How It Works

How it works:

  1. Become a Member:

    Choose from our membership options. Once you have purchased a membership, you will receive an email within 24-48 hours with your username and a prompt to create a password. This will give you access to reserve toys.

  2. Reserve your toys:

    Look through our toy catalog and reserve your toys by Monday before exchange day (Wednesdays). You may reserve as many toys as your membership allows. Read about our point system below. We will lovingly box up your toys and have them ready for you! Worried you’'ll miss the reservation window? We’ll send a reminder email!

  3. Receive your toys:

    Your toys will be dropped off on your front porch on exchange day (Wednesdays). Please send us a message if you have any special drop off/pickup notes, like toys being placed somewhere particular. You’ll receive a message when your new set of toys have been delivered!

  4. Play!

    Enjoy your toys for two weeks! If you love them and no one else has reserved them, you’re welcome to extend your current set by another two weeks.

  5. Return and repeat:

    Simply clean your toys and place them back in their packaging and toy box. On exchange day, leave the set of toys on your porch and get ready for a new set to be delivered! Lose or break a toy? It happens! Click here for what to do. If you forget to put your old toy set out, we’ll try again on another day and there will be a small missed pick up fee.

The Point System:

Based on your membership level, you have either 5 or 10 points to check out at any given time. When you return a set of toys, you will be able to receive a new set on the same day,

Each toy has an assigned point value based on the monetary value of the item. 1 point = approximately $25 in value. No items, despite value, are valued over 4 points. This ensures you will always be able to check out more than one toy during each rental period.

For example, you have a regular membership which allows you to borrow 5 points worth of items. Maybe this exchange you choose:

Pikler triangle (4 points)

Vet set (1 point)

Next time, you choose:

Horse stable (1 point)

Fireman costume (1 point)

Set of toy monkeys (1 point)

Lakeshore treehouse builder (2 points)