By Ashleigh Fielding | posted on February 13, 2020
THOUSANDS of dollars worth of new toys are now ready and waiting for children and their families to ‘check out’ from the revamped Rainbow Coast Toy Library.
Now located at the former kindergarten rooms at St Joseph’s College, the toy library, which allows families to borrow six toys for three weeks at a time, is raring to go and welcomes new members.
It recently celebrated its 30th birthday and with that, secured the upgraded facility and additional grants to now have a toy library worth at least $20,000.
President Michelle Hassell said there was more than enough toys to share around.
“We really want to promote stopping unnecessary expenditure and reusing, instead of sending old toys to landfill,” she said.
“Studies have shown children get bored of toys after about one and a half weeks, so why not borrow different toys all the time?”
Ms Hassell said educational resources were also available at the toy library to assist children with school readiness.
The volunteer-based organisation is open 10am to noon every Saturday and has more than 50 families already utilising its products.
Ms Hassell hopes now that the new library is fully operational, more families will sign up for a membership.