The EASIEST Method for Decluttering Your Kids Toys
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I have grandchildren and we only have a few things for them to play with. Too many choices and they are just overwhelmed and don't really play!! I love seeing my granddaughter pretend cooking in her kitchen, playing with her baby dolls and building leg towers. We need to go back to the basics of more simplistic play. Thank you Margaret for this video. God bless you and your family!❤❤
Yes, so well said Sheri! I love this. And thank you for those kind words!! Same to you and your sweet family.
Things will definitely get easier with the stuff for kids over time. I have been a minimalist for nearly 19 years now, and when my oldest was little, we had a lot given to us that I over time would give away to other people. By the time he was ten and my second was eight, they only had LEGOs and a trainset. That was it. My now 16 year old STILL plays with his LEGOs (very creatively builds things), but now the 18 year-old has a computer (with restrictions) and that is it. He draws. He is my major minimalist child (only likes wearing black and grey for instance - his choice). My 16 year old likes stuff but is good at limiting things, but man does he want more, so we are teaching him about that since he will be getting a job soon (my rule for my kids is they have to have a job at 16+). Then our youngest is a toddler (age gap surprise baby)! We just don't have much for him at all because I learned what works and what doesn't work from when my older two were little. You learn to balance and see what should stay or go per personality. I think it helps is that I implemented a rule. They share a bedroom and they could only bring one toy to the living room at a time. It looks like you have a whole playroom, so that would cause them to want to have a full mess there filled with things and in their bedroom too. They will make things travel from place to place and won't use it all. Your kids are still young enough to learn a lot and understand it over time. I love your little library by the way. Very cute. You did a great job decluttering it all and I can see the overwhelm in your eyes!
Love this, thank you for sharing your wisdom! I appreciate it...and love hearing other mommas stories.
I just did this last week! My toy rotation is phenomenal/great success. I separated the toys into bins based on their type of toy. I then put colored circle stickers on the bins and the same on the calendar by weekly. They only play with one big bin (and sometimes one little bin) weekly. It helps clear my brain from being bogged down from the decisions of it all. My 3 and 2 YO are now able to clean up the toys easily because they all go into the one bin. AND they have played so much more creatively this week and with so many fewer toys!
Such a satisfying before and after, but most importantly, thanks for sharing that the kids will be OK (and even better off) with fewer toys. Its been our experience too.
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And how great for you guys to be getting into home soon. That's an exciting happening!
Thank you for all these kind words. I'm so excited to get into a home too:) Can hardly wait!
Great motivational video!! I don't have little ones... but when my grandchildren come visit...I only bring out a few things and there favorite books!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your life! It has changed mine for the better! ❤ it also trips me out when you edit and there’s two of you on the screen 🤣
my 4 year old constantly asks for this we’ve put aside when I use this method - she remembers every.single.item!!
Same with my two daughters, they have great imagination and use everything for their play. e.g. They cannot have only one doll each...they often play about school, so they take out about 8 of them a care about each, crazy 😅
I actually hear this a lot with girls! I talked with a momma who brought her young daughter into the process with her! So interesting and she even said her daughter understood the concepts. I know there's a lot that goes into that, but just wanted to share that success story! Amazing how different girls and boys were created!
There were several parts of this video that made me laugh out loud! Thank you for giving me the encouragement and motivation to do a toy declutter because the problem is definitely me as well. 😂
Same !!! 😂
hahaha, that makes me so happy! I love making others smile. Thanks for sharing that!
Ready to tackle ours!! Thanks Margaret 🎉
Yes! So welcome, enjoy the process!
I have a 3 year old boy. I recently left him with his books, balls, and stuffies. His floor is almost spotless.
When he saw he didn’t ask where his crap was. He said “wow!!!!!! So much room! Thank you mommy!!!!”
And now his baby brother has more space to crawl after him while they make their caves.
Toys are such a scam!
Oh and you said you’re moving from an apartment to a home. That’s so exciting!! But I just wanted to remind you (and me) that just because we are in apartments doesn’t mean this isn’t “home”. I’ve been trying to shift my mindset too. This is home too ❤ but congrats!! We hope to get that house and backyard soon ourselves 😊
What! What's amazing! They totally are--we're reading Little house on the Prairie right now too, and it's proving that point deep within my soul right now, haha.
Girl! How did you know I needed a quick way to find a new pediatrician! ?love this video per usual and your honest vibe! Always a friend from a far that helps me more than she can imagine. Always thank you for the inspo! * I always thought I was the only stressed out mama about clutter lol
I also now regret donating the same black bin you have to try this method!! 😅
hahaha, oh no! Yes I ALWAYS keep my bins in storage, they stack nicely and with as much as we moved I learned to keep them. Thanks
I think I might do toy rotation too, I often feel very overwhelmed by all the toys, stuff, books. The visual clutter is making me anxious a lot. I already did one of my children's room and their closet, and ended up taking a cabinet away, filling 1 container worth of blankets, baby stuff that's not worth keeping, sleeping sacks that are too small for my youngest, old muslins and such. And another big bag of stuff I don't intend keeping. Sadly the 2th hand market is flooded, so you don't get a very good price back on your investments, but for now, I can take them to goodwill and see what they do with it. 😊 as long if it's not here in my house. 😂 and still have a lot of sorting to do ❤
Try a church nursery or a school too! Some family chiropractic offices would appreciate toys too:)
@margaretmatheny yea, can do that too. Thanks! 😘
Love love love this! Thank you for the inspiration!
So welcome! Thanks for being here
Been checking frequently for you to post this video after the last one saying you were gonna do this lol question though: what did you keep out for them and how is it organized in the closet? You mentioned showing/telling that part in the video, but didn't include it.
I’ll be sharing in one of my next videos!! I’d be happy to share now:
Figgy play couch,
Magnetic tiles,
Lego bin,
A few soft sport balls(soccer, basketball),
We have a baseball tee that he hits balls from,
Play silk,
One of them has a nerf gun,
2 trucks for my littlest!
-also still finding those suction arrows and found a few items under their bed too that are lingering(I’ll send those to the shed this weekend if they aren’t playing with them)
@margaretmatheny thank you for taking time to respond 😊 I have enjoyed your channel for several years now. My children are similar age, but 2 girls and one boy! Our toys are pretty minimal compared to anyone I know (basically just 6 cube shelf totes that are categorized and then the toddler has another bucket, but he plays with the girls stuff too), but it's still overwhelming. I always look to see what you're doing with your kids stuff and family habits for inspiration! Thank you for providing motivational and Godly content 🥰
It feels like there is so much more space (see what I did there;-)?) since your last video where you opened up about the struggle with Minimalism and having kids, I like it very much! You have inspired me a lot, and love to see this new try-outs with toy rotation and other stuff❤😊
Thank you so much! I'm so glad it touched and helped you
I love your videos Margaret ❤️ also you look so much like the movie star Keri Russel if you didn’t know :)
I love Sara silks!! I have a red one and green one we and it’s been fire for everything and green was grass or a dragon. Blue has been the ocean with magatiles boats have sailed many adventures.
Ah, yes amazing! I definitely want to get another color:) Haha, that's the sweetest thing!
Very inspiring! Great video ❤😊
Thanks so much!!
Great video! I’m inspired to do this with our toys too.
Would love it if you shared some of you favourite books
oh yes, I can definitely do that! I'll show our toys and books in a future video:)
Really appreciate this! I fully agree with you!
Love it. ❤
Thanks, Katharina!! So glad you're here.
Trust me, we all feel that way. We feel guilty. Less is better. Cards are the best.
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I am so very curious... do you ever declutter something and then think later, "man I wish we still had that?" If so, do you replace it?
Yep, but only with 1 thing that I can really remember. In the very beginning, I gave away our Cuisinart stand mixer(still new in the box)---I actually sold it, but I wish I still had it!
Where do you find your play silks? I would love some for my girls!
Sarah Silks!
You have a certain glow right now...:)
You're on to somethin :))))
I only dont understand the rug on rug thingy :/ i would switch the big sofa and library and little sofa from the ending.
I just didn't like the rug that came with the apartment and had this rug:) It made me happier. No purpose behind it except for joy, haha.
@margaretmatheny and what is under the gray rug? Its wood? solid? i dont know anything about american ppl homes. :/
I just did this same thing today and thought I did great...but my kids have way more toys than this 🥴 maybe I will do it again in a few months!
So great to just start! Great job, momma!
I would love to hear more about your homeopathic remedies for your sick kiddos. I would like to transition to this but feel overwhelmed.
Hi. Totally get that! I just type in "best homeopathy for cough/flu/any symptom" and a few of the top homeopathy sites usually pop up for me. They have explanations of each homeopathy and how it could help a specific symptom. I was able to dive in because of this little method. For instance, there is a different homeopathy for each type of cough--it gets detailed, which for me was such a relief! I know exactly what to pull out when it's a mucusy, congested cough. You've got this!! There are lots of good homeopathic accounts to follow on IG too.
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