Ivy says:
If you haven’t done this already, this weekend would be a great time to go through all the kids’ toys and get rid of anything broken, anything they don’t play with, anything they just have too much of (my daughter had approximately 1,493 stuffed animals before we cleaned out her room), and anything else the kids choose to get rid of. You’ll find that this is the easiest time of the year to get the kids to get behind getting rid of their toys, since they know new ones are just around the corner.
While you’re cleaning out the kids’ rooms, go ahead and take a quick cruise through their clothing as well. Even if you’ve fairly recently done this when switching from summer to winter clothing, you’d be surprised at what you might find that needs to go.
I'd take all the broken toys, then ask my children to share some of their things with poor children who otherwise wouldn't have any Christmas presents at all. They were were surprisingly generous, year after year.
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