anyone with children?

[Phil Pascoe]

Someone working for a charity made a rather obvious suggestion (once you've read it) on the local FB - they get inundated with children's toys in the new year when everyone clears their children's stuff because of the new stuff they've had for Xmas - it would be helpful for people struggling if the clearouts for charities could be done before Xmas rather than afterwards. Just a thought.

 

[ChaiLatte]

...it would be helpful for people struggling if the clearouts for charities could be done before Xmas...

There is a slight logical flaw in that.

When little Johnny sees his cupboard bereft of his current favourite toys on December 1st, with what will he play for the next 24 days?

Rather spoils the surprise if mum and dad say, "stare at the wall for a couple of weeks. There will be new ones delivered by 25th" (unless Santa is using Evri this year).

Perhaps you could recast what in principle is a good idea into something more practical when considered from a childish point of view.

 

[Chris152]

A gradual thinning out of the toy cupboard in November could work nicely. Many kids have so many toys these days they probably wouldn't even notice.

 

[Just4Fun]

A gradual thinning out of the toy cupboard in November could work nicely. Many kids have so many toys these days they probably wouldn't even notice.

Would you notice if someone gradually thinned out your tool cupboard?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I thin mine out occasionally - I'm about to do another.

 

[Lons]

I thin mine out occasionally - I'm about to do another.

Me too though not often enough however I'd strongly object to someone else doing it for me.

 

[Spectric]

I would say that kids get far to much and don't really appreciate it going by how much stuff gets dumped in the new year after xmas.