After removing another 2 bin liners full of smashed toys, it occured to me to do a little calculation and.....

[MyTwopenceworth]

I have worked out that, to date, my kids have destroyed (as opposed to outgrowing, wearing out, etc)......

£3,000 worth of toys. Approximately.

Bloody hell fire!

Is this some sort of record?

oh my god!!

what sort of children do you have??

what sort of toys do you have?

Stop buying golden toys.

Get second hand plastic shit.

pmsl @ golden toys

Thast alot of toys.

WTF how are they destroying them??? What toys do they have???
do they have no respect...pmsl

Try Duplo instead - it's indestructible .

Agree about buying second hand - if they don't like it then tell them to take care of them and you'll think about letting them have 'new' ones again soon.

What kind of kids do I have, Allgonebellyup? I have autistic ones.

I know folks, it is obscene isn't it! I couldn't believe how much it's added up over the years!!

Maybe duplo isn't suc a good bet then - no experience here i'm afraid, but didn't mean to be flippant.

ds1 is the worst, smash, smash, smash. All toys are targets. Those marketed as indestructable are used to destroy the others!!

Over how many years is it?
Do you have a flow chart?
Have some years been more destructive than others?
I've broken a few toys in my time. But only as an adult
Some toys are blardy annoying.

Oh, it's over 8 years. Roughly 3/4 of all toys bought have gone out in bin liners, smashed to smithereens! I know this, as I'm the one who's always had to bag it all up!

I know the cost, cos I spend the same amount every year for birthdays & christmas, apart from 2 years of financial HELL where we had bog all!

It's just such a lot, when you tot it up. I wondered who else had kids so heavy on the toys!

Less than £400 a year on average - think of it that way, it sounds less.

Love the description of your boys on your profile.

Thank you. They are smashing (haha) lads, so fabulous. I know I'm biased, but they've got so much character, iyswim. I love their 'weirdness', I know that probably sounds stupid, I guess you'd have to know them to get it!

My 5yo DD isn't the delicate flower where toys are concerned either. I would estimate that she has prob only got through about £150 worth of stuff in 5yrs.

After 8 years, I can confidently tell you that nothing is unbreakable!!

It's not a problem as such (I know that sounds odd! But it's just one of those things iyswim) I was just shocked it added up to so much!