We hang our stockings up on December 5th and open them on the 6th. The kids were very patient and waited until Daddy got home in the afternoon. Xavier's stocking survived an attack by Ellie. She smelled the M&M's through the plastic wrapping and rummaged through the presents all the way to the bottom of the stocking without damaging the stocking! It's a miracle! She was in serious trouble! Thankfully, she didn't get sick.
