What do you do with your children's old toys?

I have a 6 year old boy. What I do is donate them to charity, or give them to friends that have a boy younger than mine. The plan is out with the old in with the new. To avoid having to many, when one is bought he has to get rid of one that he already has and does not play with.

I either donate them to a good cause, a friend with younger kids, sell them on ebay if they are worth anything or a garage sale. Or save some of the nicer ones in Rubber Maid Totes for the grandkids.

Yeah I usally keep all my child hood toys I think its good to go back to them and remember the times when you use to play with them of course I dont like giving up my child hood toys im very attached to all of my child hood stuff like im sure a lot of people are I keep them in a closet and will save them for my kids and maybe theyll enjoy it someday.

I myself have a bad habbit of keeping everything that I know is still in good shape or the things that I feel have some memories to them. And if I dont keep them my mother in law totes them off to her house and keeps them there. I have when they were younger and they had their baby toys and learning toys I gave to a friend that had a young child. I have also donated some to local agencies that help families that dont have the means to buy their own things.

I put some of there toys in storage (attic, basement). My mom did that with some of our toys and now my children play with my old toys at her house. She also gave me some of my old toys and dolls for me to bring home to my house. The other toys I save for a garage/yard sale or just throw out - depending on their condition. I rarely throw books away unless they were really hard on them and are falling apart. If the books are in good condition and age appropriate - some libraries, nursery schools or churches may take them.

That reminds me, I need to go through my children's old toys! I have sold a few, in the past, at garage sales. People seem to buy them. I will keep some of their toys so when they are grown and have children of their own, their kids will have something to play with when they come to our house. My mom kept some of my old toys and gave them to me when I left home. They are now in my basement and occasionally get played with by my kids.

I have friends who have younger children so I let them have a choice of toys for their kids, and if any are left that are good I go to good will, but any that are ripped or broken just go out in the trash.

I give away some of his old toys and books to his younger cousin. And I save some toys for his future siblings. And there were times that I gave some toys to a charity event. But I kept all his stuffed toys and decided to put on a shelf for display. Well, he still sometimes grabs these stuffed toys and play with them. It's like hitting two birds with one stone. I have my display and he has his toys.