The Toy-Box that Talked

If my kids' toy-boxes talked, they'd surely request to not be a trashcan or dump.  They'd ask that the only thing they store for little Gautreaux children would be toys and nothing but toys.  The toy-box would request that things inappropriate not be hidden inside or shoved into crevices between toys.  They'd give this following list of things that are NOT acceptable for toy-box storage.

• the two missing wheels to your toy-box (check that picture above)
• socks without a match
• trash
• kids meal toys
• random wheels that don't seem to belong on any car owned by the child
• food or candy
• food or candy wrappers
• dress-up clothes, because those go in a special place for better protection
• loose limbs to Barbies or action figures
• loose heads to Barbies or action figures
• books
• broken sunglasses
• old cell phones
• shoes
• crayons
• toothbrushes
• panties and underwear
• game pieces
• schoolwork or craft projects
• Mom and Dad's keys
• anything liquid, especially nail polish
• tangled jewelry
• wadded up duct tape (this could be an entirely different blog topic)
• DVDs
• electronics, including iPods

The toy-box is something to be cleaned when your child is not around.  I read the above list to my children and they admitted to the above items.  They even justified some these items for very important needs!  I admit, the toy-box is one thing I will not miss when my last child outgrows his toys.