How much new stuff are you buying your kids?

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Anonymous wrote:None except for a book each and a bunch of masks. They have plenty.

You sound so fun!

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So much for our 5 and 3 year olds. We have like a Santa-sized bag full of toys--workbooks, regular books, crafts, stickers, water beads, some scrubby animal set, rocks, blocks, lots of chalk and bubbles, the works. But it's still full since we are doling them slowly only when things are dire. It makes me feel better knowing that we have some ammo just in case. Plus we have an au pair who's been an amazing god send throughout all of this and I know it's helpful for her to have some things to fall back on, too.

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor literally has amazon packages coming every day. They have built what looks like a red neck obstacle course in their front yard. They put it up and take it down daily. They have to park on our street to make room for all the kids crap toys.

I understand that you meant this negatively but I think a redneck obstacle course sounds amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:A decent amount. kids are 10 & 13

Movies, snap circuits arcade, escape room/challenge puzzles, gravitrax add-ons, books, chalk, art stuff, clothes, a better badminton net

I'm still spending less then when we were always out doing stuff.

This. This is how I've justified some of my recent spending. I have bought DD and myself a bunch of books which normally I wouldn't have done - because we are big library people. However, we have literally saved so much money since this started - I wonder what we used to waste all our money on?? lol

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor literally has amazon packages coming every day. They have built what looks like a red neck obstacle course in their front yard. They put it up and take it down daily. They have to park on our street to make room for all the kids crap toys.

I understand that you meant this negatively but I think a redneck obstacle course sounds amazing.

it does sound fun - hey we are in strange times, let them have their fun

[Anonymous]

- books and a new bookshelf
- kid table and chair set
- rock painting kit
- bubbles and wands
- play doh
- kinetic sand kit

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Anonymous wrote:I am keeping the Lego store in business.

Me too! LEGO is my kid’s LIFE right now.

We are not paying for child care, so I feel fine buying more toys.

He will spend HOURS engrossed in LEGO, making up stories and switching out different character & details. Besides LEGO, we’ve gotten additional Magna Tiles, a few little vehicles, art supplies, books, and outside stuff like water and sand toys, balls, & bubbles.

He also had a birthday with lots of surprise packages from family and is transitioning from toddler stuff to preschool stuff. It’s just been a time of going through his toys, giving little kid stuff to friends, and bringing new big kid stuff in to encourage his new interests & abilities.

My son was watching some LEGO show and tell on YouTube and I found the match of what he was going nuts over on Etsy for $45 shipped. It’s already assembled and it literally has made his life right now.