Donating old magazines?

[k]

Does anyone know if there is an organization in West Seattle that takes old magazines? I know I can recycle them, but if someone could use them….

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[Irukandji]

Our former preschool teacher used to collect them (not the naughty ones) so she could pull pictures for kids’ collages. Anyone out there in co-op preschool?

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[Irukandji]

Our former preschool teacher used to collect them (not the naughty ones) so she could pull pictures for kids’ collages. Anyone out there in co-op preschool?

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[flowerpetal]

I have given away magazines quickly by listing these on Craigslist’s free site. Frequently they have gone to nonprofits including women’s shelters.

They have always gone quickly that way.

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[flowerpetal]

I have given away magazines quickly by listing these on Craigslist’s free site. Frequently they have gone to nonprofits including women’s shelters.

They have always gone quickly that way.

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[beachdrivegirl]

Ditto to Irunkandji. Also on that note- i know my mom being a teacher for years also collected old carpet scraps, wall paper scraps, and tile scraps etc. She was able to help create some fun & unique art work inexpensively- which is huge since most of what teachers buy for their classrooms comes out of their pockets!! :)

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[beachdrivegirl]

Ditto to Irunkandji. Also on that note- i know my mom being a teacher for years also collected old carpet scraps, wall paper scraps, and tile scraps etc. She was able to help create some fun & unique art work inexpensively- which is huge since most of what teachers buy for their classrooms comes out of their pockets!! :)

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[ghar72]

I usually take them to the Delridge library. They have a spot in the front vestibule where you can leave them for others to go through. Not all branches do this though. I know the SW branch doesn’t. I like the idea for shelters a lot. My sister was saying recently that someone needs to develop some type of a magazine exchange program. Kind of like a freecycle or kashless for mags. Wouldn’t that be cool?

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[ghar72]

I usually take them to the Delridge library. They have a spot in the front vestibule where you can leave them for others to go through. Not all branches do this though. I know the SW branch doesn’t. I like the idea for shelters a lot. My sister was saying recently that someone needs to develop some type of a magazine exchange program. Kind of like a freecycle or kashless for mags. Wouldn’t that be cool?

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[JoB]

i would love to see that..

i hate recycling them

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[JoB]

i would love to see that..

i hate recycling them

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[karen]

This will not directly answer your question but since the topic came up. . .

As a preschool teacher of kids who do not yet handle scissors easily, it’s always wonderful to get pictures that are already cut out of magazines. We use them a lot for collages but kids can usually glue way faster than I can cut!

Also, most of the preschool teachers I know use “found” objects for art. Like mentioned – carpet scraps, fabric pieces, broken jewelry, small game pieces, puzzle pieces, etc. As long as it’s not too small for little hands to grasp, it’s usually great to work with.

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[karen]

This will not directly answer your question but since the topic came up. . .

As a preschool teacher of kids who do not yet handle scissors easily, it’s always wonderful to get pictures that are already cut out of magazines. We use them a lot for collages but kids can usually glue way faster than I can cut!

Also, most of the preschool teachers I know use “found” objects for art. Like mentioned – carpet scraps, fabric pieces, broken jewelry, small game pieces, puzzle pieces, etc. As long as it’s not too small for little hands to grasp, it’s usually great to work with.

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