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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just said “we throw a party to celebrate you. Every one is welcome whether they bring a present or not. We want them to know they don’t need to bring a gift. Some people might bring a gift and that’s fine too!” My kids have been fine with that explanation.[/quote]

op - this is the best advice here - thank you. 
I think maybe the terminology is less 'no gifts please' and rather 'no gifts necessary'. I don't want to order people around either way, but I'd like people to not feel obliged at ALL and I'd like ds to understand that it's ok either way. [/quote]

Gifts are never necessary; this is really tacky invitation wording etiquette-wise (worse than no gifts, please). [/quote]

Stop with the official “etiquette” nonsense talking point.   Everyone KNOWS that you bring a gift to a wedding or a child’s birthday party unless you are told otherwise.[/quote]

NP - no, everyone doesn’t KNOW this.  Both things are true: gifts are never required and also many people feel obligated to bring them.  I think “no gifts necessary” is a fine way to word it.

I also think people getting offended over no gifts parties need something else to worry about.  [/quote]

Please.  There is not a person on this planet who would show up to a wedding or a kid’s birthday party without a gift unless they were specifically told not to bring a gift.

No one who has a functioning brain cares about these stupid outdated “rules” of etiquette.  [/quote]

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