The alternative Play Activities Holiday Gift Guide #3 Giving away

November 19th, 2009

Posted by Melitsa in Holiday guide, play activities

Giving away

With all the best plans there will be an influx of new toys and games if you have children every year around the holidays and around their birthdays.

To avoid being overrun by toys start sorting though your toys now and think about donating. It’s a great skill to develop giving.

This is the second year we have participated in Operation Christmas Child. The kids have fun packing their box and are excited to know that a little boy will receive the items they picked. We sponsor a World Vision child too and during the next week they’ll be drawing pictures to add to the Christmas gift and sending to her.

What gifts do you give away? Who do you support?

Alternative Play Activities holiday gift guide 2009

Activity & time
Engage vs Entertain
Giving away
Scaling back

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8 Responses to “The alternative Play Activities Holiday Gift Guide #3 Giving away”

TheMadHouse Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 6:59 am
We have done this at home the past 2 years, but now MaxiMad is at school they group together and send ones from the school. They managed to send 167 this year, which is great considering the credit crunch and all that.
.-= TheMadHouse´s last blog ..Cooking with Children – Tarka Dal and Naan Bread =-.
Melitsa Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 7:38 am
That is an impressive amount. It’s so good for the kids to participate in this even one makes a difference. Going to go check out your Naan bread recipe. We’re big fans here!
maria Says:
November 19th, 2009 at 11:41 am
We normally give toys to local charities, but I like the idea of the shoe box that goes to one child. I am going to have a look into it and see which associations sponsor this in Europe. Thanks for sharing.
.-= maria´s last blog ..Implementing cultural exposure to improve language skills =-.
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November 19th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
I like that you are promoting giving away toys! Nice!
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November 21st, 2009 at 7:47 am
My family and I usually give donations to the charities and orphanages.
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