I found a really interesting article and decided to share it with you, guys! 
Lately, I have been really thinking about how many toys our children have. They have so many toys that when they get new ones, they play with them for a day or two and then they get tossed into the toy box with the rest of them. The toys are overwhelming.
If you are like me, you are tired of seeing so many toys.
Take this quiz to find out: Do my kids have too many toys?
1- Do they play with one toy for more than 15 minutes at a time (instead of switching from activity to activity)?
2- Do they complain about being bored?
3- Do they ask for more things (toys on commercials and toys in stores) more than once a day or every few days?
4- Do they act grateful for what they have? Do they write thank you notes for their gifts? Do they take care of what they have?
5- If a toy breaks, do they expect that they (or you) will buy a new one to replace it?
If you answered yes to three or more, I would say that your child probably has more toys than they need.
Getting rid of all toys isn?t something that I want to do or that I would advice you to do. Scaling back is a different story.
Why I want to clear out a LOT Of their toys:
1- Mess: Toys cause a mess. Our 5 & 6 year old clean up after themselves (See my post on teaching a child to keep their room clean), for the most part, but our 2 year old does not. He is finally starting to, but it is a slow process.
2- Too many toys limit imagination. If you walked into a room with 1000 necklaces and someone told you to put one on, you would feel overwhelmed. I think it can be the same way with kids. When they walk into a playroom and are told to play with a toy, they feel overwhelmed. I try to keep our toys in ?areas? (housekeeping, animals, vehicles), but it can still be a lot to take in when you are a child.
3- Greed: I find that the more that they have, the more that they want. I often think that if our children had less, they may want for less. I feel guilty when we are out and they ask for something. I DO NOT feel guilty saying no, but I feel guilty, as a Mom, that they are asking. To me, that signifies greed (and partly that they are children, after all, but I still don?t want a spoiled child). They don?t ask often, thankfully, but they do ask. I know some children that will get a toy or something every time that they go out. I want to say ?Wait! Stop! Just think about what you are teaching them! How will they ever be able to tell themselves NO when they are adults?? I try to teach our children about money. I want them to be generous adults, share what they have, and not have to rely on things for happiness.
So what do we do about it?
A friend of mine took all of her kid?s toys away for a few months. She did give most of them back, but in the meantime, she said that they MADE toys out of things like paper plates and toilet paper rolls (empty). She loved it and after a week, the kids didn?t even ask for them. It cut back on cleaning, arguments and entitlement.
I took away about 1/2 of our kid?s toys in December, permanently. A friend of mine was collecting toys for refugees and our kids really did a great job giving toys away. At first, the idea didn?t go over well, but I gave them a week to deal with the thought of giving away so many toys before we actually did it. When the time came, they were ready and willing. I went back later and gathered up a lot more. Since then, we have had holidays and birthdays and visits from Grandparents, which all mean that they toy stash has gone back up. (Time to go through them again).