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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No no no gift! The only time I violate this is when I fail to read the invite closely.

We just hosted 26 kindergartens, siblings and neighbors for a November birthday. I do not need 20+ toys a month before Christmas. We told our 6yr old we were going to say “no gifts” and that in exchange we would buy him a Lego set. He received 3 gifts and a lot of drawings and handmade cards from kids. He was happy, we were happy.

When a kid does a food drive, book swap, pet supplies for the animal shelter, etc. we always do our best to participate- especially like the pet supplies thing where it’s part of the party theme. [/quote]

Or, you could buy less for your child and let them have gifts from friends.  But, hey we get it, you are too good to let your kid have presents.

A donation drive is not for a birthday.  If you don't want gifts, fine, but you really shouldn't say anything about gifts or demand donations as it's tacky.  [/quote]

First off, we don’t give our kids a ton of stuff for Christmas. Or any holiday really. But we do get them things they like and use. I also have a closet full of “rock painting kit” “make your own bath bomb” “grow a fairy garden” “color a super hero flag” as well as duplicate copies of games we already own. I try to get these things out and use them on rainy days, but we just never get to all of them and it’s a waste. I can’t return them and let my kid buy something they want because people rarely include receipts.[b] I can’t regift them because that requires me to keep track of who gave what long after the thank you notes are written and delivered. [/b]
My kids don’t get 26 gifts from us, grandparents and aunts together over a calendar year. No one needs 26 gifts purchased with a generic 6yr old in mind. [/quote]

Goodness.  How hard is it when writing the thank you notes, to write a post-it that says "Given by Larlo Smith. 11/15/22" on it before you stuff it into the closet?  Or tape the card that came with the gift to the box?
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