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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You did the right thing. When I get a no gift invitation I do what the invite says but I get so guilty about it! Just because the parents have decided they don’t like the mess of toys doesn’t mean their kid doesn’t deserve a nice gift for reaching a new milestone. I will never host a no gift party, gifts are one of the wonders of childhood, but I will  always respect the no gift party hosts. I do have one question- if it’s a no gift party, does that include no gift cards? Is it ok to gift a child a gift card to a restaurant or store that I know their family frequents?[/quote]

A gift card is a gift. So please don’t. I have hosted no gift parties. For my kids, gifts are not a wonder of childhood. Maybe they are weird kids, but one is very stressed by stuff (he has autism and is a minimalist as a teen, after being a child who did not ever like opening gifts), and the other had an obscene amount of toys and barely played with them. For both, new stuff wasn’t fun—just stressful and wasteful. [/quote]

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