Oh I so agree! I have been able to sell off most of my battery operated/1use only/rarely played with toys (can't talk them out of the power tools; they love those!) and been able to reinvest that money in the larger base structures they all love to have inside & out. If I could have advised myself back then when I was buying for the daycare (or my own kids for that matter) I would have spent way less (if at all) buying things at retail$...and look in my own kitchen cupboard junk drawer![]()