Do I have to send Thank You cards to everyone that came to my daughter's 2nd birthday party?

There were quite a few people at my daughter's 2nd birthday party. Do I have to write out Thank you cards and send them to the people that were there and I thanked already in person, or could I get away with just sending cards to the ones that sent gifts and didn't make it. I don't remember my mom ever sending "Thank you"'s when I was a kid......

Do I have to send Thank You cards to everyone that came to my daughter's 2nd birthday party?
I don't think my mom sent cards on my behalf. Once I was old enough I did send my own.





It would be nice to send thank you notes to all those who gave your child a present.
Reply:I think they are a big waste of time.
Reply:Yes if they brought a gift or food or anything like that. You will also be teaching your child nice manners.
Reply:I would send cards to those who bought gifts %26amp; have your 2 yr old sign them. You never send thank you cards to someone just for showing up at a party regardless of age.
Reply:If someone coughed up money for a gift - they get a thank you note. the rest were your house guests and should be thanking you for free food
Reply:who like thank you cards??send em eiffel tower..
Reply:My mom wasn't very good about it either.





But, in my opinion, I think it's very important to send thank you cards. It shows that you really DO appreciate them showing up to wish your daughter a happy birthday.





It's also important because it lets your friends and family that were there know that you are truly thankful that they are around.





It may be a pain in the butt for an hour out of your day, but it's worth it knowing that they will smile when they recieve a card from you in the mail.





Buy a package of thank you cards, and personalize it by writing a little note on the inside. This saves the time of handwriting every note, and you only have to add a personalized touch, instead of making them yourself.





Don't chince it and do email either, a hand written note really shows you care that they were there to make your daughter's day special.
Reply:If i sent thank you cards to everyone who showed up at my kids' parties it would take days to do. We actually have to rent a big building to have ours. So when my kids' open a gift, i tell them who it was from and they have to tell them thank after opening it. Then the kids' hand out the goodie bags to the other kids and they tell the kids thank you for coming. So people are leaving me and my child hug them and thank them for coming and the gift or whatever they brought.
Reply:just to people who sent gifts and didn't make it...even so if you just dont want to send cards at all give them a phone call.
Reply:We just had our 2 year old birthday party on sunday and I was contemplating the same thing. My conclusion was to buy their children gifts on their birthdays and a little thankyou now maybe with a photo of my son.
Reply:You should send thank-you cards to anyone who gave a gift.