Christmas cards to whole class

[Hcs1985]

DS wants to send Christmas cards to his class. I know there are children of different faiths - is it offensive to send to the whole class assuming there will be children who do not celebrate Christmas? Feels mean to leave some children out but also don't want to offend. Don't want to get flamed for the question but would genuinely like advice.

It’s fine so long as they are not particularly religious cards.

The Christmas cards my kids bring home all say Happy Holidays or Enjoy the Festive Season. Ironic as we live in an extremely white British area, one black child attends the school.

You do you, not your problem if they get offended by a Christmas card at Christmas.

Do all kids, regardless of faith xx

Our primary school banned this on eco grounds. Writing 30 cards x 30 children is just NUTS. Never mind the expense of buying the cards in the first place.

School encouraged children who wanted to write a card to write a "class card" to all their classmates which would be displayed in the classroom. A LOT more sensible. Probably too late for this year but would definitely suggest it for next year.

I would send cards to everyone. It's a lovely thing to do. Also insist on Happy Christmas, as that is what it is.

Anyone who is offended in a primary school setting, is their problem.

Aw that’s a bit Scroogey. I used to love working through the register writing my cards. Even now I have my stash to give out and look forward to filling my shelf!

I second ‘happy holidays’ or something around the festive season rather than ‘Christmas’.

The mini Christmas cards I bought in the sales cost £1 for 32. My daughter enjoys writing them.

We've always done everyone and never had any problems in a very multifactorial school. We also got lots back from kids of different faiths.

Choose the one with cute reindeers or robins or dogs, put happy holidays in it and don’t overthink.

Mine used to do one to each child in the class and then we’d get 30 x 2 of the fuckers back.

I am so glad those days are behind us and even more glas no-one our age sends Christmas cards any more.

My Muslim friends give me Christmas cards

My Muslim neighbours too.

I don't know where people get the idea from that anyone is offended by Christmas.
I'm an atheist. Doesn't bother me either.😅

You send them to all the class. I tend to get the cheapo kids ones that come in a box of 30. It has never occurred to me to leave kids out - you'd basically be doing it on the basis of skin colour because you can't know for definite if a family celebrates Christmas or not.

Fwiw, several of my Muslim colleagues "celebrate" Christmas, they have trees and presents and nice food and enjoy receiving cards. They celebrate it as a secular festival rather than a religious one (I think most non-active-christians so to be honest).

My kids have certainly received cards from some of their Muslim classmates, they've also received eid party bags off a couple, which I thought was a real lovely gesture and opened up some lovely conversations about the celebration.

I say this as a church leader!

Just send the cards and don’t overthink it. My kids school is very diverse, people of all religions send Christmas cards, all attend the nativity and any Christmas events the school puts on. Literally not one parent of another religion has ever complained (the school also celebrates Diwali, Ramadan, Chinese new year etc). I used to work at a predominantly Muslim school and pretty much all the kids joined in with Christmas jumper day etc.

I’m pretty sure the idea that people of other religions will be offended by the word Christmas was decided by some white person in a quest to be ‘politically correct’.

Include everyone, even the Muslim families at our school have advent calendars etc.

I know it's wasteful for the eco-system but younger children really get a kick out of cards at school. When my DDs were there, albeit 10yrs ago, there was a 'school' postbox and cards were handed out at the end of the day. So sending a card to every child in the class is a great idea so that no one is left out.
Do the big supermarkets still sell cubes of cards? Often these are winter themed so skirt the religion issue. At a minimum, everyone enjoys a few days off to spend however they like and probably with family.

(A few years ago, on a rack of cards with specific names, I saw a Happy Christmas, Mohammed! card ... )

Nah, it's not. Christmas cards are literally just landfill that hasn't been thrown away yet.

Anyone likely to be “offended” by a little Christmas card from a primary school kid would be an absolute knob and not worth worrying about. Moderate, thinking people of other faiths are generally pleased that religious culture and festivals are honoured and respected. It’s only miserable dipshits that get wound up by anything remotely relating to God.

Definitely send them to everyone, my children attend a very multi-cultural school, with friends of various faiths and from many countries- everyone loves receiving a Christmas card, zero issues from anyone over many years.

I have loads of Muslim and Hindu friends who wish me a ‘Happy Christmas/Easter’ and likewise I wish them a proper ‘Happy Diwali’ or Eid- using proper names of celebrations is not offensive.

Thanks all- think as many pointed out I was overthinking

Same. Literally no one is offended by Christmas.

Not celebrating it is not the same as being offended by it.

It’s just the flag shaggers who would have you believe otherwise.

Yes we got a class pack for £1.50 from the works
32 cards

Money goes to charity too, my DS (age 5) enjoyed writing them and as a reluctant writer got some sneaky handwriting practice in! 😊

WINs all round!

When I was in primary school (back in the early 90s) I gave a Christmas card to a girl who was a Muslim. She returned it to me all scribbled out with a big sad face on it 😂

I was sad about at the time but I see now that clearly that attitude came from her parents, rather than her. My friend asked her why she did that and she didn’t really know the answer.