Recycle Your Stuff

My house is brimming with stuff. Everywhere I look, in every nook and cranny there is stuff. We just don’t need this much stuff.

So at the end of the winter school break, I took the children into the toy room and asked them to sort out what things they think they should give to the “little girl”. We talk often of the “little girl” who doesn’t have as much food as we have in our cupboards – so we take boxes of cereal for her to the food drives at our supermarket. She doesn’t have quite as many clothes as we have – so we pack up our gently used duds and drop them off at the local clothing bank. She doesn’t have as many toys as we have – so we choose some toys in the toy room that might be better appreciated by our “little girl.”

Kids can be empathetic to the image of a child in need. They can also be great at sharing. From litter-less lunches to wearing hand-me-downs, kids learn very early in life the concept of recycling.

Tomorrow, I will post a listing of where you can donate your gently used items…so you family can help our friend the “little girl”.