After the Halloween celebration, the Parents’ Association, chaired by Aurélie Gardes, proposed the toy and childhood bag on Sunday 27 November. And it was inside the Côtè-Lère room, similar to a Santa Claus department store, that the entertainment took place. Many parents accompanied by their children strolled through the aisles of the town hall, finding toys, board games and childcare accessories arranged on around forty tables made available to around fifteen exhibitors. Throughout the day, buyers were able to browse the stalls in search of the coveted object and negotiate it at the right price. Among the many visitors on the day, Marlène, a young mother, underlined: “The idea is to please at a low price and thus lighten the budget for end-of-year gifts”. Marine and Kevin, a 30-year-old couple who arrived without children, explained their approach: “We come to buy used toys, but we still want to keep the surprise effect of discovering presents, which is why our two children are away.” Among the exhibitors, Robert, in his 50s, accustomed to garage sales, held a booth with multiple toys, ranging from toy trains to current game consoles, not to mention the ever-popular board games. At the end of the exhibition, the Caussade seller commented on this type of event: “Due to the current economic crisis, spending is tightening. In addition, offering used toys is no longer taboo. More and more people are turning to this type of animation.” During the day, a stand of pancakes and other sweets held by the volunteers of the association made it possible to satisfy all the delicacies, with in the end a useful harvest for the benefit of the pupils of the school group.
Note: in the reception hall of the town hall, in a beautiful spirit of solidarity, the president of the association had made available to visitors an urn for collecting donations for the Telethon.
