What toys of your children did you keep for grandchildren in the future?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None - no one wants old crap.

My son's favourite toy is the old Fisher-Price garage.

My kept all our F-P cars, people, houses, and my kids absolutely love them.

We also have the cash register and record player too (my kids are fascinated by a record player).

[Anonymous]

My kids and their cousins loved the Fisher-Price playground or amusement park or whatever it was. (I did watch them carefully as they played, because I was worried about choking hazards. Love me some toy safety regulations.)

I have saved a few books and some wooden toys, packed in plastic with those desiccant packets.

[Anonymous]

Ugh... my inlaw kept some of my husbands/sister/brother's old toys. There was a rocking horse that was so rushed I was terrified to let DD near it. Now we have 3 boxes of old toys my husband wont let me throw out that are taking up valuable space in our basement.

[Anonymous]

If you want to keep the stuff in your house for when your future grandchildren visit-- that's lovely.

If you want to keep the stuff with the expectation that you will show up with it all when your kids' have their first babies, think twice. The warm fuzzy nostalgia you get from those toys is yours...not your children's. Don't drown them in unwanted crap.

[Anonymous]

I have a hard time parting with the American girl dolls so maybe I'll save one. Otherwise, nothing

[Anonymous]

Few parents will mind, once given, that all gets thrown out, but most parents will mind that they raised adults who think so much is "crap" and their own convenience is so sacred.

[Anonymous]

My mom had saved my Fisher Price castle and she got it out during one visit when my son was two. He really liked it and we took pictures. It turns out my mom had a picture of me playing with the castle at the exact same age as my son. She framed the two pictures side-by-side. It was actually a wonderful present. I'm not sure yet what I'll save from my son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can get huge boxes of books for $10 at a garage sale.

Our parents stored lincoln logs, wooden wagons, books and American Girl dolls. But now that dd is old enough to want them all, grandparents refuse to get them out of their attic. Every time we try to go up they say it's too much work. So we've re-bought them all. DD's favorite thing is her wagon and every time she rides in it, they tell us we shouldn't have bought one because they had one. ugh. Don't be like them.

I love this. Humans are such irrational beings.

[Anonymous]

I saved the wooden Fisher Price schoolhouse with the playground equipment and the house with all the furniture. And all the little people of course. We also saved Geo-Trax, Legos, and Lincoln Logs. And books. My grandkids absolutely love the Fisher Price stuff. I keep it all at my house. I have a closet just for my grandkids full of toys and art supplies. I am so glad I saved those toys.

[Anonymous]

Oh please, OP, your pottery barn kitchen is crap and not worth saving. Also ESPRESSO, not expresso.

We will save a few books b/c DH's mom saved some books for him, and we'll save a few stuffed animals, because my DDs love my old stuffed animals. But really no more than will fit in one storage tub.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Few parents will mind, once given, that all gets thrown out, but most parents will mind that they raised adults who think so much is "crap" and their own convenience is so sacred.

Plain english please. What are you trying to say? That we should keep everything?

[Anonymous]

I saved all the Thomas, the Quadrilla and the legos. Currently they live happily with younger cousins. But now I am realizing that part of the fun was collecting them along the way. Perhaps if I do get the pleasure of giving them to grandchildren, i will dole them out over years, instead of handing over a huge box, all at once... ?

[Anonymous]

My kids have liked my old wooden blocks, my dolls (cabbage patch kids and a few others), some of my books, some of my fancy dollhouse furniture. I don't think these were saved for grandchildren per se. They are just things that nobody had ever thrown away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh please, OP, your pottery barn kitchen is crap and not worth saving. Also ESPRESSO, not expresso.

We will save a few books b/c DH's mom saved some books for him, and we'll save a few stuffed animals, because my DDs love my old stuffed animals. But really no more than will fit in one storage tub.

This is mean. Did the OP really say anything to merit this nasty? She likes her kitchen. Who are you to call it crap? I do that believe she asked for a judgment call on her stuff

[Anonymous]

I plan on saving my Pottery Barn kitchen. We actually custom painted it. Plus, we have the older model with a dishwasher. I have three girls and no doubt, they will remember it. I do plan to save it for my house (and not offload it to my children). My kids still play with my high chair and rocking horse at Grandma's house. I hope to pass on the same memories.