These kid-friendly kits help kids help transform writing thank-you notes from chore to art project.

Make-Your-Own Thank-You Notes

With the Make-Your-Own Thank-You Notes kit, kids can use the glue stick and 600-plus card stock shapes to create their own designs on 15 cards and envelopes. A 24-page book of real notes written by kids serves as a good-manners cheat sheet: thanks for homework help, kudos to Grandma for cooking favorite foods, and even a nod of appreciation to the bus driver!

Ages 5 and up. $18, Made by Hands, $20. -- Ellen Harter Wall
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Hey, Thanks! Card Kit for Kids

Hey, Thanks! Thank-you Card Kit for Kids includes 10 envelopes and blank cards with graphic, almost three-dimensional designs. Kids can decorate their notes with more than 250 stickers (lions, leaves, word bubbles) and flip through the enclosed booklet to find tips on how to craft a heartfelt appreciation.

Ages 5 and up. Chronicle Books, $13 -- Ellen Harter Wall
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Create-a-Card

Half the appeal of Create-a-Card is that it's not specifically designed for thank-yous -- no boring fill-in-the-blanks here. Available in four fun themes (robots, flowers, circus, and horses), each set of 16 cards and envelopes comes with 4 pencils and more than 100 stickers. And when the notes have been sent, the container, with a nifty magnetic lid, transforms into a treasure box.

Mudpuppy, $15 -- Ellen Harter Wall
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