We do a clean out every year before Christmas and take the gently used toys to the children's hospital, local shelters, goodwill or freecycle it for that very reason... Love the pic and the card :)
YEP looks like we have the same santa problem like you...we tooo do like heather and donate. I'm in the process this week of going through toys. People who can't afford Christmas shop at good will and find wonderful affordable gifts for their children and it's a true blessing for them
Oh my word! That's so funny! Maybe this would be a good year to intruduce the concept of spring cleaning and donating? :) My daughter recently watched a Boz the Bear show where they were spring cleaning and she busted into the house (she was watching it in the car) with a "mommy, did you ever spring clean, we need to get some of this stuff OUT of here, can I have a box?" She picked out 10+ toys of her but at the end of the night they were back in her toy box with a "oh, I still need this. We can clean YOUR stuff out." LOL :)
Love it. I ask myself this same question all the time when I get stuck leaning up the millions of toys around our house! lol! I am lobbying for a toy less christmas! lol!
HAHA! I love it! I'm glad to see my house isn't the only one that TRU threw up in.
ReplyDeleteIf only they let us regift it.
We do a clean out every year before Christmas and take the gently used toys to the children's hospital, local shelters, goodwill or freecycle it for that very reason...
ReplyDeleteLove the pic and the card :)
YEP looks like we have the same santa problem like you...we tooo do like heather and donate. I'm in the process this week of going through toys. People who can't afford Christmas shop at good will and find wonderful affordable gifts for their children and it's a true blessing for them
ReplyDeletenot to mention its a tax write off for me
Oh my word! That's so funny! Maybe this would be a good year to intruduce the concept of spring cleaning and donating? :) My daughter recently watched a Boz the Bear show where they were spring cleaning and she busted into the house (she was watching it in the car) with a "mommy, did you ever spring clean, we need to get some of this stuff OUT of here, can I have a box?" She picked out 10+ toys of her but at the end of the night they were back in her toy box with a "oh, I still need this. We can clean YOUR stuff out." LOL :)
ReplyDeleteLOL! Yep...thats what my whole house looks like!
ReplyDeletethat is too cute
ReplyDeletelol
we are getting rid of some of his bigger toys to make room in his room
Love it. I ask myself this same question all the time when I get stuck leaning up the millions of toys around our house! lol! I am lobbying for a toy less christmas! lol!
ReplyDeleteLooks like our playroom!
ReplyDeleteI would love to use this photo in a Christmas video I am putting together over at my blog.
See here for info:
http://www.mommycosm.com/journal/2010/12/16/fill-in-the-blank-christmas-is-___.html
Would it be OK to use? You would receive FULL credit, of course.
Kim
@Mommycosm
themommy at mommycosm dot com