Kids party money in card?

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The party invites are coming in thick and fast for my 6 year old currently in year 1. Having a look at various gifts board games etc and they are all very flimsy and low quality. Cant afford too much as obviously need to start my own christmas shopping. AIBU to just stick a fiver in a card? Really cant afford a tenner. I have 6 partys alone to attend in the month of November!

I'd spend a fiver at that age...I'd probably go to somewhere the works and buy a craft set..or £5 in a card is fine...I'd probably chuck in a £1 box of maltesers too.

Personally I'm always glad the kid came to my kid's party and am grateful for any gifts they receive and am fine with just a hand drawn card as a gift. We live in a wealthy area and we've had £5 in a card as gifts, as well as plastic gifts clearly from the pound shop (I hate these purely for environmental reasons). If you have loads of parties it might be worth bulk buying a book people collection of books and just wrapping one up each time - you could couple it with a cheap bath bomb/pen/stationary thing too if you want. Otherwise I think a £5 in a card is fine.

In reception my budget for all presents was £5-£10 as they are not yet friends, just class mates. In secondary it's £20-£40 as dc has less invites and more stable friends.