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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all the stuff our kids have, at a certain age, I think many nice kids would prefer giving to and receiving for charity.  And some kids are there as early as preschool (but some are not - I've had both).  I'm amazed by how many people think it's rude to do anything other than a gift grab.  It's disheartening.  I think it's nice to introduce our kids to thinking beyond themselves and I look for those opportunities.[/quote]

It is beyond me why some PPs find this SO offensive.  Our kids often have so much sh*t already.  My kid loves having big parties and I'm fine with inviting tons of kids, but we really, really, really don't need 20 more LEGO sets.  It's wasteful and unnecessary.  I'm with the OP completely.  If you say "No Gifts", people still feel they need to bring something.  At least this provides an alternative.  If you find it so distasteful, go ahead and give a gift anyway.  Or, if you find OP so distasteful, just don't attend the party and move on.

OP, do what works for your kid.  Some people are just miserable and find fault in everything.  [/quote]

Then regift all the legos.  I don't get this oh, we're too good for your gifts as we buy our kids so much stuff that we just don't need or want anything from someone else.  If your kids have that much stuff, look at your buying patterns and give away/regift the old/new stuff.  Simple.  We do enough for charities and in all reality, much of the money donated just goes to salaries and to line the pockets of the higher up folks, not to the people who really need it.  I don't think you should dictate where someone should donate as different people feel different about each cause and just because it is important to you, it may not be important to someone else.[/quote]

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