My son, Lincoln, got this toy snow shovel for a gift one time. It kind of just sits in the corner with other tall awkward toys – like a set of play brooms and mops and dust pans. EXACTLY, right? What kid plays at chore-stuff like mopping and SHOVELING SNOW? “Oh, daddy, I see how sweaty you get and miserable you are sweeping our kitchen floor and removing snow from our driveway? Can I please, oh, please recreate that misery in my playtime?” That doesn’t happen. It’d be a miracle if we could convince our kids to do real chores let alone have them decide to pretend that they’re doing the crappiest ones. And I get it, big people think it’s cute to buy miniature versions of the terrible tools they have to use because it’s funny to see a kid carry around a little plastic weed-wacker or Fisher Price dialysis machine. So, what do we do with these neglected miniature misery tools? Well, turns out, a little snow shovel works super well at quickly dispatching endless toy clutter. Scoop and dump in a box or bag. x3, you can see the carpet again. And, pro tip – put one scoop back in a toy box, and then put the next scoop in the garbage can. This will save you extra scoops in the future. Thank you, toy snow shovel.
If you see this, tweet me @willpfaffy – say, “Thanks for ‘snowing’ me how to shovel away my children’s toys.” Do it. It’s an experiment.
PRODUCER WILL
