Christmas has just passed and perhaps your house is now filled with excess toys and packaging.
Over summer we have been talking about toy quality and how some last, while others don’t, which toys are great to have and which ones we will forget about in one week.
From this we have decided to write letters to toy companies and asking them to make changes to the material toys and their packaging is made out of.
I have done this in class with a group of Year 2 students so any age group can follow the following formula to make a letter be read and replied to.
Here is a suggestion of how to get children to enjoy writing letters to companies of their favourite toys…. It’s simple and allows the children to still enjoy having toys – but gets them to think about how small changes can make a big difference!
Dear (Try to find the name of the CEO),
- Talk about why you love their toys and all of the things you like to do with them.
- Give them a suggestion as to how these toys could be changed so they have less of a devastating effect on the environment.
- Tell them that you hope you can see a change and you are looking forward to a reply.
- Sign off and add a return address.
Can you inspire your child to write a letter to a company asking them to make a change for the good of the world?
