One set of parents found a way to keep their kids out of the presents until Christmas morning.

Tony and Anita were having a difficult time keeping their three young children away from the tree. It was becoming a Christmas ritual every year to try to quell their insatiable curiosity, without spoiling their love for the holidays. Especially when they’re young enough not to handle suspense all that well. But they came up with a plan. Since they couldn’t be in front of the tree twenty-four-seven, they decided to try another tactic.

"We knew that they would be okay if they knew that we were keeping an eye on them," Anita said, "but you know how children are. They’re okay when they know they’re being watched, but it’s a real temptation for them when they think they’re alone."

So they hooked up the HawkEye motion sensors around the tree, and set the HawkEye to chime when anyone came too close. They also connected the XCam2 to the VCR, so that if one of the young ones did "break the barrier," the XCam2 would show Anita and Tony who the guilty party was. But this wasn’t covert. They told the children right off that they were setting this up.

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