Do reception children REALLY write all Christmas cards

[Goldchilled7up]

I might be very unreasonable here and I'm prepared to be told so.

...but I find it hard to believe that a 4 or 5 year old child can write 30 Christmas cards, with all the children's names on both the card an envelop and also write merry Christmas on all of them

I wrote my son's cards to take to his classmates and it was hard work. He sat next to me and was excited about it. But there is no was he could physically do it. I wrote it with my own handwriting, not faking his.

I understand that he is one of the youngest and some children are almost a year older which can make a huge difference but still...

Am I being unreasonable to think that parents are writing the cards in a messy way to pretend it was their children? Maybe I'm worried and a little jealous that my child can't do it.

My 4 year old did them all and I sat with her to help with spelling, when DD1 was that age she couldnt be arsed so I wrote them with my left hand

Am I the only mother of a reception child who didn't provide cards to the whole class?

God no. We got 3/30 and that was nice but I shan't be returning the favour. DS never asked - he's welcome to do it if he wants to do it. Also it seems like he's spent the past 2 weeks making Christmas Cards at school - do they do NOTHING else?

I have gifts to buy for 30+ people, work full-time, it's our busiest time of year, am pregnant and shattered.

This is my Christmas Card policy:

1. Older relatives who pay great regard to Tradition & Etiquette
2. Best friend overseas
3. That's it.

My dd wrote all of hers, reception year. including surname and merry Christmas on each. She got 28 back written by the relevant child. she also received one which had clearly been written by the parent, I was absolutely gobsmacked, what a pointless waste of time.

My ds2 (5) didn't write his. I wrote his for him as he didn't want to do it. DS1 (7) wrote his but was getting bored so I helped him

Sorry, another 4 year old here (well, not me obviously - that would be clever) wrote 25 cards over 3 evenings. She was eager to do it and I helped her spell the names - although not sure if I got the spellings right but anyhoo...

Thank you for all the feedback

My 4 and 4 month old DD wrote her name in every one of her cards, but we didn't have enough time to get her to write their names. We stupidly only got the cards this week so she only had two nights to do them.

She actually quite enjoyed telling DH who was next on the list and spelling their names for him. She didn't enjoy writing her own name so much.

My dgs will be 5 in February.He wrote all his own cards.He put his friends' names on the envelope and his own name inside.There are only 15 in his class and he did it in a few batches then took them all in together.

my 4y4m DD1 did hers over one evening and one mad before school morning rush. She wrote "To xxx" "from sleepless'sdaughter" in all but 2 where she asked me to write the from because they had long names and her hand was tired! Bless

I really was trying to avoid her sending any but all her friends had done them and she was feeling left out (and our nanny caved in and bought her the cards)

DD wrote all of hers (16 in class plus teacher and two teaching assistants) in about half an hour, "To X Love from X" and also wrote the envelopes. She loved doing it and I certainly wouldn't have done it for her.

It was an interesting and unexpected way of seeing who her favourite classmates and staff are - the ones she really likes got loads of kisses.

I justused to write the dc who card was for name and then my dd/ds would write their name. By year one they wanted to do it all themselves.

Arethereanyleftatall

...clearly been written by the parent, I was absolutely gobsmacked, what a pointless waste of time.

why?

My 3.10 year old DD wrote her own name (and kisses) on 18 cards for her nursery friends, plus 'To' on them all and the easier names (Orla was the easiest!)- I wrote the hard ones. We did it over a week, she enjoyed it.

Mine can't even write his own name (autistic & global delay).

All the cards he got were written by the parents. Some were signed by the children,

3 nights of ten each, I did the envelopes so he could copy the names. He's 4

Ds (4.7) wrote his name. DH/I wrote the rest. Spread it over 3 nights. Most cards we got back were the same, though a few the dc had written ds' name too. I think 1 or 2 parents had written the whole thing.

My dd did most of hers, I wrote out the names and she copied, however some of them were inelegible, so I had to write the childs name underneath on he envelope to help the teacher giving them out ifyswim.
The cards my dd (4) received were a mixed bag, some handwritten by the kids, some written by a parent, we didn't think anything of it.

My dd just wrote her name on each one.

DS is in year one. He wrote his name for most of hyphen. This year, and last year in reception. I think some older siblings wrote some of his friends cards for them.

*Most of them.

Yes! I can't understand why the parents write them for them. If the children don't want to write them, why bother sending any?!

In reception my DCs signed their name....that's enough....it's not a competition!

Now in year 2/3 they write them all....my dd loves doing lots of swirly coloured letters and personalised pictures and stickers on the envelopes - does take ages though! Her choice!

Hazey Jane - because for me the point if it is that the child tries. It's basic manners.
So if parent writes other persons name and child signs it or even just does his own kisses. At least he's tried as best he can.
If a child can't do any of it, I see no point in the parent writing out 30 cards .

DS is August born 4. He wrote his name (traced over my pencil) n his two "best" friends' cards and I did the rest. He wrote his name in his teacher's card and she welled up when she saw it :)