How much of your kids stuff do you keep?

[CousinGreg55]

I have 3 dc (boys) 2 teens and a 12 yo. We have loads of books, games and toys from when they were younger.
I have given away/thrown away/charity shopped lots of stuff already but we still have loads remaining. We are lucky to have lots of storage which is probably why I have been slow to do this.
I wondered how much stuff other people keep? To get rid of it all seems to be throwing away memories .

I have 4 boys, oldest is 12, youngest is 5. We don't have that much storage space and I hate clutter, so I have been gradually removing things that are too young for the youngest as soon as I notice that they haven't been played with for a while.
I box them up, put them temporarily in the garage and wait to see if anyone asks for anything. If they don't, I ask after a few weeks/months (whenever I remember) if it's OK with them to pass it on. They take a look, sometimes the youngest takes one or two things out, and then I pass the rest on to friends with younger kids or give to charity. I keep a few things out of sentimentality, but try to keep that to a minimum.

All games gone other than ones that can be played by adults.
All books gone other than about 5 sentimental ones.
They have a soft toy each still on their beds but all others gone

Nothing in the way of toys or games. I'm not attached to "stuff" in that way, also I live in a flat with no loft and only one storage cupboard so I have barely any room. I have one box with some sentimental bits in like my scan photos, his hospital wristband and first outfit, and mother's day cards/pictures he made for me when he was little.

I don't keep anything really. My eldest has kept a few of his favourite soft toys, but games, things like Lego and plastic toys I either sell, pass on or bin depending on condition. Most stuff ends up broken or in bad condition. I've got 4 kids though and a relatively small house so I can't afford to hold onto stuff and I wouldn't want it lying around if it's not going to be used anymore. I'm sure my other kids will keep a few favourite soft toys but everything else will be gone.

I had a huge clear out before Christmas and gave the toys to a local church who give the toys directly to families who are struggling. I wanted this rather than a charity shop. The same with all their clothes/trainers in good condition go to another free hand out charity place.

Physical items kept, coming home outfit, hospital wristbands, a clean first size nappy, their first shoes plus a toddler t shirt each that I loved. Also a few books that we read to them and my Mum read to them, she is sadly no longer with us.

All cards/drawings etc have been photographed because then it is forever and I don't need to rummage through a box to find it.

The only games we have kept are ones we still play as adults, my youngest is 18.

Very few things. Don't have storage.

Cards and pictures are scanned and in the cloud.
Sentimental stuff in a box in the loft.

We kept everything from DD1. DD2 has been using it when age appropriate. Keeping it again and DS will use it when age appropriate after he’s born.

DH and I have decided to do a car boot once a year for when DS grows out of things so we can clear it out and not have too much stuff cluttering up our house. We’ll keep any firm favourites or sentimental things but not just general toys.

Not much really. A couple of items of clothing with sentimental value, but outgrown books, toys and games are taken to the charity shop.

I have a box with a few baby bits somewhere, but other then that everything goes once outgrown.

Quite a few books, only a couple of toys, quite a few soft toys and loads of schleich. Best artwork in memory boxes. Not clothes, though there are a couple I kind of wish I had kept.

Too much. Kids are 28/30. I asked them if I could throw their 26 years(13x2) of homework diaries out and they looked at me as if I was mad for keeping any of them! I have a huge loft.

My DD is only 2 but I got rid of her baby stuff last year and planning to go through her toys again at Easter and take some to a charity shop. I am only keeping some toys that are from my childhood that my parents gave her when she was born.

I've kept a lot of their books, some very special clothes and toys, some of their artwork and lots of their little notes and cards to me. My own mother hated clutter and never kept any of my things. As soon as I had outgrown them they were gone. So I've always tried to hold onto some things.

I keep things that are personal to them - schoolwork, workbooks, artwork. I keep toys and clothes until the youngest is too young, then I throw out or sell on. I've kept a few items of baby items from each. One day I'd like to scan/photograph the schoolwork and art, we do plan to downsize eventually!