Do parents still collect stuff for schools??

[puddicat]

I remember when mine were young, i used to keep toilet roll tubes and egg boxes for them,silver bottletops and alike,anyone still do that???

[yogasun]

I used to do it too, puddicat but things have changed and my friend who is a teaching assistant says the children definitely can't use toilet roll tubes due to 'Health & Safety' (groan!) I dare say egg boxes are out due to salmonella and the bottle tops might have bacteria (yawn.....) xx

[puddicat]

yoga we our bit for recycling even then,blinking health and safety!!!

[chelle7272]

Yep yogasun, me too! When they were in toddlers we still did but now it's against health and safety, in most of our local schools anyway.

[terambulan]

Just collect school computer tokens!

[yinyang]

I had the same experience as yogasun - tried to hand stuff in when my two started playgroup. I was told that toilet roll tubes were unhygenic and things like bottle tops and polystrene packing beans were a choking hazard.
Being the irresponsible parent I am i just let my two do the risky activities like glueing junk together at home : ) !

[puddicat]

Tera i think you have to collect thousands of those things just to buy a small item for the school blinkin rip off by these companies!!!!