Etiquette 101

In preparation for all of the birthday festivities, I was working with Stinkerbell on what we say when we open gifts. I was explaining that we always say thank you, even if it's something we didn't want or don't like. So I gave her some examples, like if you got a big ugly rock, you still need to say thank you. Then I thought I'd give her a chance to practice.

Me: "What do you say if you get a doll?"
Her: "Thank you"
Me: "What do you say if you get a toy you already have?"
Her: "I already have one of those."
{Yes, I realize that at this point I should have seen that she wasn't "getting it" at all.}
Me: "What do you say if someone gets you a Spiderman toy that looks like it's for a boy?"
Her: "No, thank you."

So our first etiquette lesson was not successful!