Anyone want to join me for a school holiday decluttering thread?

[NickNacks]

Slowly but surely our little house has developed a problem. She's run out of space!

Added to the problem that we are all a bit crap about putting things away after we are finished with them and I am a childminder, something has got to give and some serious getting rid has to happen.

I have a fairly quiet school holidays approaching so plan to sort it out in time for a stress free start to the school year.

Would anyone like to join me?

[OneArt]

Yes I agree with you Leeloo. Although it's a bit frustrating for my decluttering aims, it's really nice to see them enjoying their old toys again. Novelty value hasn't worn off yet this morning!

[Leeloo2]

Yes, I completely share your frustration! Perhaps it shows that toy rotation would work well with their ages/stage of development?

If you think they just have too much though, then on the marie kondo theme of keeping what you love, I'd overtly make a point of saying to them, that you'd thought they'd outgrown these toys, but as they are really enjoying and loving them then they should stay for now. BUT that they need to have a home so that they don't get damaged. Then I'd do a dramatic glance towards the toy shelves and ask which toys can be put away, or are 'too young' for them and 'can go to the poor children with no toys' (eg the charity shop), to make a lovely space for the ones they are enjoying so much.

They might surprise you with what they all willing to cull, but if not, at least its instilling the idea for the future that they can't keep every thing that ever comes into their lives, because there just isn't room!