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Reverse Advent Calendar

I've created a reverse advent calendar, whereby instead of kids receiving a small gift/chocolate/lolly each day of December leading up to Christmas, they choose a toy/belonging that they will give up, and donate to a charity that will pass it on to children who otherwise wouldn't get any gifts on Christmas. I know my nephew is going to be showered with gifts this Christmas, more than he'll be able to play with, which also means that a lot of the toys he's received previously will be pushed to the bottom of the toy box. Most of these toys are in near perfect condition, which would make it a shame for them to be forgotten at the bottom of a box, they could actually be enjoyed by another child. By choosing toys to donate, and understanding why he's doing it, he'll learn generosity and selflessness, knowing that he's helping to make another child's Christmas as good as his. There's also the advantage that his room won't get so messy with an ov