When did this etiquette change at kids parties?

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I remember as a child in the 1980's it was the thing at the end of the party to sit in a circle and the child opened everyone's presents and said thank you.

Now no presents get opened at parties and you rarely hear a thank you afterwards.

At what point did this all change?

I was a child on the 40's 😳 but I'm afraid I don't remember what we did. I'll have to ask my sister who is older than me. I think we wrote thank you notes. 😊. We had games in those days not clowns etc.

Not a thing here fore DH children or grandchildren

That would have given me huge anxiety as a child having to open all my gifts in front of everyone. To be honest, we could never afford a party anyway: these days people tend to send thank you cards or text

Still happens in Spain. It seemed strange to me when I first moved here as I had never seen it done in the U.K. I've seen adults do it too at big parties to celebrate landmark anniversaries and birthdays.

We had American neighbours and she asked what you do in UK, I said don’t open with other children there. It is upsetting if your child doesn’t seem grateful, boring for the others and upsetting for the giver if they are the child to give a duplicate gift. We opened quietly with family only and send thank you notes.After the party she said you were so right!

It's not a thing because it might embarrass the kid whose Mum can afford a colouring book, in the face of those who can afford a big present!! I would rather someone I knew didn't worry about a gift they couldn't really afford. No excuse for no Thank You card tho. Even if it's just to thank a child for turning up!!

The idea of sitting in a circle watching a small child opening my small child’s gift gives me shivers 😂 even worse when yours has to open all the ones from their friends! The “oh so lovely!” To every single one.

im a 60s child never heard or seen this before.
My daughters a late 70s child it was never done then either.
Sorry must be specific to your area/circle maybe.

My oldest is,17 he had parties every year till his,teens and I never allowed him to open the presents till everyone was gone for two reasons it's rude and also it always caused arguments with other kids we now also have a 4 Yr old 2 Yr old and 7month old and at 4 year old party recently he got loads of presents and he opened then when we got home!

We did a group photo at the party printed a bunch of at boots the next day, scribbled a thanks for coming/thanks for the gift on the back of the photo and sent them into school on the Monday to be handed out :)

what happened was all class parties at a community hall.
much easier to carry home 25 wrapped presents.