Whilst my attempts at home education of Jay have been somewhat successful, the real credit for Jay being able to divide oranges into equal piles of segments for us all to share must go to Theos Dios. His patience in the mornings and ability to play on his own has been essential when trying to sellotape basic arithmetic to Jay's brain. But after a few days, my guilt at watching Theo banging a few plastic bottles together grew too large and I resolved to score him some toys.
After failing to find anything nice in a couple of second hand stores, I found out about the Toy Libraries. Not just an option for those that can't afford toys, Epsom Toy Library provides a social drop in on wednesday mornings and a chance to act like a kid with the keys to a toy shop. Membership entitles you to 3 of the big bags, 2 of the small bags and a puzzle. You then get to stand in a small room stacked to the ceiling with toys and decide which you'd like. Then the admin, you have to check the detailed inventory of lego pieces before signing out your bags of plastic stuff.
The toys are all in good condition, there are no weapons, and best of all, you get to bring them back and swap them for new ones once you start getting bored of clearing them up all the time.
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