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Remote Control Recycling

By shauna 3 Comments

The fierce snake is leashed.

The school year came and went as fast as ever. This was the
first year all three boys were in school. Because it was so monumental, I
decided to memorialize the last day of school with a little celebration—a gift
for a job well done!
But as I was thinking and shopping, no good gift ideas came
to mind. In fact, I was a little disgusted as they lack nothing! They have a room full of toys that rarely get
played with. Why? I asked myself. I
looked around the room and noticed no less than 6 remote control toys. Then it
dawned on me!
They don’t need more toys, they need batteries!!
So, for a small fortune I purchased AAA,
AA, C, D and 9-volt batteries.
Kurt and I spent the better part of an hour replacing
batteries, scraping off corrosion and testing them out. Unfortunately only
three of the six remote control toys worked even with new batteries. (Don’t be
fooled by the leash on that remote control snake in the picture. He’s not going
anywhere! Not even with fresh batteries.)
The good news is, we managed to get three working—one for each boy.
When I picked the boys up from school on the last day I proudly
announced that I had a small surprise
waiting at home.(I had to qualify it with “small” because if I didn’t they’d
get the crazy idea that we were going to Disney World or buying a fishing boat…and
that would be no small surprise!)
At home they sat on the couch, eyes closed and hands
outstretched. I placed in each of their hands a new book (snore), a baseball (you can
never have too many
) and the revived remote control vehicle.
You might have thought I hung the moon. A trio of smiles
sprawled across their little faces. They loved it! Even thanked me, unprompted.
It was a very rewarding kind of “recycling.”
Perhaps next year I will revive the Nerf-gun fun by
purchasing new suction darts.
Any suggestions on reviving other toys? 
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Comments

  1. Mindy says

    July 18, 2012 at 2:00 am

    Love it! My boys would love for me to get down the RC's!! One thing I do is let them save the broken ones for taking apart.

    Reply
    • shauna says

      July 18, 2012 at 3:20 am

      That is an excellent idea, Mindy. I just hauled the dead ones out to the trash. I bet they would have loved to tap into their inner mechanic! Thanks for the idea!!

      Reply

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  1. Growing Gratitude and Generosity says:
    February 9, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    […] we “need” is a few more video games or a plastic watch. Most of us lack nothing necessary. Sometimes, I can’t even conceive of a gift to buy my own children. When that is the case, as it is for most everyone reading this, gratitude and generosity must be […]

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