Question

How do you determine what toys to get rid of? I have 4 kids and I'm overwhelmed with toys. Some are just things I plan on keeping and packed up already. but some stuff they play with very little but then it disappears and they want it back.  

Answer 1

I felt like I couldn’t get rid of anything either so I made a toy rotation and it’s helped a lot. Anything they don’t ask for I get rid of after a couple of months. Making the toy rotation took a few days and a lot of clear storage bins but my house has been so clean since doing it and clean up only takes a few minutes each day.  

Comments

Also — anything that is broken, missing pieces, or is a duplicate is gone.  

Answer 2

If you have some storage space, you can put half toys away for a while and then switch them. My kids loved that because it felt like they got new toys.  

Answer 3

I have been doing too much purging lately. I have my keep section and than every so often go back through it again and again. it feels good to let go. I never thought I would say that. I have things from my 25 yr old still. lol

Answer 4

I rotate often so if they ask for something out ask what to put away or just have another thing out

Answer 5

Only keep what they can clean up themselves. Also, if you eliminate broken toys, toys missing pieces, tiny junk toys first you can see what you have left. I then group toys into categories and keep only so much from each- building toys, pretend play, etc.