Toys are a subject that Tina and I see eye-to-eye on pretty much all the time. Having raised two boys once before has rendered us pretty much immune to passing fads and the desire to buy into the latest “must have” character based toys. I’m not saying there isn’t a single Happy Meal toy in the house, but we try to keep the junk to a minimum. In fact, we regularly cull out stuff they lose interest in. We find that when there are too many toys around to choose from, the boys end up just dumping stuff out and not actually playing with it.
Of all the toys they have, the one thing they play with every single day is a set of plain wooden blocks their grandmother originally gave to their older brothers, Cam and Ben. I hate to think how much plastic crap we bought for the older boys is presently refusing to break down in some landfill right now. We are quite pleased with ourselves for hanging onto a number of classic toy items, including these blocks.
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