If the invitation says “no gifts”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. What do you do when you show up to a no-gifts party and you’re the only guest who complied? My kid was very upset when this happened recently. She had just brought a card.

How old is your child? Mine (6 and 8) would not notice or care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. What do you do when you show up to a no-gifts party and you’re the only guest who complied? My kid was very upset when this happened recently. She had just brought a card.

How old is your child? Mine (6 and 8) would not notice or care.

She’s 10 and was worried the other kids would make fun of her.

[Anonymous]

We give a card, and a pack of stickers or something like that.

[Anonymous]

Pre covid I went to a kid’s birthday party and the invitation specified ‘no gifts please but instead donations to charity x’’ Twenty kids attending, I was the only parent who donated AND didn’t bring a small gift for the kid. Very odd

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I interpret "No Gifts" as "No Boxed Gifts". Which means that a card and a check or gift card.

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Amazon Gift Card

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Yes, it is wrong to mention anything about gifts. Most kids want gifts. I always bring something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say "no gifts" because we live in a smaller house and my kid literally has all the toys we can handle, with the toys we and grandparents will give him. I have to sort/eliminate so it's not out of control, and if he received 30+ gifts from a party, that would be most unwelcome and unnecessary.

This. Yes kids want gifts but they are not the ones responsible for maintaining a household that is not awash in a sea of plastic.

If you are so concerned about being the only one who doesn't ignore the host's request, keep a coloring book in your car and go get it if you need to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I interpret "No Gifts" as "No Boxed Gifts". Which means that a card and a check or gift card.

That is not what it means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. What do you do when you show up to a no-gifts party and you’re the only guest who complied? My kid was very upset when this happened recently. She had just brought a card.

You feel damned awkward but console yourself with the fact that you did the polite thing by honoring the host’s request. If your kid is close with the birthday kid, she can treat birthday kid to an ice cream outing or something like that.

[Anonymous]

It means they are rude and are trying to say, “we don’t want your crappy gift”. I bring a card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It means they are rude and are trying to say, “we don’t want your crappy gift”. I bring a card.

It's nit bad to want to throw party and bit end up with a ton of stuff, crap or no. My kid has two grandma's who already massively overdo gifts. Why is it wrong not to want more stuff?

This is a problem in our society, we exchange stuff no one needs and it all ends up in landfills.

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No, I don't. I find that really rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. What do you do when you show up to a no-gifts party and you’re the only guest who complied? My kid was very upset when this happened recently. She had just brought a card.

How old is your child? Mine (6 and 8) would not notice or care.

DP. Mine wouldn't notice or care either. They also don't notice or care who brings a gift for them. The whole exercise is pointless as far as I'm concerned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, I don't. I find that really rude.

Or maybe people want to celebrate without creating more unnecessary garbage in our landfills.