Kidnap a toy, motivate a child

Boys are on holiday and it’s time for a toy cull. But rather than my usual 2 box - 2 bag trick, I think its time to get the kiddywinks motivated. And as I’m feeling a little sleep deprived and surly I’m bring out the big guns of kidnapping and blackmail.

There is a truly excellent ransom note generator which is spot on for jobs like this, now all I need is the right phrasing and to kidnap some stuffed toys;

If you wish to see Big Ted, Flip and Ducky again, you must leave a pile of old toys outside your bedroom door by the end of this morning.

These will be collected by Daddy ‘the Fence’ Dad who will take them to the charity shop for recycling. Only leave toys you can be parted with. In return BT, Flip and Ducky will be sitting on your beds come teatime.

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Update
This afternoon we’ll sit together and sort the toys because it didn’t work. Boy’s thought it was like a convoluted game of hide ‘n seek; now they think kidnapping is cool. So I’m off to hide my laptop.

tag... play for today, be helpful, toys