exchange, but now since my children are older (adults) we let them decide what to get whomever, as long as everyone is covered on the list. All the males in the family will purchase gift cards, and all the females buy real gifts. :D

I try to get lists but I don't give them.

We have the kids make lists of things they like/want and also include their current clothing sizes for everyone. Its up to them what they buy. As for the adults, we pick names out of a hat and you buy only for that person, but we usually try to get each married couple a *house* gift too.
Oh and we make sure the kids all give a gift to the other kids.

Between my sisters and I, we usually each make a list of what our kids want and then get together to allocate gift buying to each other. It's like " ok, you buy him this and i'll buy her that", then we all know who's getting what. It's so much easier than puzzling over what to get them when you know it's something they'd like. The older ones get money or gift cards usually, which is even simpler.

Did anyone else hear that christmas lights and angels hair contained chemicals dangerous for babies? I'm going to be looking for information to make sure there's nothing dangerous for my grandbabies!