How to Give Our Son a Power Wheels

Have you considered sending him on a scavenger hunt? When I was little, if we got a gift like that, my parents would wrap an index card with directions (or a riddle when we got a little older) of where to find the next clue. At the next "stop" there would be another card, etc until I got to the gift. My brother and I LOVED doing this. As a matter of fact, when we knew it was going to be our last Christmas as just our immediate family (my brother was engaged), we actually asked my parents to do this one last time. HaHaHa. Good luck!!

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I agree with you. One year, we changed the place where Santa put my daughter's gift from santa. Instead of under the tree, we put it on the hearth beneath her stocking. Well, after waking us up crying, she said that Santa forgot her. It was so stinkin sad! She was 4 at the time.

We bought a huge gift sack (they sell them for bikes and such) and put our son's Jeep in that with a big bow on top. That way, we were able to put it under the tree without immediately giving away what it was.

We got our son a power wheel motorcycle one year, after he opened all his other presents we had him walk into the kitchen where it was waiting for him! He was so excited!

My kids always loved the scavenger hunt for their present - but with a twist. Instead of index cards with clues, I took photos of various places and items throughout the house and used those as the clues. That way my 5 year-old could participate without too much trouble. If you want the jeep to be hidden in the garage, then the last photo would be a picture of something in the garage. Or it could be where ever you choose. Just have fun with it!

Have Santa leave him a note on the tree saying he could not get his gift in the way he came in and maybe make paper arrows and tape them to the floor leading to the garage door.

I VOTE FOR UNDER THE TREE! But consider if you can get it out the door once put together! We have a Gator Jeep and I don't think it would fit. We weren't home for my son's birthday when we gave it to him, so we wrapped the box it came in and had the jeep waiting for him at home. Have fun with it!

At age 4, I think your son would NOT understand Santa leaving Christmas in the garage. If you don't want it in the house at all, then you might buy a model Jeep and put it under the tree, but I think he's going to expect to see the real thing where Santa traditionally puts the loot.

Ours is going under the tree!!! Otherwise it's going to look like he's not getting anything (which is totally for my benefit, but still!) Just tell your husband to put himself in his shoes what if he expected to walk in and find a four course meal cooked for him after a long day of work... wouldn't he be dissapointed if he walked in & there was NOTHING? Oh, there's a meal alright, it's just next door at the neighbors!
Or better yet - what if you promised him a night of Oh-La-La, but when he came home you forgot to mention that the Oh-La-La included all your girl friends doing spa pedicures in your living room!
It's all about expectiations & delivery.
Santa should never play around with Tom Foolery. Or dear ol' dad will get it in return when little Johnny is old enough!!! hehehehe

Unless you want him driving in the house, I suggest you put it in the garage. Perhaps you could find some keys or if the Power Wheels has a set of keys, you could wrap them in a box or put them in his stocking with a bow. Then when he asks what they are for, say "those look like car keys" - that should eventually get him in the garage. What a great gift though! My boys inherited one and it was a lot of fun. They loved it! Get an extra battery though so one can always be charging!!!!