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What do you do with toys that have been outgrown?

9 years ago


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Assuming they are in good shape and have some life still in them, what do you do with toys that your kids have outgrown? Do you have a favorite charity? Maybe have a massive garage sale?

Share your experience! (photos encouraged)

Comments (16)

  • 9 years ago
    Most of our outgrown toys get donated to our local library that has a resale shop to keep that branch open. A few toys are given to friends with younger kids.

    Now if only I can convince my kids to let go of their legos & Playmobil......
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Hi - Hope this helps - when my children our grew their toys - I got them involved with a local charity where they participated in giving them away.

  • 9 years ago
    If you live in a city, put some in a box and leave on a busy corner with a sign to take for free.
  • 9 years ago

    Childrens hospitals would be a good place, especially cancer wards.

  • 9 years ago

    yearly tag sales, although we saved a few for grandchildren. (but our kids never really liked the toys that were from my husband's and my childhoods, so didnt save many).

  • 9 years ago

    Donate to charities.

  • 9 years ago

    Some hospitals can't take used toys - just had a conversation about that this week when delivering new toys to pediatric patients at a hospital near me. Homeless family shelter or domestic violence family shelters are good options.

  • 9 years ago
    Emily, you seem to be posting a lot of questions about kids these days. Might there be children in the near future for you? ;) As for us, we did a combination - the occasional yard sale, but mostly we donated to charities.
  • PRO
    9 years ago

    Emily works for house. My guess is Houzz is considering some sort of marketing relating to kids.

  • 9 years ago

    I saved toys for any future kids, and then saved a few special ones for future grandchildren to play with at Grandma's. Most of the rest I donated to an organization that helps homeless families get and set up new homes so those kids could have toys to call their own.













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  • 9 years ago

    My mother kept my legos, jigsaw puzzles, some games such as Clues and Monopoly, as well as some classic Fisher Price toys. She gave away the rest. Today, my children are happily playing with these toys, who kept very fall, so I will keep them for my grandchildren (and give away the rest).

  • 9 years ago

    Agree with Kathy. We did a combination. Our grand daughter is now enjoying Brio, Duplos, blocks. I will drag out the Playmobil later.

  • 9 years ago

    Silly posting,

  • 9 years ago

    @

    ldecor54 That seems to be Emily's job.

    Big Brothers - Big Sisters will take toys and kids clothes, and they pick them up from your house.

  • 9 years ago

    My mother kept a lot of the good toys. Now her great grand children play with them. They love them! Especially the Fisher Price Stuff. They walk in the door and head straight for the toy corner. We live in a culture where we are encouraged to get rid of everything. It is beautifully sustainable to watch your children's, children's, children playing with the same toys. Plastic never dies!

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