Other threads today have got me thinking, along with going shopping today and just seeing so much ‘stuff.’ I did a big de clutter today and have 6 bags of kids’ toys and bits and pieces to take to the charity shop or give away to friends. My kids are nearly 9 and 5 and just don’t seem to play with much.
The little one will do puzzles and likes to play board games, or sit and draw. He also likes to watch tv, play a computer game (limited obviously) and play outside. Sometimes he still plays with his train set. Older one does a sport to a high level and so that takes up a lot of time but even when not doing that she doesn’t really ‘play’ with all the toys we seem to accumulate.
So, AIBU to think that actually, kids don’t need as many toys as lots of them have, and that many toys don’t really get played with? I also find it actually quite depressing the amount of plastic stuff that’s mass produced and then not really played with because it breaks so easily.