The following is a guest post by my 8-year old son, Salem Becker.
Buying an 8-year old a toy can be tough. It can be a difficult choice for them because there is a lot of new stuff in the toy stores everyday. A kid’s mind changes a lot. We like something one month but something different another month. If you don’t give away toys you don’t need or want, you’ll end up with too many toys.
And having too many toys can be a little bit of a problem. Because…
- It takes too long to pick them up.
- You forget where some of them are.
- You might not have enough room to keep them all.
- If you have too many toys, you might not have space to play with them.
If you need help finding good toys, here are some things you might like…
- Don’t buy really cheap toys. Because they just might break right away like the things that I get with tickets at Pizza Putt. Those toys usually break right away.
- Don’t always buy small toys. Because it’s really easy to lose some.
- Only buy things you really want. Just because your friends have it doesn’t mean you really want it.
- Only buy things you are interested in. For example, if you are going to get a couple of cars, you should get the cars that interest you. If you don’t like tractors, then you shouldn’t get a tractor-car.
- Buy toys that you can play with other people. If you don’t like playing by yourself, get toys that you can play with other people. If you are an only child, you can always play with your parents.
- You should probably buy some video game that you would like. Because if you are by yourself, you can play it by yourself. And if you are having a play date with other people at your house, you can play it with them. But only play it for a certain time – not too much.
Having too many toys is a problem, isn’t it? I hope you find this helpful.
I hope as well that you found his view of the world to be both enjoyable and helpful. And I’m sure he would warmly welcome any comments you might have…
Maude says
Salem,
I really enjoyed your post. You are a very insightful young man. I think you should start your own blog. I would definitely read it!
Todd Schnick says
wow salem. you write better than most adults i know who blog. well done you!
Trent B says
Good idea, Salem. I sometimes lose toys as well. Like you said, I have plastic toys and one of them broke. You are right. I should have less toys. YAYYEAH =D
-TRENT, 7 years old
ryan o'neill says
that was a good post!u did a good job,i am 10 and i can not even write a post like that!
Rik says
Good job Salem!
Keep them post comming!
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Rik
Jess@minimalistmum says
Hi Salem,
Great post! I wonder, what would be your list of Top Ten Toys, if you had to choose?
http://minimalistmum.blogspot.com/2011/01/top-10-toys-for-minimalist-family.html
I wrote my list myself, but I bet my boy at least is old enough to think about his own choices.
Tracy Bingham says
Great post!!! I’m definitely sharing this with my 7-year-old. =D
Tonya says
I completely agree.In my de cluttering job I get to see thousands of rands woth of toys thrown away ( in my case I always make sure they get passed on to charity) as there is generally little or no value in them. But more sadly, there is no invested joy and love from the children into that toy. The idea is to create your own “toy Story” where in the end, when your children go to collage, they will have a few loved toys/memories that you can save for the next generation
Grandma Patty and Grandpa Roy says
Salem….this is just GREAT. You had a lot of good thoughts and comments. Just as we expected from a super grandson!! Keep up the good work, we hope to see you post again. All our love……………
Luinae says
Your kid must be one of the smartest eight year old’s in existence. Especially “just because your friend has something doesn’t mean you want it.” EXACTLY. I wish my fellow high school students would take that to heart.