http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3 The community for people interested in home and office organizing. en-US Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:38:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://unclutterer.com/discuss/search.php http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8233 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:56:17 +0000 ozegal 8233@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>I kept a whole bag of stuffed animals, dolls etc when I moved out of home. It filled a whiz bin (the super large, plastic Australian trashcan). I even moved it three times when I moved house, because when I lived alone, I lacked any other form of home decor, so having my childhood bears all over the bed and on shelves in the living room made it feel more homey (is that sad?).<br /> When I moved in with my husband, I left them all in my old room at home, and slowly brought items home when I really missed them.<br /> This resulted in me having only 5 by age 27. A white bear with wings that still sits on our bed though has no sentimental value at all (maybe I should gift it because its in perfect condition and hubby hates it), a brown bear my little sisters gave me when I was 18 (youngest sister's boyf 'accidently' pulled its head off but I will get him fixed because even at 18, i took him to bed with me) and my cabbage patch dolls. I will let my kids play with the cabbage patch dolls, but not 'Brown Bear'.<br /> My dad recently sent me 2 of my mother's dolls, and I can't wait for the day that I will get to put them on a display shelf. Unfortunately, right now, I don't know where or when that will be. </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8229 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:45:13 +0000 nws2002 8229@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>Small admission...I cried at the end of Toy Story 3. I went with my niece and was spent the last 15 minutes or so with tears running down my cheeks.</p> <p>I actually thought the point of the movie was good. Stuff exists for a purpose, in the case of toys they want to be played with. When we have outgrown them or moved on we need to find them a new home.</p> <p>I have a few toys from childhood, they live in a cedar chest in my master closet. One is the teddy bear I had for the month I spent in the hospital after I was born. The other is a glow worm that I loved growing up, "Glowie" went everywhere with me as a kid. </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8195 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:53:01 +0000 Vivace 8195@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>"Toys are really alive" is a lot older than Toy Story - it goes all the way back to the Velveteen Rabbit, and I saw it plenty of times when I was little. Jessie's story in the second Toy Story movie made me a little twitchy about giving away toys - I saw it just after I started college, when I was cleaning out my room over X-mas break! - but I think the third movie was actually better in that regard. We see that Andy's toy collection has thinned over the years, and his mom is firm about both of them getting rid of things they no longer use. And of course we see the value in passing toys on to individuals AND by donation, since the day care ends up being a great place for toys. </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8192 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:20:11 +0000 Claycat 8192@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>I had three toys left from my youth. They were so worn, and I didn't want to dump them in donation, so I made a small ceremonial pyre. </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8191 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:53:35 +0000 javamonster 8191@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>I don't think I have any toys left over from my childhood--no, wait, I do, they're in the garage. But they weren't the *sentimental* favorites. Mostly, these were toys I'd bought for myself. The ones I loved when I was a child? I remember I had a Curious George stuffed animal, and he held a banana in his hand. And then when I was still little, my mother gave him away! I don't remember if she asked me or not, but I still get a little mad about it (less now that the years have gone on, but still!). It's the ONLY toy I remember this way. </p> <p>My mother was relentless in tossing things out that didn't fit in her house any longer, and she isn't the most sentimental person in the world. So, I have no childhood toys to keep, look at, or clean, at this point. </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8188 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:17:00 +0000 lucy1965 8188@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>I will confess to shamelessly anthropomorphizing my toys, which is why I don't have many of them and don't bring more in. Two of them (a china doll and a Steiff bear) are the only physical objects aside from photos I have from my mother and maternal grandmother; three are tie-ins to children's books and were bought for me as gifts in England (Winnie-the-Pooh, Paddington Bear and Peter Rabbit, since you asked; the Curious George is my husband's. :-) I have hardback editions of the stories, too, and read them to my nieces and godchildren.) </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8185 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:14:38 +0000 irishbell 8185@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>When my girls were little, they had lots of toys. I would put them in wicker baskets with lids in different rooms of the house where they played and they all got used fairly equally. I never felt they were clutter because they were contained nicely and they did get a lot of use. </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8178 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:28:58 +0000 Ginger 8178@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>Hehehehe, after I watched that movie, it actually made me downsize my toys. I felt really bad about the huge box of stuffed animals and dolls I had stored away so I pulled it back up to sort. I’ll admit it too, I grew up with Toy Story and it made me feel guilty lol. I dumped them out of my bed and picked out the special ones (I think there is a picture in my blog but I didn’t update with the results). I kept maybe 10 or so altogether and put all the rest into the “get rid of” pile.</p> <p>My excuse for keeping those toys in the first place was always “my kids can play with these someday!” then I figured, if I have children, I want them to have THEIR toys, not mine.</p> <p>I thought the movie was over-dramatic also. I was in the grocery store the other day and this little girl carried a doll in. The mother seemed kind of annoyed and asked why she brought it in, and the girl's response was a horrified, "but I don't want her to run away!!!" lol! </p> http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/toy-story-3#post-8168 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:11:03 +0000 klutzgrrl 8168@http://unclutterer.com/discuss/ <p>If you are hoping to declutter toys - be warned! Gosh the nostalgia and emotion it creates around toys is mindboggling. It worries me a little, because I feel we already have a tendency to value things more than people. I don't like these adverts for toys where the kid is on their own all the time, reading with a talking book or talking doll or barking puppy. Sure they are fun sometimes, but no substitute for human interaction!</p> <p>At the end of the movie, I guess there's a bit of 'props' for finding new homes/donating, but still. </p> <p>The other thing is, it's really, really scary in parts. I don't know why Disney insists on scaring the **** out of little kids - there's no reason for it to be THAT dramatic. </p> <p>I'm in two minds. I saw a comment somewhere along the lines of "ode to commercialism". I wouldn't go quite that far; perhaps if Buzz and Woody had really been generic toys that weren't the subject of massive merchandising campaigns, it'd be easier to see it otherwise. Nostalgia for childhood and the simple affection we had for a favorite stuffed toy. But it does recognize that we grow up and move on.</p> <p>I'm a bit tired, so excuse the lack of coherent analysis! </p>