
If you have growing kids (or grandkids!) at
home, you also likely have a closet full of toys
that are no longer played with. What to do with
them? Before you just toss them out, consider
other ways to have fun with them again.
DONATE
Gently used toys and games can be donated to
charities near you for reuse or resale. Think
Goodwill, Salvation Army, and local charities. Not
so obvious: local toy libraries where donated toys
are loaned directly to families. Find one near you
at usatla.org.
Look for makerspaces that take donations.
Families in the Pacific Northwest are lucky
to have Tinkertopia (tinkertopia.com), where
donations of toys, games,