Joigny: a toy and second-hand clothing store for children will open in the city center

From this Wednesday, the association Les Petits Marioles in Joigny is collecting toys and children's clothes, in view of the opening of its shop, place Jean de Joigny le 1er next September. You can drop off your donations at the shop on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

All types of toys have their place

In its workshop, the association has already collected dozens of toys. "There, we have a train-puzzle on which we can add elements", shows Thomas, co-founder of the association, "we have a Hello Kitty car, there at the bottom, I think it will please. We have also a lot of board games, car circuits, children's books, etc."

These games and toys are sometimes neglected by children for a good reason, explains Thomas: "Some games like Lego, Duplo or Playmobil, are not necessarily complete but we keep them incomplete. And then slowly but surely, we try to complete the characters, the vehicles to try to sell them in the most complete state possible."

Repairing electronic toys, not easy

But faced with electronic breakdowns, which are very common on toys, the association intends to call on another Jovinian association. "For everything electronic, we will work with the Repair Café", specifies Thomas. "They are specialized in electronic objects, knowing that the repair of a toy, it must be done in a very safe way so that the toy can be resold to children."

The association Les Petits Marioles will offer solidarity prices, very low compared to the price of new. Currently, it has about ten volunteers and hopes to eventually be able to create at least one job.