🎙️ 10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Decluttering Toys Before the Holiday Influx

Three things in this episode:

🙀 Overcoming toy overwhelm

🪴 Gain a new mindset around your home’s play areas

💪 Encouragement for progress over perfection

Episode Talking Points:

10 questions:

1. Is it broken or missing important (key word) pieces? Is it actually garbage?

2. Do my kids actually play with this — or just dump it out?

3. What does this toy spark in my kids and do I want this? Does this toy spark creativity? Cooperative play with siblings? Calm? You could also ask—How do you want your home to feel in this space? Does this item work toward that goal or against it?

4. Would my child even notice if this disappeared?

5. Would I buy this again today?

6. Is this age appropriate anymore? Is there something my child is ready to grow into that would replace this item instead?

7. Could this toy be replaced by something simpler? A follow up question here is— Is it a singular use toy or is it open ended? Can multiple toys be replaced by one more open ended toy?

8. Is this toy very similar or serving the same purpose as any other toy? Which can you keep, which can you get rid of?

9. Does this fit your values?

10. Could another child love this more right now?

Three quick pieces of advice:

* Start with the physically largest items.

* Boxes for donate, garbage, & attic (maybe)

* Involve kids over age 2

Remember:

We are creating room for good play, a joy filled space, and a home that you can manage well.

Your home doesn’t have to be perfect, but it should be peaceful enough for everyone to breathe.

Resources & Links:

* Nancy Ray’s Latest Podcast on Saturday Sabbath

* Natasha’s Amazon Storefront

* Email me for more info on being a kid home spaces coaching guinea pig! [email protected]

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Tash

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