To say it isn't "plastic crap" and its not "destined for landfill"

[unlimiteddilutingjuice]

I will admit that my kids get indulged at christmas.
And not with Grimms Rainbows and wooden dolls houses either!
They like moulded plastic, things that make noises and light up, ties in's with cartoons and things that they see being "unboxed" on youtube.
It doesn't get chucked out. Maybe if something gets broken or too many pieces go missing.....
It all gets played with. Sometimes for years.
My 6 year old still plays with the tub of plastic dinosuars we bought him on a whim when he was 2 and a half.
Some of our longest running toys have come free with happy meals (furbies, minions, and the Alien from "Home" remain in regular use)
Some stuff thats not an immidiate hit on christmas day, gets an enthusiastic response when it comes out of the cupboard 8 months later (Marble run- I'm looking at you).
Eventually they go to the charity shop "so another little boy or girl can play with it"
I suppose a lot of things we use do eventually end up in landfill so its not a completely inaccurate thing to say.
But still, what a joyless way to describe things that will be played with and enjoyed by children.

And we have very few toys. I could sit and quite easily list what each of my 3 children have very quickly.

I can understand how you might be able to have only wooden toys when your child is younger, but as they get older, I doubt it is possible.

Even if you don’t go down the PlayStation/X box etc route, what about things like bicycles, laptops/PCs? Felt tip pens (when they are too old for crayons).

As I said earlier - some plastic is inevitable - none of us are posting here using a wooden PC/laptop/phone/tablet, and I am sure we all have plenty of plastic items in our homes - and we do need to be mindful about our use of plastic - but I don’t see any virtue in denying children plastic toys as long as those toys have value as well as being fun, and are durable and can be handed on.