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Christmas cards between nursery kids...

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Babanouche · 12/12/2013 19:50

I think it's potty, myself. The kids at DS's nursery are giving out cards...or rather, their parents are giving out cards masquerading as cards from the 3 & 4 yr olds. Today one little girl was extremely upset because she didn't have cards and her friends did. Seems to be a lot f unnecessary stress imo. Is there a good reason I should join in this charade and give out cards from ds?

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lynniep · 13/12/2013 12:43

I dont think its potty. Depends on how its done. At our nurseries there are postboxes. Cards are posted, and then put in the relevant childrens bags at the end of the day/week. No children know who has what.

My DS2 (just turned 4) asked if he could do cards this morning. We managed 4 before I insisted I did actually have to go to work now. He wrote his name himself and then instructed (ordered) me to write the 'other stuff' which mostly consisted of christmas song lyrics. It made him very happy and proud of himself, as did putting them in the postbox. I expect we will go throught the same rigmarole on Monday :)

I wouldn't do them unless asked by my kids though (DS1 - 6 - refused to write any)

BurnThisDiscoDown · 13/12/2013 12:52

DS is 2, I though really briefly about cards for his little group but I maybe know about 2 names Blush and he can't speak well enough to tell me the others. He hasn't received any either, so I'm hoping no one is doing it this year! I'll happily write them with him when he asks me too, but for now it's essentially just the parents exchanging cards on the children's behalf.

Lesshastemorespeed · 13/12/2013 21:12

Sorry momma, but I think it is rude to throw away something that someone has taken time and effort to give you. We don't send a whole load of cards in all, and we bluetack up all ones we receive, it's like extra decorations.

madmomma · 13/12/2013 22:04

Rudeness is about how we make another person feel. No-one who gives me a card knows that I don't put them up, so there's no issue of hurting anyone's feelings. You're projecting your own insecurity on to me.

Lesshastemorespeed · 13/12/2013 23:38

Oh, well that's ok then momma, if they don't know.

I wonder what you'll do when your 3 yr old is a older and wants to give you a card? He might just notice if you chuck it in the bin.

usualsuspect · 13/12/2013 23:40

You can get cards cheap enough.

Kids like giving and recieving cards

DirtyDancingCleanLiving · 14/12/2013 00:42

Both of mine loved writing out and giving cards.

Ds1 (5) wrote all of his himself...all 25 of them, 'To X, Love From Ds1'. He also wrote the names on the envelopes and put them in himself. He worked on them for two nights bless him, it was like his own little project and he was so proud of himself to be able to give them out.

Ds2 (3) then insisted that he write his too...again, all 25 of them. I wrote them, but wrote his name in light pencil at the bottom. He then painstakingly went over his name with a biro. He would only do 3 at a time before getting bored but insisted that he do them all and wouldn't let me write his name on some, so it was a fucking nightmare bit of a chore to say the least - but again, he was so proud when he gave them out, it was worth it.

HollyBollyBooBoo · 14/12/2013 07:25

My DD (3 yo) loved buying cheapo cards, crayoning in them and sticker bombing them for hours, then telling me who each one was for in her pre school class. I saw it as a great way to entertain her for a couple of hours. Can't see the harm to be honest.

Lucylouby · 14/12/2013 08:55

My kids and the ones I childmind are so excited to come home from school and nursery and open their cards. They keep them close, not wanting anyone else to claim their mail, but loving the excitement of it. Kids cards are really cheap and aren't that time consuming to write so we enter into the spirit quicker for the children's friends than for our own friends.

madmomma · 14/12/2013 15:31

Well to save you wondering lesshaste I'll tell you: I coo over and proudly display any cards my kids make for me. Totally different thing.

UniS · 14/12/2013 17:52

preschool 1st christmas - boy brought home a few scribbled cards.
2nd christmas , I worked out what was going on, one of the pre school activities was - A table full of cards, naff, cheap, probably had been given away as un saleable cards. The kids could "write" as many as they liked and give them to other children at the same session. Kids put cards they had been given on their "name place" same as any pictures/ makes they did on any other day.

It worked very nicely, children who wanted to "write" cards did.

1st year at school I asked boy who he wanted to write cards too, he sent a few.
2nd year at school, he wanted to give on to every one who gave him one. he used the fronts of old cards as postcards.
3rd year at school, he wanted to give one to all his class, I bought him a pack of 30 small cards and he got on and wrote them all himself.

MrsPear · 14/12/2013 19:41

Ds1 asked to do cards this year. I bought 20 for a pound and then asked who he wanted to send them too. He rattled off 17 names over the course of the evening. I asked his teacher to check names as he is speech delayed and he was right on everyone. I will inform his speech therapist! Anyway they went into the postbox and at the end of term parents collected their child's pile from a table. Everyone got at least one as their teachers give each child one anyway.

BTW he is 4 and at per school

SoftSheen · 14/12/2013 19:47

DD (2.9) recently received a Christmas card from one of her friends. She was thrilled, and is very excited at the prospect of making and sending a card or two herself.

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