This is a wonderful post but I expected it to be.😀 You children are blessed and will totally appreciate their childhood later on in life. As I read your post and your children sourcing what they need - I had flashbacks to my childhood. When we played with our dolls, my sister and I used to leave our plastic cups and saucers to make more from clay. We even build a house from clay as the doll-house was too small.
Less is indeed - so much more!!