I hate happy meal toys. They entertain my son for oh, about 5 minutes and then they're just THERE. I have found that none of them are educational or even all that amusing. Of course the solution is to just not take him to McDonalds anymore, but that's not an option with a 3 yr. old. I'm not asking for a solution to this issue, I just want to know if there are any parents out there that share my point of view. Also, any recycling tips?Are there any other parents that find Happy Meal toys annoying as hell?
Well, yes, they are useless, but just as many of the toys are, they use them once in a while, and that's the true, but those are the moments they enjoy.
Is just the same time that you enjoy your Italian Cofee, or the donnut you like so much in the morning, and maybe you get it everyday!
Anyway, let them have that little time of fun, and after that you migth use all those little toy to create a great village of toys, you just have to have a shelf in some corner of the kid's bedroom, paint it in some nice color, and fix it to look nice, i'm sure your kid will find it very fun to go in there again and again and play with all those little toys.
Whenever you have gather so many of them, that there is no room for more, you take all of them, donate them to a foster home, and start your collection one more time.
You have plenty of time, your kids will like those toys till they are eleven.
complete junk
We had a kindergarden teacher that used to use them for incentives for the kids, the kids liked thembecause they got to pick which one to take.
Some make ok sand box toys
you could see if any waiting rooms want them
or child service centers.
If any of them are especially cute you could make them into christmas ornaments with some nylon line or color cording and a bit of good glue.
Mostly i found them to be clutter.Are there any other parents that find Happy Meal toys annoying as hell?
very and what a waste
Yes, I find it to be EXTREMELY annoying. I do know some teachers in our preschools/kinderagrten will save them up themselves and give out as 'awards' or prizes. Or, you can put a bunch of them in a box (I literally have hundreds of these-because of course when you go to throw it out is when they decide "i love that toy") and sell them on ebay. I had a friend who used to do this...and sometimes (depending on if they were a 'collectable' toy) could get about $50 for a box!
UGH i hate mcdonalds toys.. we don't take my daughter to mcdonalds now, but when my fiancee and I moved in together his mother had kept ALL of his childhood toys and there was literally one huge rubbermaid container FULL of stupid mcdonald toys.. The lady must be NUTS.. Needless to say we threw them out!
Aren't they the most annoying toys? I used to find them all over the place. In collecting them and throwing them away it was always an awful reminder that we eat at McDonald's way too often!
My aunts always bag them up and sell them at garage sales. People actually buy them!! Throw a couple in a bag and price it cheap. Easy way to make a few $$ off of them.
After my daughter turned 6 she started throwing most of those toys away. She said they are just junk and she doesn't need junk!
I really hate them myself...there so stupid, for example my boys got teddy bears..They don't want teddy bears!!!
Save 'em, Ziploc bag 'em, price 'em, and sale 'em @ your yard sale for like 25 cents a bag, depending on the bag size for a gallon bag, the biggest one you will only get like 25 or 50 cents a bag or give every child at the yard sale one or two
Recycling Tip...I worked at a preschool and one of the parents actually saved all the happy meal toys (from all places, Chick Fil A, Mc Donalds, Jack In The Box...etc) and when Halloween rolled around she pulled out a big box and gave the toys away as the Trick or Treat gift instead of candy. She has three kids when I worked with them they were 5, 3 and 2. They were all onboard with the idea and loved saving them and then giving them away on Halloween.
totally agree.... AND kinder egg toys are just as bad...
i am with you every time we pass a mcdonalds my 3 year old screams. we donate them to a thrift shop or throw them away
Oh, I hate them too! If you have any friends that are teachers, see if they would like them for their classroom. I taught in public school and preschool and I would toss them in my prize box. You know for end of the week little things for good behavior or whatever. Just a thought.
yep, same here, but since I also have a 71/2 month old who finds them amusing they are already recycled. why not give them to the salvation army or toys for tots--something along that nature
I think you are right. They are junk. Unless you are going to keep them forever, they just take up space. They are annoying when you step on them and waste plastic.
When my son, now 10, but when he was younger at that age wanted to go to McDonald's I used to say in a few minutes maybe we will go. I would then stop at a store and pick up a cheap slightly more educational toy to give him in the happy meal. I would get the happy meal and on the drive home I would replace toys. He now asks how come McDonald's is so skimpy with the toy they always had awesome toys when I was younger. But yes the toys are irratating and not worth the extra dollar that they charge for it.
Recycling tip I have is mostly everything to be recycled can make a great arts %26amp; crafts project for you and your son. Gives time for the two of you and also can be a sharing time for you. I still have that time with my son and I can't wait for my twin daughters to get a little bit older to start with them. My son and I started our own band with some of the things we recycled into instruments.
Yes they are useless. I usally throw them away after about 2 days, my son has never noticed.
if youre getting a happy meal ask not to have the toy that way you wont be annoyed.
I hate them too. There should be more like the magic school bus that people actually learn from.
yes i hate happy meal toys they are very annoying and a waste of money but keeps the kids happy
Hmmm, i would think they would be very annoying. My babies are under a year old now, so I will soon have to go through this, but that would suck to get stuck with all those stupid plastic toys in your house/car. lol Just curious, do you order them the healthy happy meals, you know with the milk instead of soda, and apples instead of french fries?
Why is not going not at option?
Is fast fattening food mandatory for children? Cook them something healthy.
I know it seems easier to go there but it is disgusting food to give a child.
it's a gimmick to buy your child's healthy eating habits.
How about not taking him there? I knwo its hard, but I have a 31/2 yr old and I just do it. B/c I care. I work full-time and do it all by myself. Oh, I have another child too. You can too.
If you HAVE to go fast food, do you have a chik-fila there?
There toys are educational Cd's full of stories and books.
MY SON IS ALWAYS YELLING FOR THOSE TOYS TO AND HE NEVER PLAYS WITH FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN HE THROWS THEM IN A CORNER
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Why doesnt McDonalds put a sock puppet as the toy in a Happy Meal?
I think it would be better in a mighty kids meal where kids are hitting puberty. They'll need all the socks they can get there hands on.Why doesnt McDonalds put a sock puppet as the toy in a Happy Meal?
becuase kids like action figures. Not something you can wear on their stinky feet
Cause sock puppets are ugly, and disgusting.Why doesnt McDonalds put a sock puppet as the toy in a Happy Meal?
Too much tempation for the fat greasy kid behind the fries oven to masturbate... They frown on that sort of thing.
'Cuz the grease from the burger %26amp; fries would stain the puppet.
you sound like a pedophile
becuase kids like action figures. Not something you can wear on their stinky feet
Cause sock puppets are ugly, and disgusting.Why doesnt McDonalds put a sock puppet as the toy in a Happy Meal?
Too much tempation for the fat greasy kid behind the fries oven to masturbate... They frown on that sort of thing.
'Cuz the grease from the burger %26amp; fries would stain the puppet.
you sound like a pedophile
RePrograming a McDonalds Happy Meal Toy?
Hey people in Aus, does anyone know with the Happy Meal toys they are giving out at the moment for Australian Idol they are in the shape of an iPod and play one bogan song, I want to know how to reprogram the chip in it so I can put my own songs onto it can anyone help ???RePrograming a McDonalds Happy Meal Toy?
Hey i saw your question and was up for a challenge so i went McDonalds yesterday and got a toy to mess with.
Anyways i have come up with a way based on how Mcdonalds reprogram the left over stock for later use. What you need is a bluetooth enabled phone and the toy.
First take the toy and hit the Aus button in this order.
2 short presses, 1 press for 3 seconds, 1 short press and then press and hold until song is finished. Once this is done it has enabled the chip to accept outgoing information.
Now take your phone and switch bluetooth on, once done go into a text program like notes or something along those something where you can place text and send via bluetooth.
This is the tricky part now. Go find your self a MIDI song on the net that is no more then 30KB as the chip can only hold that much, once you have found it save it to your computer right click it and go to open with and select notepad. You will then see notepad open with a bunch of weird text this is good it is what we want. copy all that text send it to your phone then from your phone go to send via bluetooth it will pick up the toy it should be named something like G/\lL#%^#f3df just hit enter on it wait for it to finish transfer.
Once that is done double hit the aus idol button wait for the old song to finish then the new song will take effect.
Hope this helped.
Its a pre programmed chip. Plus theres not enough memory to hold more songs.RePrograming a McDonalds Happy Meal Toy?
Just buy an ipod!
Hey i saw your question and was up for a challenge so i went McDonalds yesterday and got a toy to mess with.
Anyways i have come up with a way based on how Mcdonalds reprogram the left over stock for later use. What you need is a bluetooth enabled phone and the toy.
First take the toy and hit the Aus button in this order.
2 short presses, 1 press for 3 seconds, 1 short press and then press and hold until song is finished. Once this is done it has enabled the chip to accept outgoing information.
Now take your phone and switch bluetooth on, once done go into a text program like notes or something along those something where you can place text and send via bluetooth.
This is the tricky part now. Go find your self a MIDI song on the net that is no more then 30KB as the chip can only hold that much, once you have found it save it to your computer right click it and go to open with and select notepad. You will then see notepad open with a bunch of weird text this is good it is what we want. copy all that text send it to your phone then from your phone go to send via bluetooth it will pick up the toy it should be named something like G/\lL#%^#f3df just hit enter on it wait for it to finish transfer.
Once that is done double hit the aus idol button wait for the old song to finish then the new song will take effect.
Hope this helped.
Its a pre programmed chip. Plus theres not enough memory to hold more songs.RePrograming a McDonalds Happy Meal Toy?
Just buy an ipod!
Leads in kids toys?
Most of my babys toys are from china! Her theme is Hello Kitty. So i've been collecting a bunch of hello kitty things such as stuff animals, hello kitty figures, lamps, tin boxes, those hello kitty mcdonalds toys. Its all made from china! should i be worried?!? Shes just one %26amp; puts everything in her mouth. Do i need to throw them out?Leads in kids toys?
Throw them out just to play safe.Leads in kids toys?
OK, calm down for starts. Literally, 95% of all children's toy under the age of 6 are made in china. Due to the cheap labor and simple design of the toys. If you spend a day in a toy store, it is very unlikely you'll find a USA made children's toy. Check the mattel website for recalls (they have over a billion toys that need to be recalled) throw the toys out if they're on the list. Please don't give them to a thirft store or donate them to charity. It's best to either try to get a refund or simply throw them out. All one year olds put things in their mouths. It's just habit. I would suggest to just be aware, check online for hello kitty toy recalls. Wash your baby's toys regularily. You should be fine. If you're still worried, look online for lead intake symptoms. Just in case. But there really isn't anything to be worried about too much. The mcdonalds toys should be fine.auto parts stores bartending school
Throw them out just to play safe.Leads in kids toys?
OK, calm down for starts. Literally, 95% of all children's toy under the age of 6 are made in china. Due to the cheap labor and simple design of the toys. If you spend a day in a toy store, it is very unlikely you'll find a USA made children's toy. Check the mattel website for recalls (they have over a billion toys that need to be recalled) throw the toys out if they're on the list. Please don't give them to a thirft store or donate them to charity. It's best to either try to get a refund or simply throw them out. All one year olds put things in their mouths. It's just habit. I would suggest to just be aware, check online for hello kitty toy recalls. Wash your baby's toys regularily. You should be fine. If you're still worried, look online for lead intake symptoms. Just in case. But there really isn't anything to be worried about too much. The mcdonalds toys should be fine.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
How much do you make working at McDonalds?
Like how much for the different positions? My friend works in frozen foods, and toys, and gets like 17.50 an hour.How much do you make working at McDonalds?
It depends on you position, I know that the managerial position pays anywhere from 35,000-40,000 annually
Enough that you'll be able to retire to a tropical isle by your late 20s.How much do you make working at McDonalds?
minimum wage
It depends on you position, I know that the managerial position pays anywhere from 35,000-40,000 annually
Enough that you'll be able to retire to a tropical isle by your late 20s.How much do you make working at McDonalds?
minimum wage
Leads in kids toys?
Most of my babys toys are from china! Her theme is Hello Kitty. So i've been collecting a bunch of hello kitty things such as stuff animals, hello kitty figures, lamps, tin boxes, those hello kitty mcdonalds toys. Its all made from china! should i be worried?!? Shes just one %26amp; puts everything in her mouth. Do i need to throw them out? One of fisher price toys on the recall list she got on christmas so would it still contain lead?Leads in kids toys?
I would go find the fisher price web site and go through their recall list. I found a toy on there my kids have and reported it, they are suppose to be sending me a package to return the toy and then giving me a coupon for the toys worth to buy a different toy, not on the list. So go check it out, but try to keep her away from any toys you are concerned about until you can find out if they need to be returned. I also saw on the news there is a "Lead Test Kit" you can buy at most hardwear stores so you can test your childs toys with out having to try searching through all the recall lists. Good Luck, and be safe
throw out toys that she can swallow so she cant choke onemLeads in kids toys?
I have just googled Hello Kitty toys, by Mattel. If you go to Mattel.com, they have a voluntary toy recall list. So far Hello Kitty is not on that list. Look at your child's toys. If they are made of material, they are probably ok. If they are painted on, they may contain lead. There are lead tests out there. Google "lead paint childrens toys" and they will have to the right information on testing the paint. If you buy one kit and test it on the Hello Kitty toys, and it is positive, then by all means, remove them from her reach until she is old enough to not put stuff in her mouth. If Fisher-Price has a toy she is getting on the recall list, take it back to the store where purchased for refund, or ask how to get a refund. Don't chance your child's brain development on whether or not to let her play with potentially lead-based painted toys. Those toys are replaceable, her brain is not.
This whole situation with the lead paint is sad. It is an undaunting task to now ask parents to go through toys to see if they are lead-free, to maybe have to test and treat a child for lead poisoning. All because we did not test each shipment of toys for lead poisoning. We at the import borders failed our children here in the US. So, if you buy a lead test kit and one Hello Kitty product that is painted is positive for lead, put them away or throw them out. Assume all the Hello Kitty toys are from same paint source.
Babies often chewed the paint on their cribs, and then we found out the paint was lead-based. We learned.
Babies at 1 explore with their mouths. Watch what she puts in her mouth. And, for that matter of fact, watch years from now that she doesn't put cigarettes or alcohol/drugs in her mouth either.
Yes.lead never goes away.It's up to you if you want to collect them for your on hobby.
I would go find the fisher price web site and go through their recall list. I found a toy on there my kids have and reported it, they are suppose to be sending me a package to return the toy and then giving me a coupon for the toys worth to buy a different toy, not on the list. So go check it out, but try to keep her away from any toys you are concerned about until you can find out if they need to be returned. I also saw on the news there is a "Lead Test Kit" you can buy at most hardwear stores so you can test your childs toys with out having to try searching through all the recall lists. Good Luck, and be safe
throw out toys that she can swallow so she cant choke onemLeads in kids toys?
I have just googled Hello Kitty toys, by Mattel. If you go to Mattel.com, they have a voluntary toy recall list. So far Hello Kitty is not on that list. Look at your child's toys. If they are made of material, they are probably ok. If they are painted on, they may contain lead. There are lead tests out there. Google "lead paint childrens toys" and they will have to the right information on testing the paint. If you buy one kit and test it on the Hello Kitty toys, and it is positive, then by all means, remove them from her reach until she is old enough to not put stuff in her mouth. If Fisher-Price has a toy she is getting on the recall list, take it back to the store where purchased for refund, or ask how to get a refund. Don't chance your child's brain development on whether or not to let her play with potentially lead-based painted toys. Those toys are replaceable, her brain is not.
This whole situation with the lead paint is sad. It is an undaunting task to now ask parents to go through toys to see if they are lead-free, to maybe have to test and treat a child for lead poisoning. All because we did not test each shipment of toys for lead poisoning. We at the import borders failed our children here in the US. So, if you buy a lead test kit and one Hello Kitty product that is painted is positive for lead, put them away or throw them out. Assume all the Hello Kitty toys are from same paint source.
Babies often chewed the paint on their cribs, and then we found out the paint was lead-based. We learned.
Babies at 1 explore with their mouths. Watch what she puts in her mouth. And, for that matter of fact, watch years from now that she doesn't put cigarettes or alcohol/drugs in her mouth either.
Yes.lead never goes away.It's up to you if you want to collect them for your on hobby.
Are Cars 2 toys comming to McDonald Happy Meals?
Ok...My baby brother loves Cars 1 and Cars 2...he literally has every car from Cars 1 and i was wondering is Cars 2 toys going to be in Happy meals cuz i know they had Cars 1 toys when that came out so if you can help me that would be great :)Are Cars 2 toys comming to McDonald Happy Meals?
idk, but McDonalds is fattening, so he doesnt need to go there, buy them at the toystore or whatever!Are Cars 2 toys comming to McDonald Happy Meals?
On the Happy Meal box, look on the bottom and somewhere it will say what toys are coming next, then after that. :)
idk, but McDonalds is fattening, so he doesnt need to go there, buy them at the toystore or whatever!Are Cars 2 toys comming to McDonald Happy Meals?
On the Happy Meal box, look on the bottom and somewhere it will say what toys are coming next, then after that. :)
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