I have a girlfriend that gives her kids an ornament every year {and they are now 23, 22 and 21} and every year she packed them away in each kids tote {one of those big plastic totes} labeled with their names and when they all eventually have their own place, they will have a ton to decorate their tree
So she doesn't take each ornament out every year, it just stays in the kids individual totes and I LOVE that idea!
My sister's tree is nothing but Hallmark ornaments and I love it!!!