I hate getting them (because I feel wasteful just throwing them away but there's not much else to do with them), and I hate sending them (because I procrastinate and then stress about it).
But of course I love the idea of being thankful and I want Van to understand that too.
So this year we tried making Thank You videos.
We got out each toy from his party and I told him who got it for him and asked him what he liked about it. We talked about needing to thank people and tell them that we appreciate them getting presents for us.
Then I pressed record and tried to let him lead it, coaching if he got off track.
He loved watching them afterwards.
He got really excited about random screaming though, he would throw in a scream and think it was really funny. When it got too disruptive I had to tell him I didn't want screaming in the Thank You videos.
Then I let him make one video, just for him, that was all screaming. He really liked that.
Some examples are posted below.
Anna & Laura (Chris and Lily)
Another take
Clem
Mom and Dad
Mom and dad take 2
Aunty Svea
Aunty Svea the long version
This one is kind of long, and you can see the screaming problem in it, but has one of my favorite parts.
Van, talking about his toy: "I like this because it doesn't come off. I don't want the top part to come off by itself--" (pulls the top off while he's talking) "--it comes off… Well I don't worry because I don't want THIS to come off."(grabs another piece and tests it just be sure)
Aunty Hogean
Aunty Hogean - Original cut
This is the first video we made. I did Q&A format here, but after this I decided it would be better to let Van do most of the talking.
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