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How to buy fewer toys – and still keep your kids happy

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Families are embracing toy borrowing, sharing, and donation initiatives to save money, declutter their homes, and instill values of gratitude and mindful spending in children. In Singapore, specialized platforms such as Brick Borrow and Play.Able facilitate this transition by enabling kids to test a wider variety of playthings before parents commit to buying them. These initiatives also bridge gaps in the broader community through organized charity events. For example, the Food from the Heart's Toy Buffet distributed toys to roughly 2,000 children from low-income households.

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  • Borrowing and sharing toys provides an effective way for parents to cut down on personal…: Borrowing and sharing toys provides an effective way for parents to cut down on personal toy guilt and financial expenses.
  • Dedicated play spaces and borrowing services offer children greater toy variety while fos…: Dedicated play spaces and borrowing services offer children greater toy variety while fostering long-term sustainable consumption habits.
  • Community-driven toy sharing initiatives successfully redistribute resources to support t…: Community-driven toy sharing initiatives successfully redistribute resources to support thousands of children from low-income households.

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- Parents are cutting “toy guilt” by borrowing, sharing and donating toys. This saves money, reduces clutter and teaches children gratitude and mindful spending.

- Food from the Heart’s Toy Buffet charity event gave toys to about 2,000 children from low-income families on Nov 13.

- New services and play spaces are growing in Singapore, including Brick Borrow and Play.Able. They help children try toys first, build sustainability habits and enjoy more variety.

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SINGAPORE – Do you fall into the parenting trap of “toy guilt” – buying playthings your kids insisted were must-haves, only to see them quickly forgotten?

A growing number of parents are embracing borrowing and sharing toys to save money, clear clutter and teach children mindful consumption and generosity.

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