What do you do with unwanted teddy bears?
It seems a shame to throw them away.
No one wants to buy stuffed animals from a rummage sale.
I think most of our kids have too many.
One of our pastors' wives has a collection of teddy bears.
They are a variety of sizes.
She's ready to get rid of them.
They've never been played with, only collected.
She has about 70 of them.
The police can't use them as they use a special kind
for children they are helping.
I've checked at a child's advocacy center,
but they can't use them because it could be
interpreted as bribery.
Honestly!
So, what do you think?
Is there somewhere overseas that could use them?
Is anyone going on missions trip that would like to take some?
Let me know your thoughts...
4 comments:
I know what you mean about the teddy bears, we have so many also and so many that friends have given us to take overseas for the kids. It was only when Jaxin got asthma, the respiratory nurse asked me if Jaxin plays with stuffed toys (which he doesn't), she said they can be full of mites, dust mites. I have now thought twice about taking them overseas and might just get rid of them as you never know what little nasty bugs are inside that can cause allergies - even though they still look good as new.
Running them through a hot dryer will kill any dust mites and dust mite eggs, but they will collect again... ??
Our local fire departments take them. They are given to children when they have a fire in their home. It makes the whole situation less terrifying to have something soft and cuddly to cling to. Check & see if yours does that too!
Thanks for that tip about the hot dryer. It's such a shame to just dump the teddies as they still look good as new!
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