Shall We Part With These Toys, Kids?

One surefire way to get your kids to play with toys or items they haven't played with in a while is to suggest to them you're planning on donating the items. The minute the toys are set aside for the Donation pile, suddenly the children are interested in the items and play resumes. The reason this works is the same reason toy rotation works -- set 1/2 of your kids' play items away in the attic or in storage, and rotate with the other half of your toy inventory.

Try it!