The absolute best thing to do with all those toys
Through the Troll Baby blog, I found this post at Parent Hacks, that tells of a woman stationed in Iraq, who is collecting donations of stuffed animals & toys to hand out to Iraqi children. From the linked article, it sounds like she’d be happy to collect & distribute school supplies, too.
I didn’t know what we were going to do tonight after soccer practice. Now, I think, we’ll be packing up a box & sending it to:
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This is the kind of thing that I think everyone can get on board with, despite their political leanings. I know my kids are going to love it & that it will give us a good opportunity to talk about how war affects people, and about cultural differences. Tomorrow night, there’s a candlelight peace vigil outside Hastert’s office in Batavia (right next door to our town). I think that this will be a great way to get the kids (and me) thinking about the realities of war & hoping for peace.
