Is anywhere likely to want this toy donation?

[JonahAndTheSnail]

It's an old handmade toy farm, mostly wooden with some plastic animals, trees, etc. For some reason MIL decided we should have it even though we don't have children and no plans to have any. It's now been stuck in my living room for the past few weeks and if I don't get it out the house soon I know it will end up getting dumped in the loft and forgotten about. It seems a shame to bin it, but I'm not sure whether it's the sort of thing you can donate to charity or a local school/church/refuge. Any thoughts?

We give outgrown toys to our children's nursery. They get a lot of use out of clean good condition toys. Try that?

Why would a charity shop not want toys?

If it's handmade and doesn't have CE/UKCA markings then I don't think charity shops or nurserys will accept it? They won't take the risk if it hasn't passed safety testing.

Just advertise it as 'free to good home' on local Facebook or something (or sale if you want to get some money).
As already said charity shops/schools etc probably wouldn't be able to accept it's as it's home made.

If it's handmade and doesn't have CE/UKCA markings then I don't think charity shops or nurserys will accept it? They won't take the risk if it hasn't passed safety testing. This is what I was wondering (it was made back in the 80s), I'm not up on modern toy safety standards and I didn't want to pass the problem onto someone else under the veil of doing something nice.

You could offer it free on marketplace or a local baby/toddler group might want it

Thanks, I think offering it on Freecycle is the only option really due to not having modern safety markings. I'm not bothered about getting money for it, just want it out of the house with the minimum amount of effort. It's good to know charity shops won't accept such a donation. I can get DH to tell his mum that next time she tries to bring us another of his old homemade toys and hopefully she will get the message.

Facebook marketplace or freecycle, I'm sure it will go soon. Sorry your MIL dumped it on you

Local free cycle group.

Our local charity shop will take and sell this kind of thing as "vintage"