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Try to get into the Toys for Tots program (I realize you kids aren't "tots" but I believe they accept all ages). Also there is the Salvation Army, Goodwill, ...
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- I would call your mortgage company and see if they can work something out with you. Sometimes you may get lucky with that idea if you are a good on time paying custom...
- I wish I had a perfect solution for you , but I dont. Others have offered great advice however, and I think if you just ask, people will come through. The toy swap is ...
- I don't have a perfect response for you....I wish I did. While you want your kids to stay kids as long as you can - they are old enough to have converstations about t...
To Bring or Not to Bring a Gift?
I have a friend who has a Xmas baby and that is what she has him do every year. they always give everything to Toys for Tots. He does that and then gets a ...
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- I would let people bring a gift. What is a party without presents. If you are feeling overwhelmed with toys you can have them bring a gift that you can donate to a ...
- I usually include something like, "We want your presence, not your presents.", because I like to think I'm clever lol. A lot of my daughter's friends will include some...
- We have written the following on the invitation in the past: "In lieu of gifts, please bring one item to donate to the local foodshelf". After the party, we go t...
Seeking Advice on Where to Send All of the Old Toys
I know when I was going through our daughter's toys I contacted the local Marine recruiting office since they do a big toys for tots drive every year. ...
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- I'm not positive but I think Birthright might take them. I know they offer counseling and assistance for young or needy mothers.
- many fire departmants or even the red cross will except gently used items. The great thing about donating to a place like that is you know the items are going to some...
- I would try some womens shelters in your area. Contact your local police department for contacts. Usually locations of womens shelters are kept secret, but their are ...
Need Help with Organizing Meals, Toys and Clothes Any Suggestions?
This makes it more real to them than just giving to toys for tots or sending money. They imagine someone else enjoying something of theirs and they are glad ...
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- Check out www.flylady.net. Sign up for the daily emails. She is great for guiding you through organizing your entire house, keeping it clean and generally organizing y...
- I need a lot of help in this area too. I've been using http://www.flylady.net and the advice that is offered there. It has helped me a lot. FlyLady is associated wi...
- All I do is easy meals. Do you own a crock pot? If so you can buy your meats for the week and freeze them until needed. For the crock pot you can do shredded beef taco...
Need Changes in Old Games
Something we do is Toys for Tots party. Each person 'draws' a name and buys a ... It doesn't have to be a Toys for Tots organization, you could contact your ...
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- you could just have everyone bring a neutral gift... not make it specific for a man or woman.... that's what we do at my in-laws. or make a theme for the gifts just ...
- Hi H., At school we made symbolic gifts. We asked everyone to write down on an index card what 1 or 2 things things that the person liked. One stated, he would ...
- For a few years we purchased fairly gender neutral "tacky gifts"--the goal being to find the tackiest thing one could find. All wrapped and exchanged with the kind of...
Volunteering Time with My Children
I started off with Toys for Tots with my son when he was about two. ... It was a great time to talk about the issue and need for Toys for Tots. ...
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- I'm going to have my son bring food to animals at a local shelter.
- The Allen Early Childhood PTA has an executive board position (3rd VP Community Service) that actually plans GREAT community service projects each month! We try to ma...
- Plano Food Pantry or God's Food Pantry. In today's economic environment, more people than ever are in need of basic food assitance. Check with them first if they will ...
Birthday Party Present Questions
When my kids get too much or toys that aren't their "thing", I put them away for later on in the year or I save them for toys for tots at Christmas time. ...
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- I think that everyone that comes to a child's birthday party wants to get what the mommy needs AND the child wants. I would put in your invitation that your son has s...
- I think that next time I have a party I will insert a paper into the invitation respectfully saying gifts are not necessary, but asking for either gift cards or gift r...
- No, I dont think you should... I feel its rude,out of place. and inappropriate. People want to do what they want to do. If it is a family member or friends that are...
Advice on Santa Claus
Every year I take my kids to the store and let them pick out a toy for toys for tots, and we go together and put it in the bin and I remind them that there ...
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- Hi there and Merry Christmas! I have always told my daughter that there is a Santa Claus but never played it up. I put some presents under the tree with tags from "Mom...
- Ok, I am going to way in on this subject. My husband and I have always taught our children the true meaning of any holiday. I can still remember as a young child (eve...
- hmm..threaten your child that if they don't believe your lie, they will not get rewarded?? doesn't sound like a healthy parent/child relationship to me. there are s...
Too Many Toys
We live in a small apartment and generally believe that the more toys. ... that he would like to keep from Nana and I will donate the rest to toys for tots. ...
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- Maybe in a nice letter, explaining the small apartment problem, you can suggest them giving your kids a beany baby or matchbox car, along with a savings bond to help y...
- My sister politly says thanks and then returns the gift for store credit and gets what the family NEEDS. Works everytime. Think of it a money towards a store instead...
- My advice would be to start a college fund, make it be known and then when birthdays/Christmas comes around let people know that this would be so much more appreciated...
Toy Donation After Christmas
Also, look up toys for Tots/twincitiesd and call a Sgt named Alfonzo...he was really helpful to me in the past. Hope this helps. Helpful? ...
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- I joined a yahoo group - freecycle.org - it's where you post things that you want to give away to others in your area, and they respond. you decide who you want to gi...
- I don't know where you live, but in Olmsted county there is a Crisis Nursery that helps families. Every other month they have 'giveaways' where families can come in a...
- Hello. My name is S. and I work at Womens Homeless Shelter in Eagan MN. The name of the Shelter is Dakota Woodlands. They use new toy donations for kids birthdays ...
