Toys

I saw a site the other day ( a start up company where they rent out a toy box and come and swap it when you give them a call) and it made me realise that a good way to save money would be to set up a toy swapping group with other friends with similar aged children. So I'm going to get on the phone to mums I know, invite them around for a glass of wine and arrange a toy swapping session for a few weeks. I just thought this way clutter would be kept to a minimum, costs to a minimum and it's quite a nice social event! Of course if nobody wants anything I've got it may be quite embarrassing.

That's a wonderful idea too TracyG. I had been meaning to go down to Woolies for all my bits of glue and paper, etc as some of the well known sites like ELC seem a wee bit pricy for all that kind of stuff. But obviously Woolies is no longer there I'm on the look out for the next best thing for stocking up on arts and crafts for children. I'm going to stop throwing out my cereal boxes for recycling - they'd be great for painting up and sticking things on. Cheers!