Thank You Cards
Do your children write their own thank you cards?
The birthday party has ended and a sense of relief fills the air. No more menus to plan, groceries to buy or party bags to fill. However there is still one box on the “to do” list that has not been checked off: thank yous.
In a world where there are more emails sent in a day than traditional snail mail letters, I feel it is important to have children write thank yous after their birthday parties. Obviously a 2 year old cannot sit down and write, “Thank you so much for coming to my party and bringing me a toy that makes noise all day and drives my parents crazy.” (I had to say that because all parents have one toy that they want to donate).
Anyway, a two year old can usually write the first letter of his/her name or at least scribble at the end of the card. By the age of four, your son or daughter can most often print his/her name on each thank you. And by elementary school, you can buy the thank you cards in which the child fills in the blank with one or two words.
No matter how much or how little your child contributes to the thank you card, I believe it is an important life skill to teach and learn.
Idea of the Day:
Have your child write thank you cards with you.
Here are a couple free printable card sites you can use:




