Gifts that Store
By that I mean, gifts that come with their own storage space.
Welcome to one of my personal pet peeves as a mom: gifts that include a zillion pieces, yet come without a proper storage box. All of these see-through nylon bags, or nets, that hold colorful pieces of, usually, plastic. The wrap is ripped apart and thrown away, and within days, if not hours, the pieces are scattered all over. And when we pick them up, where do they go to?
At first, they go to the general toy box, but it doesn’t take long for them to get mixed up with other sets. In other words, they get lost. The pieces are all there, hopefully, but they’re not accessible anymore for a proper play session with the entire set.
That’s why I try and make a point of buying toys and games that come in a proper box. That way, when playtime is over, everything is neatly stored into one small box, to be pulled out at a later date and enjoyed as a full set.
The Green Angle
Yes, this post actually has a green angle too! See, when you take care of these sets, by way of proper storage, you can make the most of them for longer. With the “scattered sets”, every once in a while, we just go through the toys box and throw away all of the orphaned pieces - not a green end to quite a lot of plastic and wood.
