We are terribly wasteful here....
DD’s plastic glass, plate , mug and bowl from toddlerdom only get used from 1/12 to 6/1 annually (including being put in the CEH on 24/12 for Santa’s treats).
Her bedding is a red sheet from Dunnes Stores and a duvet cover/2 pillowcases from Primark, at least 4 years ago and also used the same period. The red sheet gets some other use during the year.
Her fleece blanket was bought in a quilt shop on holidays and I sewed the panel edges together - it was 2013 I think that we were there.
And her snowman covered hot water bottle is of even older vintage (approx 2009).
Dd is now 13 and still wants all these things - which come out in early December and are used until the tree is taken down and everything goes back into storage.
Are we frivolous?
Yes.
But are we wasteful of resources on that that gets thrown away?
Eh, no!
Her crockery is better used than the “regular” plastic crockery she had from toddlerdom, and her sheet set will be used until she no longer wants it and then recycled someway (possibly our bed!!)
It is nice to have some festive items that come out every year - just like other things that are purely decorative , like the tree and wreath!