One thing I've also started doing is taking cheap toys, like from fast food kids' meals boxes, and putting them pretty much straight into a donate box. Unless of course, my kid seems really attached to it. But, in my experience, they play with the toy while they are supposed to be eating the kid's meal you just bought, and then they either leave it in the car, or pretty much drop it first thing inside the door and forget about it. I don't toss it right away, but I leave it in the "donate box" in my laundry room, and wait a few days to see if they ask for it at all. Rarely does this happen.
My neighbor has requested some gently used kids' toys for a prize box they have at their Wednesday night program at church, so I figure these items will be perfect for that.
Today's Toss:
1 board book
1 bottle of Orbees
2 cars
1 necklace charm
2 happy meal toys
dinosaur flash cards
pencil bag
glider plane
Total:
10 toys that will hopefully make some kid (but maybe not some clutter-avoiding parent) happy!
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