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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 389732" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The Salvation Army does toys for kids. I took a lady from Wiz school to it years ago. A big room with all kinds of toys laid out and people to wrap it after it was selected. It was income based and the toys were very nice. Here in our town we do it differently. Our Christmas Store is set up with all kinds of presents for everyone in the family. Parents work at the store helping kids to pick things out and wrap them, and they earn the right to pick gifts for their family by the work they do. parents feel a lot better about getting the toys because they work to earn them instead of just being given them. It really helps restore pride to people. They have a section with gifts for adults and the kids are allowed to go their for gifts for their parents and siblings.</p><p> </p><p>Not all the items are new. many people buy things at garage sales, clean them up to look new, and then donate them. One year my mom bought about 30 little kid dresses at garage sales and then spent 3 weeks adding pockets, ironing, lining areas that would be scratchy on the skin (courtesy of having a daughter who was very sensitive to those itchy things and would cut them out), and then donated them. They were incredible looking - you would not ever know they were not brand new from a really expensive store. It was really cute.</p><p> </p><p>If Evan can be registered in Head Start, they do a Holiday gift also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 389732, member: 1233"] The Salvation Army does toys for kids. I took a lady from Wiz school to it years ago. A big room with all kinds of toys laid out and people to wrap it after it was selected. It was income based and the toys were very nice. Here in our town we do it differently. Our Christmas Store is set up with all kinds of presents for everyone in the family. Parents work at the store helping kids to pick things out and wrap them, and they earn the right to pick gifts for their family by the work they do. parents feel a lot better about getting the toys because they work to earn them instead of just being given them. It really helps restore pride to people. They have a section with gifts for adults and the kids are allowed to go their for gifts for their parents and siblings. Not all the items are new. many people buy things at garage sales, clean them up to look new, and then donate them. One year my mom bought about 30 little kid dresses at garage sales and then spent 3 weeks adding pockets, ironing, lining areas that would be scratchy on the skin (courtesy of having a daughter who was very sensitive to those itchy things and would cut them out), and then donated them. They were incredible looking - you would not ever know they were not brand new from a really expensive store. It was really cute. If Evan can be registered in Head Start, they do a Holiday gift also. [/QUOTE]
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