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Purging Toys: How to Simplify the Toys & Why it Matters

March 14, 2021 6 Comments

I’m excited to share today’s guest post with you all about purging toys. Including why purging the toys is a key step to seeing progress simplifying your home. Today we’ll hear from Alyssa of Unbusy. She’s sharing her tips and suggestions for purging toys and giving your kids space to decompress from a mountain of toys. Test drive fewer toys (without the pressure) While I always encourage you to get your kids involved in purging toys and the decluttering process when you can, it’s not always easy. Sometimes it can be helpful to take the reins and let your kids […]

Decluttering

Decluttering with Kids: How to Handle Kid’s Artwork

February 28, 2021 2 Comments

Decluttering with kids often presents its own unique challenges. In today’s post, we’ll address one specific aspect of decluttering with kids: how to handle the artwork they create. Kid’s artwork can accumulate quickly If you have kids, you probably know how quickly they can create artwork. And how quickly you can become overwhelmed with drawings, coloring pages, crafts, worksheets, etc! It’s great to see your kids creating, drawing, coloring and experimenting with arts and crafts materials. But without a plan for how you’ll handle it, kid’s artwork can quickly and easily accumulate. Adding clutter to your home and becoming overwhelming. […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism, Simple Living

Minimalism with Kids: 14 ways simplifying benefits kids

June 30, 2019 No Comments

The idea of embracing minimalism with kids often gets a reputation for being challenging or even impossible. However, I think simplifying and moving towards minimalism is not only doable when you have kids, but a really positive thing to do! Today I’m sharing 14 ways simplifying your home and your life can benefit your kids. Not only is minimalism with kids possible, I think it’s an amazing gift to offer your kids and your whole family! **This post contains affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy here.** Can you even be a minimalist with a family? Minimalism often scares people […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism, Simple Living

Simple Christmas: Everything you Need to Simplify the Holidays

November 4, 2018 2 Comments

Today I’m sharing an awesome collection of posts to give you everything you’ll need to simplify the holidays. I’m gathering everything in one place to make it easy to create a simple Christmas this year. This collection of posts starts with big picture strategies you can use to keep your Christmas season as simple as possible. Then touches on how to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the influx of gifts during the holidays. And even gives you great gift ideas to give or suggest that won’t fill your house with clutter. I’ve gathered up all these posts in one place so […]

Home Tour, Minimalism, Simple Living

Minimalist Playroom Tour: Creating a Simple, Playful Space

June 17, 2018 14 Comments

I always find it interesting, helpful and inspiring to see how minimalism looks in other people’s homes and lives. Kid’s stuff and toys often seem to be one of the biggest hurdles many families face when simplifying and decluttering. Today I’m sharing a tour of our simplified, minimalist playroom to show you what minimalism looks like in our home. And hopefully, give you some inspiration and encouragement to tackle the toys in your house! **This post contains affiliate links. Click here for our full disclosure policy.** Our version of a real-life minimalist playroom Minimalism will mean something different to each […]

Decluttering, Intentional Living, Simple Living

How to Have a Simple Toy Rotation to Simplify Your Life

June 10, 2018 4 Comments

One of my saving graces while minimizing our kids’ toys has been setting up a simple toy rotation system. It’s well documented that kids do better with fewer toys. But sometimes you have great toys you don’t want to get rid of, but also don’t want out and available all at once. A simple toy rotation is a perfect way to keep fewer toys out at one time but still offer some variety in the toys for your kids. Why set up a toy rotation? If you find yourself with too many toys, even after you’ve gotten rid of any […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism

6 Reasons Why Fewer Toys are Better for Your Kids

June 3, 2018 15 Comments

Play is a child’s work. Playing is how kids learn about and discover the world around them. Because children learn through play, the toys our kids play with are more than just playthings. They are the tools of their job! Carefully choosing what kinds of toys we provide for our kids is important. But equally important is being intentional about the number of toys our children have. Today I’m sharing why fewer toys are better for your kids and your whole family! We live in a time when toys seem to be taking over many houses. In fact, research shows […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism

7 Easy Ways to Share Minimalism with Your Kids

March 11, 2018 6 Comments

A guest post by Rachel Watson Today I’m sharing a guest post from Rachel Watson of OurStart. Rachel’s sharing her tips and ideas to help share minimalism with your kids. Start with your “why” When choosing to declutter, simplify and embrace minimalism, it’s important to include your family in the process. Especially sharing why you are decluttering, simplifying and embracing minimalism. If you share the benefits of simplifying, it can help your kids and your family understand why you’re choosing minimalism, why it’s important and how it improves your life. Trying to force your family to declutter and simplify is not an […]

Intentional Living, Minimalism

40 Awesome Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for Kids

November 5, 2017 23 Comments

With the holidays approaching it’s easy to feel a little anxious about the influx of gifts you know are coming, especially if you have kids. If you’re living a minimalist lifestyle or are in the process of decluttering your home, the idea of holiday gifts can feel a little troubling. You’re working hard to clear the clutter and embrace a life with less. The last thing you want is to have all your hard work undone in a few hours on Christmas morning. But fear not! There are easy ways to navigate holiday gifts as a minimalist family. This is […]

Decluttering, Minimalism

Kick-start Your Decluttering: 30 Easy Things to Get Rid of

August 27, 2017 32 Comments

When you’re first starting to declutter your home it can feel overwhelming. Sometimes it’s hard to even know where to begin! Whether you want to declutter your house quickly, or are planning to slowly work through your home as time allows, starting to declutter can feel like a huge task to take on. The truth is, it is a lot of work to declutter years of possessions and “stuff”. But the good news is it doesn’t have to be overwhelming! Here is a list of 30 easy things to get rid of to kick-start your decluttering efforts and make progress […]

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