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[quote=Anonymous][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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Not only would this not be hard to do but it is also easy to donate to the myriad holiday toy drives that exist this time of year.   No need for waste…[/quote]

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