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Christmas has come and gone.  It’s become one of the most mass consumer driven holidays of the year seemingly driven more by money and gifts than love and peace.

As a mom of two kids (a toddler and a teen), I’m still trying to find places to put away all of the new toys that the Christmas season has left us with.  Even though it’s been less than two weeks, some of our brand spanking new toys have already bit the big one.  It’s almost as though you have to mechanical breakdown insurance when you buy toys these days!

When you’re buying toys for kids, the quality of the toy itself is worth paying for.  Simple, long lasting toys will last through generations of kids. While the foreign made, shipped around the world, chemical laden plastic toy may indeed be “cheaper”, the cost that it is exacting on our planet is definitely not worth it in the long run!  One of the most played with toys at our house is a set of wooden blocks that was handed down to my daughter from her grandfather.

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