Hello All.
I’d really appreciate some honest feedback on a small business idea I’m exploring.
I have a background in playwork and child development, and over the years I’ve found myself regularly helping friends and family reset toy rooms, play spaces and children’s bedrooms - so it’s started to feel like a natural extension to want to turn it into a small business.
The idea is a collaborative “Toy Reset” service, designed to help families reduce the volume of toys in the home in a calm, practical and non-judgemental way.
Not Pinterest-style organising or endless labelled boxes - More helping people who feel emotionally stuck on what to keep, what’s genuinely still played with, and where to even begin once things have quietly built up over time.
I suppose the easiest way to describe it is a bit like “Sort Your Life Out”… but focused purely on toys and children’s spaces.
Over time I’ve picked up lots of practical methods and gentle ways of approaching toy decluttering that seem to work really well, particularly for families who feel a bit overwhelmed by the process or unsure where to start.
The concept would be built around school hours (or another convenient time), as it’s often much harder to make decisions when children are present and suddenly every toy becomes the 'favourite' again.
We would never remove genuinely loved toys — the aim is simply to make fewer toys work better for play, while creating spaces that feel calmer and easier to manage day to day.
It’s also intended to feel supportive and collaborative rather than a “done for you” service. We’d work through decisions together, with everything outgrown, broken or no longer needed removed on the same day and thoughtfully passed on to local charities and families where possible.
A big part of the idea is that parents aren’t left with piles of bags sitting in hallways or endless trips to the charity shop afterwards - everything is handled for you where possible.
I’d genuinely love honest thoughts:
• Would this feel useful or unnecessary to you?
• Is it something you could imagine paying for?
• And what would make this feel like a really valuable, gold-standard service?
Many Thanks in advance.