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Have you ever had to totally child-proof your Christmas tree?
If so, how did you do it? I have a 2 yr old, a cat who loves the tree and a 10 month old golden retriever. I have collected Hallmark ornaments and other fancy ornaments for 10 yrs and I don’t want them destroyed.
We’re putting the tree in our dining room which we can close off with our pocket doors and I can use a baby gate too. I’m still worried about it though, b/c my husband is rather careless and won’t pay any attention if the dog is gnawing away at the tree!
The majority of my ornaments are Hallmark Keepsake which are mostly plastic. I do have a few glass ones that I didn’t put up last year and won’t put up this year either. I will have to find a way to secure the tree to a wall or something. Thanks for the suggestions!
Before we had kids, we tied bailing wire to the top to the tree and then tied it to a hook in the ceiling to keep it from toppeling over due to our pets (cats and dogs). Once we had children, we found that trick to work great to keep the kiddo’s safe too. We’ve put the tree on a low table (coffee table height, but specially built tree table hubby built), and tied the tree to the ceiing, this got the ornaments further out of reach, and allowed plenty of room for lots of presents underneath the tree as well.
Hope this helps!
Best Wishes!
| Nov 15, 2009
I am actually more concerned for your toddler. A falling tree and breaking ornaments can mean serious baby injury. Maybe if you address the issue with your husband in that manner, he will be more considerate of the dog potentially chomping on that tree.
Holly K | Nov 15, 2009
You can get a baby gate like the one I linked and completely block off the tree.
Or just use a small table sized tree and put it on a table that they cant reach. This is the method I use.
EDIT: LOL if you look through the pictures of the baby gate it even shows one with a tree in the middle 
Opalescent | Nov 15, 2009
Don’t put the fancy ornaments, glass ornaments, or tinsel on the tree. Non breakable is the only way to go with young children, pets, and clumsy husbands. Secondly, even though you can close off the room the tree is in, make sure the tree is secure so it doesn’t fall over.
Bird Flippin' | Nov 15, 2009
I would say don’t use any of your fancy ornaments. We did not have to block off our tree totally, but we made sure to give an intro traning to our puppies. If they went near it we scoleded them. We also put presents undernearth the tree early so they could not go around behind or underneath the tree.
We used plastic orrnaments…even though I know the glass ones can come in more beautiful designs. We felt plastic was safer so no glass pieces all over the floor.
Good luck!
Tabo | Nov 15, 2009
Plastic ornaments. Can’t stress this enough. Learned this back when I had a cat who knocked our tree over a couple of times (also learned to secure the tree to the wall or ceiling). Now it’s valid for me once again since I have a walking 14 month old to watch out for. Wal Mart sells a lot of plastic ornaments.
And as I mentioned, secure the tree to the wall or ceiling. With a rope or something similar.
Baby #2 on the way! [12-23-09] | Nov 15, 2009
If you want to "totally" child-proof and pet-proof your tree, you will have to put a gate around it. What is the point of having a tree if it is quarantined and secluded in the dining room so no one can enjoy it?
I have had a Golden Retriever puppy and two Yellow Lab pups and have never had an issue with a tree, but yeah I can see the cat being a problem.
Lynsey
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IMDB rating: 3.90 Plot: When the zombie apocalypse begins, three friends attempt to hide from the madness by locking themselves away in an abandoned school corridor… |
Available versions:
DivX Version (Normal Quality), iPod/iPhone Version
Actors: Horror
Have you ever had to totally child-proof your Christmas tree?
If so, how did you do it? I have a 2 yr old, a cat who loves the tree and a 10 month old golden retriever. I have collected Hallmark ornaments and other fancy ornaments for 10 yrs and I don’t want them destroyed.
We’re putting the tree in our dining room which we can close off with our pocket doors and I can use a baby gate too. I’m still worried about it though, b/c my husband is rather careless and won’t pay any attention if the dog is gnawing away at the tree!
The majority of my ornaments are Hallmark Keepsake which are mostly plastic. I do have a few glass ones that I didn’t put up last year and won’t put up this year either. I will have to find a way to secure the tree to a wall or something. Thanks for the suggestions!
Before we had kids, we tied bailing wire to the top to the tree and then tied it to a hook in the ceiling to keep it from toppeling over due to our pets (cats and dogs). Once we had children, we found that trick to work great to keep the kiddo’s safe too. We’ve put the tree on a low table (coffee table height, but specially built tree table hubby built), and tied the tree to the ceiing, this got the ornaments further out of reach, and allowed plenty of room for lots of presents underneath the tree as well.
Hope this helps!
Best Wishes!
| Nov 15, 2009
I am actually more concerned for your toddler. A falling tree and breaking ornaments can mean serious baby injury. Maybe if you address the issue with your husband in that manner, he will be more considerate of the dog potentially chomping on that tree.
Holly K | Nov 15, 2009
You can get a baby gate like the one I linked and completely block off the tree.
Or just use a small table sized tree and put it on a table that they cant reach. This is the method I use.
EDIT: LOL if you look through the pictures of the baby gate it even shows one with a tree in the middle Opalescent | Nov 15, 2009
Don’t put the fancy ornaments, glass ornaments, or tinsel on the tree. Non breakable is the only way to go with young children, pets, and clumsy husbands. Secondly, even though you can close off the room the tree is in, make sure the tree is secure so it doesn’t fall over.
Bird Flippin' | Nov 15, 2009
I would say don’t use any of your fancy ornaments. We did not have to block off our tree totally, but we made sure to give an intro traning to our puppies. If they went near it we scoleded them. We also put presents undernearth the tree early so they could not go around behind or underneath the tree.
We used plastic orrnaments…even though I know the glass ones can come in more beautiful designs. We felt plastic was safer so no glass pieces all over the floor.
Good luck!
Tabo | Nov 15, 2009
Plastic ornaments. Can’t stress this enough. Learned this back when I had a cat who knocked our tree over a couple of times (also learned to secure the tree to the wall or ceiling). Now it’s valid for me once again since I have a walking 14 month old to watch out for. Wal Mart sells a lot of plastic ornaments.
And as I mentioned, secure the tree to the wall or ceiling. With a rope or something similar.
Baby #2 on the way! [12-23-09] | Nov 15, 2009
If you want to "totally" child-proof and pet-proof your tree, you will have to put a gate around it. What is the point of having a tree if it is quarantined and secluded in the dining room so no one can enjoy it?
I have had a Golden Retriever puppy and two Yellow Lab pups and have never had an issue with a tree, but yeah I can see the cat being a problem.
Lynsey
Andy Fitzpatrick