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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t have my kids do thank yous for bday party gifts as young elementary schoolers anymore. I did it with my oldest for the first couple of years when he had whole class bday parties in preschool and es. printed them out on the computer with a pic of him with the gift as he opened them at home and had him sign them then sent them into school. Then realized not a ton of people do it and happily removed it from my list, especially as we moved on from whole class parties and I needed to track down addresses. I’m aware it’s not perfect etiquette and I’m ok with it. We always thank people for coming and bringing a gift as they leave. We still do thank yous for relatives and people who send things from out of town so they know a gift was received and enjoyed. [/quote]

And we don't open gifts during parties anymore - the cards and gifts get separated half of the time before the gifts are even opened. I couldn't write thank you notes for many of the gifts if I tried. [/quote]

Why not?  So many seem to dislike children and take away fun things from them.  It's so strange.[/quote]

Because it's not fun for the kids watching, and it's not always fun for the birthday kid who may prefer to run around with their friends.

It's not strange that people have different ideas about fun. [/quote]
Weird. It always seem a fun activity, and kids like seeing the birthday kid open their gift.[/quote]

No, definitely don't make kids sit around watching another kid open gifts. What a waste of time. I'm so glad this isn't part of parties anymore. I wish we could remove it from adult baby showers and the like too. Ugh, it's also tacky to show off what everyone else bought, and it's awkward for the gifter and the getter to know what to say.

My child writes thank you notes to grandparents and great grand parents for holiday and birthday gifts. We do not write them to other children for party gifts. Mostly out of logistics - I don't have the names and addresses of all of the little kids in his class, and also because I just don't think it matters that much.

I personally do not write thank you gifts but that's because I don't receive gifts really except from my parents and I open it in front of them and express my gratitude right away. I will also usually call the first time I use a gift and tell them about it ("I'm using that new pan you got me to make cookies, just wanted to let you know!")

I do, however, agree that thank you notes should always be sent for wedding gifts. [/quote]

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