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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a four year old and we’ve never been to a party that didn’t say “no gifts,” I’m hoping the trend continues!![/quote]

Similar,  I’ve only been to on non no-gifts party[/quote]

This must be regional. I don’t live in the DMV and we’ve never been to a no-gift party or heard it talked about. [/quote]

Agree.  I live in California. Gifts are the norm, and if the party is small kids will open the presents there. There is no hand-wringing. [/quote]

In the DMV it is [b]more common[/b] to do a no gifts party. If people bring gifts anyway it would be extremely rude to open them in front of other guests who didn’t bring gifts. [/quote]

Not really, not when the kids are older than K or 1st grade.  [/quote]

Mom of a 1st grader and 4th grader in Arlington. We’ve been to 7 or 8 parties so far this school year and I have bought 2 presents, made one charitable donation and brought a new winter coat and mittens to another since they collected warm children’s clothes for an organization they volunteer with in lieu of presents.

I have boys and my 3 closest neighbors have girls. Giving gifts and opening them at the party seems like more of a girl thing. It happens at my neighbor’s parties for 7-11 yr old girls, but I have never seen a gift opened at a mixed gender or all boys party. [/quote]

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