Sitting on my kitchen counter at home are four thank-you cards for Christmas gifts, one of them from my husband's 90-year-old Aunt Helen, who writes regularly—and promptly—every year to thank ...

To request yours, you’ll need to provide Hallmark with your name, email address, and mailing address. The cards should arrive within 30 days and will feature three different designs.

If you do have your kids write out thank you notes, what age did you start? How much did you help? How do you feel about those short, generic fill-in-the-blank cards (“To ___, Thank you for ___.

As a rule of thumb, you should send a hand-written thank-you note for any formal invitation or gift, or for any special occasion where effort was shown on your behalf or that made extra impact on you.

“We thank Mrs. Dimino and the staff at Shamona Creek for helping us add a splash of red, white and blue – and purple, orange, green, pink and yellow – to the thank you cards.” ...

If you have a camera, take a picture of your child and the gift. Include the photo with the thank-you note. Again, remember to keep it fun! If you view this as drudgery, so will the kids.

These cute thank you cards will help you express some gratitude in 2022. From Paper Source, Hallmark, Amazon, Target, Papier, Artifact Uprising, and Rifle Paper Co., these cards are stunners.

Second, a thank you note doesn't need to be long. It's a special way to show your appreciation, so keep the focus there. Keep it short, simple, and to the point.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my mid-30s with a young child. I have taught him to send thank-you cards for all birthday gifts. He is perhaps one of two children in his grade to send them. I take no ...