Gift giving
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wayfaringwordhackSprout is invited to a birthday party tomorrow. I told her it would be nice if she made the girl a card, and we would get her a gift.
Sprout's excited response is to give the girl something she has made, rather than buy something. Which, of course, I totally love and agree with. The problem is that I'm not sure the receiver will be as pleased, used to, as she is, getting store-bought, "fancy" gifts. I don't want Sprout to be hurt if there is a lack of appreciation, and I don't want the other girl to feel disappointed.
One solution would be to buy something to give in addition to what Sprout makes, but that invalidates, in my mind, what Sprout wants to do and teaches that only bought things have value.
Thoughts?
Sprout's excited response is to give the girl something she has made, rather than buy something. Which, of course, I totally love and agree with. The problem is that I'm not sure the receiver will be as pleased, used to, as she is, getting store-bought, "fancy" gifts. I don't want Sprout to be hurt if there is a lack of appreciation, and I don't want the other girl to feel disappointed.
One solution would be to buy something to give in addition to what Sprout makes, but that invalidates, in my mind, what Sprout wants to do and teaches that only bought things have value.
Thoughts?
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Date: 2 Feb 2016 09:14 pm (UTC)Let's see if I can help/muck things up by putting it this way: A gift is about what one thinks the gift receiver will like the most and not about what the gift giver likes the most.
For me, since both kids are still pretty young, I'd totally go with the do both option, handmade gift and a store bought one and using this as a Teaching Moment about learning the happiness of pleasing the gift receiver more than yourself too.