March is National Craft Month! So, before March ends (and I am ready for it to end because our March has been really cold) I wanted to post about this happy little project I came across. It is a fun way to spread a little good cheer, or as it has been called...random acts of crafting.
The Toy Society spreads love throughout the streets of the world. Nothing to it really just a bunch of handmade toys looking for a nice home. What started as a small street art project in Australia is slowly spreading around the world.
The Toy Society is a world-wide collective of toy makers – of varying skill levels– who make toys and leave them as gifts for perfect strangers. The project was started in Australia in June 2008 by a local crafter, Bianca, as an attempt to create a ‘something for nothing’ experience for anyone who discovered a toy.
What started as a small personal project has now spread around the world and become known as a Random Act of Craft. There are more than 3200 members throughout the world who have collectively gifted more than 1800 lovingly handmade toys to perfect strangers since the project began.
When a member leaves a toy gift it’s called a “Toy Drop” and is posted on The Toy Society blog and assigned a drop number. Each toy is safely sealed, with a note to the finder, inside a ziploc bag – to protect from the elements. The toy is then left to be found with a tag attached inviting the finder to “Take Me Home I’m Yours.”
Finders are invited, but not expected, to let The Toy Society know they have found a toy, and these notes are also posted here on the blog. But it’s not expected to hear back from finders; The Toy Society is about giving someone something and expecting absolutely nothing in return, which is a real rarity these days.
Drops and finds can be tracked on the blog, either in numerical order as they are posted, or by country tags, or by themes. The blog is maintained by a team of volunteers from around the world.
Crafters of all levels are welcome to participate – even beginners and kids.
Get Involved:
The process is fairly simple and sounds like a lot of fun! Anyone wishing to participate will need to sign up for the Toy Society, create a handmade toy, place it inside a Ziploc bag with a form downloaded from the site and leave it in a random location. Each crafter also registers their "drop" on the Toy Society site and hopefully the "finders" will visit the site as per the instructions on the form and talk about finding the toy. This is about giving for giving's sake.
Source: The Toy Society Blog
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