Thank You Notes - Katy,TX

I always wrote a thank you note, no excuses. Most of the time I'd have my daughter draw if she couldn't write her name. By K she was writing her name, not perfectly, but she always had a part in "signing the card".

She is now 15 and the thank you note is in her brain. Nothing is used until a note is sent out and if it is more than 3 days it is LATE. Just my opinion because i am a stickler for Thank you notes and RSVP's.

Good for you for sending a note. I believe teaching proper manners is critical. So many people just throw manners out the window now and it is sad that so many children will not learn proper manners.

"We thank you for the wonderful gift and joining us in 'Child's Name' birthday celebration! "

Sincerely,
The N Family

:)
and then the birthday girl draws a picture of a heart or smiley face or whatever for her part.

I used to do the writing like "Thanks so much for coming to my party and for the very cool whatever-it-is" then had him write his name himself.
In this day and age, so many people are skipping thank you's altogether so you're doing a great job!

I would have your daughter dictate the cards to you and then you write them. Have her decorate them so people know that she did it and then sign her name to each one. I think for the most part people will get that she "wrote" them and not think it's weird.

I do write mine in her voice I am nutty like that. but I do get a lot of thank you cards that have a photo of the child and just a one line like thanks for sharing my special day. something like that. and I do like to keep the photos, hope that helps.
oh yeah they can draw a photo and you can take it to the copier, that might be more personal too.

I always get a photo card online for a thank you. Sometimes I write a note on the back, but not always. This year my daughter's bday was a sunshine theme, so I wrote... "Thank you brightening my special day! Love, *name*." It's not the most personal, but goodness gracious, life is busy! And I've had tons of compliments on her cute picture from the party. I've gone to several birthday parties, or taken my daughter rather, and we hardly ever get thank you notes... So, I'd say the photo card is a quick and easy idea!

PS - The gal with the 3 day rule, hats off to you! That so doesn't happen in our house... haha!

Option A)

Ditch the "my", switch it to "our" or "Susie's"... and the 2nd half "the ______ is SO much fun/ very pretty/ etc".

Then sign your own name, and have your daughter sign hers.

Option B)

Just have your daughter draw/color a Thank You, and have her sign her own name

Option C)

Take a photo of your daugher playing with the gift and have THAT be the thank you note, write "Thank you Johnny B" and have her sign "Susie Q"

I always write the note as if it was my son, so in his voice. He's not ready to sign his own name yet (just started writing it shortly after his last bday) but I probably will have him sign them for his holiday thank yous.

Maybe your daughter can dictate the letters to you - it will sound more like it's coming from her if you use her words and then you'll feel more comfortable having her physically sign her name.

K.
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When my son was too young to write in his own words, I'd write for him (in adult talk) BUT I would have him draw a picture or something and sign it.. people like the thought.. Also, you can buy blank cards at a craftstore and stickers (like say at a Michaels) and have your child decorate the card..that is fun too!! and although there may not be many words on the card, the thought is there with all the stickers.. I have found that some of friends really began to look forward to our thank you cards... nowadays, there are so many beautiful stickers can you buy in which to decorate..

best of luck

when my kids were really young they would draw pictures and at the bottom I would write "thanks for coming to my party" and they can sign the name. If you don't start the thank you note routine early enough they don't want to do it. By 1st grade they are old enough to copy the words that you write. and it can be the same words to everyone lol. Thanks for the "whatever it was" love and the childs name. or just thanks and the childs name for friends instead of love etc. by 8 or so they should be writing them themselves. Although usually I would use a ruler and make lines so they had an easier time writing. Good luck

ps: we also have the rule for all christmas, graduation and birthday gifts that you don't use them till the thank you's are done.

Why not change it up a little. Let her stand her hand in finger paint and put it in the card as a "signature" then write thank you (your job) through the fingers. She can print her name if she wants and the card recipient will be thrilled to have something so personal! Or ask her to draw a picture of what she's received for the giver, then write them a short note as you thanking them for coming and/or explaining the picture.

Most people are more thrilled to receive a thank you note than they are concerned about what it says.

My son is young - 2. I have him do finger painting or coloring on a piece of construction paper, then I use those scissors that cut with the cool edge and fold into little cards. I write the thank you inside, in his voice and sign it from him. Why would writing a thank you in his voice not be acceptable? That sounds strange to me.

We write thank yous if the person who gave it to us wasn't able to be there while we opened it. For example, my great aunt who lives 2 states away, we send a thank you. My sister who was there and got a hug and a thank you after opening? We dont send one.

I seem to be in the minority here, but I have always written thank yous for gifts given to my son in my own voice. He is 2 1/2, clearly he is not writing them himself, and to pretend that I was taking dictation from an infant/toddler always seemed weird to me.
However, by kindergarten, I think the child should have some part in writing thank you notes. Can your child sit down with you and you two figure out what to write together? Then you can have the kiddo sign her/his name and it isn't like you just wrote it as though you were the child.