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To keep kids (and pets) at arm's length from your Christmas tree (and the presents under it), recycle your old children's playpen. Paint it with bright Christmasy colors and place the tree and presents inside it. This prevents anyone from pulling the tree on top of them, and from opening presents before the big day.