Joy of Giving

Joy of Giving

Snapshot

North Sydney, NSW

Drop-off

REuse

We love toys, they're fun and hold so much love and value for our children. Joy of Giving is an independent, registered charity and not-for-profit community dedicated to saving toys from landfill and sharing joy with children and families. By creating avenues of bringing pre-loved toys to kids, we are able to reuse items that would otherwise be simply thrown away. Toys create an opportunity to show children the value of giving, sharing, and receiving while also educating them on sustainable practices and environmental responsibility. Our three key programs are: 🟢Donate – bring your quality pre-loved toys to our Hub and we’ll distribute them to the community, either through our toy swap program, toy stations, or via our charity partners. 🟢Swap – visit the hub and become a member so you can take toys home with you. Unlike a toy library, you can keep them for as long as you would like to play with them. One-time visit: $20 per family or Quarterly membership: $50 per family with unlimited visits. 🟢Toy Swap event – follow our socials to find out more about these events. We also run educational workshops to raise awareness about sustainability.

Accepted items

- Books and puzzles - Board games and card games - Building sets (e.g. LEGO, Duplo, Mega Bloks) - Ride-on toys and outdoor play equipment - Pretend play toys (e.g. dolls, action figures, kitchen sets) - Vehicles (e.g. toy cars, trains) - Educational toys and STEM kits - Soft toys (must be washed) - Children’s costumes and dress-up items - Stationery and craft supplies (e.g. colouring books, crayons, stickers) If you have large toy sets such as kitchen sets or dollhouses, please get in touch with us. We will accept them as long as we have storage capacity available.

Condition of items

Usable

Clean, safe, working and ready to play. For battery-operated toys, please test them and include batteries.

Helpful tips

Before donating, ask yourself: Is this item in good enough condition for my friend or another child?

Service fee

We will happily accept up to 2kgs of preloved toys for free. There is a voluntary charge of $5 per additional kilogram which help us cover our operational costs and support the distribution of toys with our charity partners. There is no fee to donate books.

How to get items to us

Greenwood Plaza , 36 Blue St, North Sydney, NSW 2060

Wednesday , Thursday, Friday: 10am - 4pm Saturday: 10am - 12pm

Categories

Toys & games, Baby