. Have your kids make thank you cards for the gifts. She will get pleasure from that.[/quote]
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HAND written cards. I have three of them from little kids, one card is about 6 years old, but I treasure them all. All three of them. These 3 are the only ones who have responded to gifts, and, not surprisingly, these are the only non-family ones I give gifts to.
When no response from kids, I show their parents my treasures, these gift cards. Surprised me, no response from their kids even then, so I just stopped sending gifts.
One lady told me her grandkids never responded to her checks she sent them. I told her to continue sending the checks, BUT to forget to sign them. Next day the kids would come for a long visit, or else as long as she took to sign the checks!