Introduction: How to Spread the Love With the Toy Society
Now. This is some good fun:
If you have a bit of time on your hands and some handmade softies that you can bear to give away, become a member of The Toy Society! It's like a secret society of crafty toymakers who "spread the love along the streets" around the world.
Check out Lola, the doll I "dropped" at thehandmadeproject.com
Step 1: Contact the Toy Society for Details.
Check out The Toy Society to get all of the info you need. Once you receive your email, make a cool softie or doll to donate. I suggest using one of your best protoypes so as to not suffer from too much separation anxiety. Lola, here, is a prototype. I love her to pieces, but she's not the doll that I want to sell. Over time, I've generated a lot of almost-there dolls and am happy to find The Toy Society to lighten my load.
Step 2: Make the Necessary Tag and Letter...
...and stuff your doll into a Ziploc bag. (This is the most morbid, but necessary step.)
Step 3: Take Your Shades to Turn Yourself Into the Incognito Observer.
Because once you "drop" your toy, you'll want to hang around to see if you get any instant bites!
Step 4: Find a Busy Spot in Your City and "Drop" Your Doll.
Step 5: Wait for Innocent Bystanders...
...if you like, but please, please don't encourage them to pick up your doll. Remember The Toy Society is a secret society :D
Remember to take pictures and follow the steps of The Toy Society to see your sneaky work in action!
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24 Comments
12 years ago on Introduction
Really great idea.. I have lots of unloved toys now because of the new ones that have taken their place and for the most part I take them to Goodwill or I will ask the social worker at our school if they know of anybody that could used some greatly loved but gently used toys!
13 years ago on Introduction
thanks so much for posting this! when i was 6 I used to walk around my parents store giving away stuffed animals i won out to babies and little kids.(when i was 7) and now i can make the toys and do it secretly!
14 years ago on Introduction
this is the cutest idea ever! (:
i really want to try this now!
14 years ago on Introduction
Do you live in Hawaii cuz that last pictures looks like downtown honolulu
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Don't I wish! Austin has a nice lake though...
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
I used to live near northcross mall. A pic from my r/c plane over park near mopac loop 1
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Cool! Austin's great!
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
ma names austin
14 years ago on Introduction
great ideas are so simple... just like this one!
absolutely brilliant!
thanks! =D
14 years ago on Introduction
Wow how cool is this!! Great idea!!
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Thanks! It's good fun!
14 years ago on Introduction
I know where my kids' gifts are coming from this year.
14 years ago on Introduction
What about the tons of toys I have already? Can I leave rescue heroes, lego, dragons, Dora, etc?
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Lol! I have a bin with the same problem! With The Toy Society, you would have to make a handmade toy or doll, but how cool would it be to make your own Take-This-Toy-I-Can't-Stand-To-Step-On-It-Anymore! society? ;)
14 years ago on Introduction
sounds like the kind of thing the toysoldiers do.
tsu
it sort of a fan club for a guy named doctor steel who is a crazy toymaker.
he wants to build a playland utopia and bring childhood fun back with toys and games.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
That's kind of a cool, crazy thing! I like the missions...
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
you should sign up and make the toy society a mission. people there love this kind of stuff.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Cool. I'll send the word to the founder!
14 years ago on Introduction
Good idea! Reminds me of the folks who spread used books around on bookcrossing.com
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Cool! I'm checking out that site right now!