TheAcadémie de Versailles, theAcadémie de Créteil and Ecomaison are once again organizing an educational toy drive for nursery and elementary schools.New this year, 2 collèges are testing the scheme.
The toy drive will take place from November 17, 2025 to January 16, 2026, in 340 schools (nursery and elementary) and 2 secondary schools in the Versailles and Créteil academic regions. 15 players in the Social and Solidarity Economy are mobilized to collect all the toys dropped off by children.
Much more than a collection, a real educational approach
This fourth edition is an opportunity to deepen a global approach to sustainable development education , and to give children a playful way of understanding the importance of donations in preserving the environment and making a gesture of solidarity.
Every year, the teaching staff of the Académie de Versailles and Ecomaison work together to improve the educational content and communication tools available to teachers and their students.
Schools have the opportunity to get involved in reuse and recycling of toys by developing an educational project on waste prevention and management, the fight against waste and solidarity. Numerous tools are available: educational booklet, booklet of examples of practices from previous operations, communication kit...
This action is therefore an opportunity for pupils to develop a wide range of learning skills from an early age:
- work on the citizen's path by arousing children's interest in an object they've enjoyed playing with,
- raise awareness of donation and solidarity,
- start or deepen a global approach to sustainable development.
To find out more, watch the explanatory video from Ecomaison's Toys Project Manager.
Solidarity, one of the key messages of this fund-raising campaign
Since the first edition, there have been :
34 solidarity-based reuse players involved
+ over 35 tonnes of toys collected
50% toys collected are reused
of which 3/4 for resale at solidarity prices
The collection in brief :
When? From November 17, 2025 to January 16, 2026.
How? Ecomaison provides schools in the Académie de Versailles and Créteil with collection bins where you can drop off your children's used or unused toys and games.Once the bins are full, they are collected by Social and Solidarity Economy structures, whose mission is to restore the object to its original condition, so that it can then be enjoyed by another child. If it can't be re-used, the toy is recycled.
Which toys and games are concerned?
All toys (figurines, building sets, board games, outdoor games, plush toys, toy cars, dolls, etc.) can be deposited in the collection bins.
Pitfalls to avoid
Battery-operated toys (remote-controlled cars, electronic robots, etc.), sports equipment and childcare articles are not collected as part of this program. The recycling of these items is handled by other eco-organizations specialized in the management of such equipment. Textbooks and writing materials should also be excluded from Ecomaison containers.