dozens of unwanted presents

meester

Any ideas?

My son (6) has received about two dozen unwanted presents from schoolfriends.

What do people do?

Piles and piles of junk.... He's never going to use it all.

LizD_2

Try Freecycle or charity shops.

http://www.freecycle.org/groups/unitedkingdom/

mary43

You could donate them for a tombola stall

totalsolutions

They are his legal property and I for one don't think you have the right to give them away, let the lad enjoy the day and have some pleasure from them, as you say "junk", let him decide what to do with them. meeny.
One man's junk is another man's treasure

aimee21j

Take them to the local childrens home or primary school if he says he doesn't want them. I'm sure some children would be very grateful for them.

budget_budd

sell them on ebay and then save the money for him

Cazza

Recycle them as presents for the birthday parties he's going to be invited to? Just remember who gave him what in the first place!

sethsgran

How ungrateful, please let him enjoy them and let him enjoy the pleasure of receiving, many children would love to have that priviledge after a while he can pass them on to those who are needy, shoe box appeal etc.

phoebe03cat

Why not teach him to appreciate presents he's given and the spirit in which they've been given, which is surely more important than what the present is. He's learning his moral standards from you as he grows remember and it's not all in the monetary value.

bravobeastie

When my daughter was 6 she had presents that were fantastic and others that weren't so much.

But to her they were all fabulous and all of them were played with even if it were only a few days. What sort of presents are you talking about here? Arty gifts? Action figures?

I would just count yourself lucky that someone went to the trouble of buying a present for your son, you may not think they are 'up to standard' but i'm sure the parent who bought it did it with the best of intentions

DaisyFlower

How very ungrateful, what a spolit child. Manners and appreciation don't cost anything.

I always let my little boy choose the present for the friends party himself, he would be upset if the other person (or his mother) thought it was rubbish/tat.