I don't really remember how I was as a kid, the only chance of any presents to peek at was just among my mother and brother, and even now we just basically give them to each other and don't bother wrapping them (I'm not the only lazy cheapskate in the house, I guess). The presents I got from the rest of my family I received on the only day we get together, Christmas Eve night, so I certainly couldn't go to their houses and find my stuff before they brought it. I got very little from my father (surprise) and the only memorable thing he did at Christmas was when his father gave him gift cards to give us for Christmas since he wouldn't be able to see us, he ended up spending them himself and we thought we got nothing from Grandpa.