Carrickmacross Toy Library is one of a growing number of toy libraries in Ireland that facilitate loaning toys and play equipment in the same way that a library loans books. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Buying a toy for a child is a shot in the dark. There’s just no telling what they will love and what will get cast aside. Gifting toys to kids can be a series of well-intentioned, but expensive mistakes.
The average child loses interest in a new toy in just 36 days, according to a British Heart Foundation survey. Even toys they’ve begged and pleaded for can be forgotten. One in five kids gets bored with the latest “must-have” after less than a day, according to the survey.
Parents will b
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