Toy Dropping

Today was my birthday, and to celebrate I did a toy drop for The Toy Society. Nine drops, hitting both VCU and Carytown. It was difficult to drop when there weren’t a lot of people milling around, and we didn’t see anyone pick up one of the toys. I do hope they get picked up, though. When we were leaving the Carytown area, the three most obvious of our drops (outside Ben and Jerry’s, World of Mirth, and Chop Suey Tooey) were still sitting there.

I love the idea of the Toy Society, and while it isn’t graffiti knitting, it is similar. Putting out one’s craft for strangers to appreciate is certainly part of it. While with yarnbombing, it’s generally good for things to hang around, I like that this is a sort of thing that a person can take with them and cherish.

On the note of yarnbombing, all of the pieces I had put up around VCU on July 30th are gone. I know what I’ll be doing next though. I believe we’re going to hit Carystreet with door handle cozies. Dozens of them.

Anywho, to the pictures of my birthday drops.

A pile of tagged stuffies

Monster!

We had originally intended on dropped 25 packages, but there just wasn’t time or really the proper organization there. I do have the pieces cut for 16 more stuffies, so there will be more drops in the future.

VCU drop – near library

VCU drop – Monroe park

Crooks and Creatures bookstore drop. Children’s section.

VCU park bench drop – near dining hall

VCU drop – newspaper rack near gym

Cary Street newspaper box drop

Ben and Jerry’s drop

Chop Suey Tooey drop

World of Mirth drop

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