My youngest son had this large, stuffed Elmo toy. The thing was dirty and nasty. It used to talk when you hugged it, but the sound box broke and now it made this weird farting noise (the boys did think that was cooler). Plus now that my little guy is in 1st grade, he has really outgrown Elmo. So I wanted to throw the toy out. It wasn't even fit for donation, that's how gross it was. Of course as soon as I tried, my little guy grabbed it and hid it in his room, professing his love for this toy *sigh. So what to do... My husband joked that we cut Elmo with his pocket knife. That's when it hit me, Destroy It! Don't get me wrong, my little guy is a sweet heart. But like most boys his age, he loves to destroy things. So I asked him if he wanted to rip Elmo apart. His eyes lit up and he was ready to go. We started with a scissors. When that didn't work, we moved onto a bread knife. I should note that the entire operation was closely supervised. I would never give a 6 year old a bread knife and let him 'have at it'. He was laughing so hard as he tore Elmo apart. It wound up being a fun time for the whole family, and I got to get rid of a nasty toy, without any fighting or tears. Seems like a success to me! And as a side note, I did get him to say "There can be only ONE!" As he held Elmo's head up. LOL, he didn't get it, but it gave me a chuckle.
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