My son got the neatest toy for his 5th birthday. It’s called Snap Circuits Jr. 
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I had all these grand plans to keep up with posting daily. As with all the best laid plans, it has not worked out. Life gets in the way. Chasing kids around, keeping up with their activities, and dealing with life’s daily challenges. I feel like the energizer bunny. I keep going and going and going. You’ve spent the time to find that perfect gift. You’ve wrapped it up with care. Christmas morning comes and the kids rush to open their presents and that’s when the nightmare begins. That cute little toy that they had to have will now take 30 minutes to excise from the packaging. The easy part is getting the main box open, then comes the invisible rubber bands, 1,000 twisty ties, tape hidden in random places. By the time you get one present done, you are so frustrated that you can barely stand the thought that there are more presents to unwrap. Let’s face it, most of this stuff is plastic and is in no real danger of ever breaking. So why must they secure each toy like it’s a matter of national security. Barbie is not going to escape her box and runaway with Ken. The Littlest Pet Shop animals aren’t going to run wild. Last year I had the pleasure of trying Amazon’s Frustration Free Packaging I don’t think I fit the mold for the typical “mommy blogger”. It’s not that I don’t want to be in that category, it’s just that I don’t think I’m that devoted or talented. I started this site hoping to help people. Maybe I was a little too ambitious. I’m not that eloquent and I don’t have a lot to say. I like to keep my posts short, sweet and to the point. I don’t have a world of extra time. I like to read other people’s blogs, but I don’t have the time to be a devoted follower to many of them. Perhaps that will be my downfall. Maybe this wasn’t the best idea and I should leave it to the more eloquent writers out there. The thing is, I have this little thought nagging at me, that there is a place in the world for me. So I’ll keep plugging away, sharing the tidbits of information that I find useful. Hopefully someone out there learns something from me, and if not at least I can say that I tried something new. |
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for my son. The box was a plain cardboard box, no fancy pictures like the traditional packaging. The excitement came when we opened the box. The parts were in simple plastic bags. We had it out of the box and he was playing with it in less than a minute. We saved ourselves the annoyance of all the extra packaging and my son actually got to play with his toy right away. Another benefit, is that it’s less packaging to throw away. We were able to just put the box in the recycle bin and not have to worry about disposing of all the other junk that comes with traditional packaging. So this holiday season, if you have the opportunity to try frustration free packaging, I highly recommend it! 