Are you also sweating over the calendar gift rush for Christmas? Two sisters have found the solution - without it costing a single krone.
This weekend, the sisters are opening the doors to their Christmas bazaar - where you can take all the Christmas gifts you want - completely free.
The toys are ready in the hall and have been donated throughout the year. (Photo: © Private photo) 23 minutes ago
December is approaching, and so is the gift rush. Besides Christmas presents, you might also need to buy calendar gifts and Advent gifts for the kids, and once you've finally wrapped your 30+ gifts, your head is just as full as your wallet is empty.
But that won't be the case in Auning on Djursland.
Two sisters are opening the doors this weekend to their Christmas bazaar with the concept 'swap for new - reuse and Christmas coziness.' Throughout the year, families with children have been able to donate all the toys and clothes they could spare, and the sisters have collected them; and now they are ready in the hall in Auning, where the same people who donated can shop for all the things they need - without having to take any money out of their pockets.
- My sister Pernille got the idea because a few years ago, around Christmas time, she was sitting with a colleague who had three children and had to go out and buy 72 Advent calendar gifts. It sounds crazy when you put it that way, especially when Christmas presents are added on top. So we thought, you must be able to do this in a better way than spending a lot of money on it, says Christina Andersen.
Since April, Christina and Pernille Andersen have been collecting donations. Everyone who has donated is on a list, and only those people are allowed to take new toys home from the bazaar. (Photo: © Private photo)
They looked around their own homes and realized they had a lot of toys lying around that were perfectly fine but no longer being used.
- It can save a family from having to buy 72 calendar gifts. And it can save parents from worrying about the financial aspect. This is our contribution to ensuring everyone gets the opportunity, without having to think about the cost.
- The most important thing for us is that all children get to experience the magic of Christmas, adds Christina Andersen.
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You donate what you can - and take what you need
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That's why the sisters have been busy throughout the year. They have received over 2,000 items, and they have sorted and cleaned everything. All puzzles have been checked, and all electronics have been tested.
- It has exceeded all expectations. We are approaching 100 families who have donated. And it's EVERYTHING that has come in. Bikes, drones, clothes, we're up to around 300-400 puzzles and board games. I don't think there's a single toy we haven't had in our hands, says Christina Andersen with a laugh.
And the sisters have insisted that there is no 'accounting' of how much each person has donated and how much they are then allowed to take.
- If you could spare two things at home, but can use 50 new things, then you take 50. It shouldn't be money that separates people. Everyone should be able to give their children gifts, especially in December, so we all help each other, Christina Andersen firmly states.
The sisters have sorted items based on whether they themselves would give the things to their own children as Christmas gifts. They have received everything from bikes to drones. (Photo: © Private photo)
When the bazaar closes on Sunday, local daycare centers and after-school programs are invited to come and take what they can use. And if there is anything left over, it will be taken to the Mother's Help organization in Randers.
If you've only just heard about this now and would like to participate, it's too late to swap for new items this year. But the sisters promise they will repeat the success next year, and everyone is welcome to join.
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