One of the things that my family “tackles” each November is a toy “purge”. We (okay, I) go through every toy item in the house. Toys and games that have missing pieces or that are worn out get thrown away. Toys that my kids no longer use that are in great condition go to charity (except for a select few that go to their younger cousin).
I was amazed at how much kid stuff accumulates over the course of a year. Our apartment isn’t that big yet I threw away between 6 to 8 grocery bags of toys/games/etc. Where was all of that stuff?!
Our favorite part of the purge though was the good stuff that goes to charity. I was amazed at Michael’s generosity. He gave away a lot of great items. (To be honest – part of it was his generosity, the other part was his wanting to make room for new Christmas toys!) One of my favorite sayings that I tell Michael is “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” (You’d be amazed at the “solutions” four years old kids can come up with – if I left it to Michael, my dining room table would be “toy central”!)
Anyway, I digress, here’s some of the things that we were able to give away:
And here are two things (the bike and the “lawnmower” – both which were loved toys) that we weren’t able to donate. They said that they don’t accept those types of toys(?!)
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