Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration
I don't have any kids yet, but when I was little, my parents kept up the whole Santa thing until I was about 8 or 9 years old. Then one day I actually walked into my parents room and caught them wrapping all my presents up. My dad pretty much threw his hands up in the air and went, "I'm sorry. There's no Santa." and I was like, "That's awesome. Thanks for crushing my soul!"

snetterton
Yes I still tell them that Father Christmas gets all the presents. They don't believe me of course - the oldest is 14 !

trish s
I always did the same as you. Afterall,why should a non existant santa get all the glory ? ......................

Lisa
My little boy is only 17 months so he doesn't understand but when he's a bit older I will tell him Santa brings them for him I cant understand why parents tell children that Santa doesn't exist! its cruel! Kids love the thought of Santa and the whole reindeer stories that's a good idea though telling them that you buy them!

susie x
I told my son that Father Christmas made all the little toys in his pillowcase at the bottom of his bed but the family bought the big stuff downstairs. This is the first year that we have Christmas with him now knowing the truth about Father Christmas, some of the magic has now sadly gone.

rose
we buy one present that we say is from him

KEZ
mmm I have this problem too. My kids know 'people' buy christmas presents. I say we send them all to Santa and he decides if you deserve to receive them or not!

pipkin
You mean he isn't real? I think Lisa and Busy have been fibbing to me! They said father xmas was wrapping them in stockings for me.

[Riot] Jade=)
I Don't Have Kids Of My Own Yet, Because I'm Only 16. But Until I Was The Age Of 10 Or 11, My Mum And Dad A;ways Told Me That Santa/FatherXmas Is Coming. And That Always Got Me Into The Xmas Spirit.

Oh My What To Do!
As far as my daughter is aware (age 10 now so not long before she stops believing) the presents that are in her "stocking" at the end of the bed Santa brings on xmas eve, the presents that are wrapped and under the tree are empty until xmas eve then santa magics the presents in there!! Also we dont have a chimney so santa has a special skeleton key to come in through the front door!! We also put mix porridge oats and glitter outsite the front door that way the reindeer see the glitter and smell the oats and know where to stop!!

wave
just tell them aboiut the african kids who get nothing all year and that should shut him up.

Booboo
My daughter asked me this the other day and I told her that Father Christmas bring most of the presents (if your good) and we have to buy a few more. That way she knows that it costs us money and she wont get everything she wants. A good lesson to learn.

serf_tide
We tell our kids that Santa Claus is just a fun story about Christmas. It's great in the movies, story books, etc, but it is no different than Bambi or Finding Nemo. I don't see the point in consistently telling them something and then when they are 12, telling them that what I said to you for the past 9 years is a lie. Plus, I tell them that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus and that is the reason that the original Saint Nick gave gifts to children. How will they believe the true story if they know I told them a lie about Santa?

filthygorgeousamanda
my kids believe that santa makes all the presents with his elves, this year money is tight so I told me kids that there was a huge fire at th north pole and allot of the toys were destroyed, the elees were all fine as they were in bed. The kids accepted this and know that they will not be getting tooo much this year. I also tell the kids that santa drops off presents at nanny's house for them as he can never be too sure where they are going to be as they send allot of time at nanny's house too! My kids are 6, 7 and 9, I think the 9yr old has twigged that we buy the pressents, but he has not let on yet!

Lover :)
No they wouldn't believe me.Their friends in the pub would laugh at them if they did.

Chipmunk
I do, but I sometimes wish we hadn't started it. As you say, if they think father Christmas is bringing the toys they don't consider the cost and that they can't have everything they want - my daughter wants the horse too:) Father Christmas does bring a bit of magic into it for young children, but I think it would have been better if we'd told them that he brings one big toy and the rest are from mummy and daddy!

Mea
Tell mine that Santa has some money for all the boys & girls this year it's £200.00 and let them do a list while checking the catalouge for prices when they reach their target Santa will know and try his best to get them what they want,

SHARON P
I've always told my daughters that Father Christmas brings the presents in their stockings, but I buy the rest. I tell them that Father Christmas can't make Wii consoles, DS lites etc because nintendo won't let him.

bec
I have recently admitted to my 7 year old that we have to pay for the presents that FC delivers too - for that same reason. I don't know if her friend's parents will be too pleased when she tells all of her friends though!

Mimkat
Father Xmas brings the stockings in my house, I do the presents. I always did it like that because I can't afford everything & I'm buggered if I'm letting him take the credit for the decent pressies, lol! About 7-10 days before Xmas I put the pressies under the tree. The only trouble is in my best friends house Father Xmas brings it all on Xmas Eve so the first year I met her we had some explaining to do when her kids walked in & said "Why has Santa been early in Mims house?" . The kids are all older now o we get away with it now.

mam
No I would never spoil the surprise for them when I see their faces all alight and glowing with anticipation my heart warms with glee.....I just don't want anyone else to spoil the illusion for them....... they will find out soon enough themselves as my eldest seems a little suspicious now and him only 27

chrissy f
When my kids were younger Father Christmas left them presents on the end of their bed. Under the tree were all the presents from mummy and daddy and the rest of the family. We allocated a certain amount for FC and then everything else came from us. I have an autistic daughter of 22 and she still believes in FC. I have had to bribe her siblings not to tell her the truth and now have to do the same with my grandson. My 26 yr old son must be the oldest person still getting FC presents when he is home for Christmas just so his sister doesn't find out the truth.

Nelly
I tell my children that the presents wrapped in gold are from Father Christmas (normally 1 or 2 presents each) & the rest of the presents are from all the other family members including us - mummy & daddy. I tell them that sometimes Father Christmas gets the presents from shops, as the oldest child noticed a Christmas present in a shop, which Father Christmas had given to her last year. I told them that sometimes Father Christmas & his elves don't have the time to make every toy, so sometimes they have to buy the presents for children. If my children were asking Father Christmas to buy them something very expensive for Christmas, I would tell her/him that he just has a certain amount of money to get all the children in the world Christmas presents & these are more expensive if he has to save time & buy them. (You don't need to go into detail about how much money Father Christmas has to spend on presents!) Hope you get it sorted without tears!

*WELSH CAKE*
I still tell my children that Santa buys them but,he has so many children to buy for so they can't have everything they want. What annoys me is,my Nephew is that bit older than my children and knows the truth.He keeps telling my kids there is no such thing as Santa and that riles me up. My nephews mum keeps saying I should tell them the truth but,I want the magic to last for as long as possible. If others don't want their children to believe,that's fine but,why spoil it for other children?

William S
I just tell them the Best Buy fairy brought in everything.

sparklyarhse
Nah. I tell them I slogged my guts out all year and queued up all night for their prezzies ,so they better not p*ss me off or there will be no dinner or crackers or nuffink. lol..not really, aint even got any sprogs. but if I did.... Ho ho ho!

dollybird
i tell my kids that we send the money to santa, he decides if they have been good enough for a present and if any money is left over it goes to the children whose parents dont have much money.

angel
I tell my kids we (my husband and i) pay for everything. My oldest son wanted x box360 and a bike (no way) so we told him he had to choose between the two as we have to pay for it

sammy
I say one gift is from Santa the rest from us I buy them wrap them send them up the chimney and Santa delivers £300 for a toy that is just to much.