I‘ve decluttered my sons Christmas gifts from his dads side of the family as soon as we hit the road back home and got rid of it immediately. Good thing for us is they never visit and dont know what we keep and what we dont, otherwise they’d surely be upset. But they always buy stuff for children older than my toddler son and dont care about his safety. So out it goes. Loved your video as always! ❤
I absolutely love that you’ve found more stuff to declutter after just decluttering after Christmas 🎉 Our girls absolutely love those train tracks! Aaaand we go to the local library to play with them 😂
Wow! Does your library have a toy library thing? They aren't well known/wide ranging here, so that sucks. My whole family, especially my sister, loves building the tracks. My toddler has train track at both my parents and my sisters home, ranging from a basic circle and 3 trains to something more complex. If we had a car, I don't think they would have any toys for him, but we don't so it makes the most sense. I did a declutter at my mums yesterday, everything but playdough, a big car, 3 books and train track stuff went. And my sister did the same at her house, expect he has a scooter and a ball there. And I did the same at my dad's last month... though dad insists on hanging on to more there lol. Eh. His home.
@@extrememinimalistparent Yes! Our library is amazing here. They have tons of toys we can play with and we can also borrow some other toys and games. We are so grateful for that because it really allows us to keep our collection even smaller 🎉 Wow, I love that your family has toys for your son in their home. That's such a blessing to have family close to you! (We live about 5 hours flight from ours)
May I ask what your family says when it becomes obvious that you decluttered some stuff they bought for you or your son? How do you speak to them so they are not sad?
@Izabela-e6v it'll be a total lie to say that aren't upset... some more than others, especially initially. Over time, though, the majority of people know that unless I've been particular about something we wanted, then it's best not to bother. But even then, like the case with Bluey (and from experience with my oldest), just because they love something one week- it doesnt mean they will the next. Kids are ever changing, as they develop, more so than parents who are much more stubborn/slower to change. I've been a minimalist for 10 years, and it's still a struggle for 1 of them to accept it.
Aww. Bluey period is over. They grow up so fast. If your family doesn’t know enough by now to ask you for suggestions for presents, I don’t know what to say. Let someone else enjoy them. My kids never enjoyed the signs, trees, etc from the train sets.
@laurac56 I am glad I am not the only one. The only other thing he likes besides the trains and track is Peppa characters for putting in the trucks and the traffic light, stop and one other signal. I think the rest will be decluttered in six months if he doesn't pick up an interest now that is a serious train track lover. 😀 As off today, we have 5 more thomas trains from my mum. I think he's had 7 new toys since Christmas? Other side of that, is that just today, at my mums house, I've decluttered all the bluey stuff he had there and the rest of the mega blocks. He now has a ride on car, paper and pen, a small bag of playdough and accessories and a tiny train track, a bluey figure (just in case ha) and 3 trains. Plus my mum has a dog and therefore has tennis balls, bubbles and a water thing for them, so kinda his, kinda not.
Great mum 👍👍👍
I‘ve decluttered my sons Christmas gifts from his dads side of the family as soon as we hit the road back home and got rid of it immediately. Good thing for us is they never visit and dont know what we keep and what we dont, otherwise they’d surely be upset. But they always buy stuff for children older than my toddler son and dont care about his safety. So out it goes. Loved your video as always! ❤
@@julia_ellermann I bet that's a lot of stress of ya plate! Did your toddler notice anything was missing?
I absolutely love that you’ve found more stuff to declutter after just decluttering after Christmas 🎉 Our girls absolutely love those train tracks! Aaaand we go to the local library to play with them 😂
Wow! Does your library have a toy library thing? They aren't well known/wide ranging here, so that sucks.
My whole family, especially my sister, loves building the tracks.
My toddler has train track at both my parents and my sisters home, ranging from a basic circle and 3 trains to something more complex.
If we had a car, I don't think they would have any toys for him, but we don't so it makes the most sense.
I did a declutter at my mums yesterday, everything but playdough, a big car, 3 books and train track stuff went.
And my sister did the same at her house, expect he has a scooter and a ball there.
And I did the same at my dad's last month... though dad insists on hanging on to more there lol. Eh. His home.
@@extrememinimalistparent Yes! Our library is amazing here. They have tons of toys we can play with and we can also borrow some other toys and games. We are so grateful for that because it really allows us to keep our collection even smaller 🎉
Wow, I love that your family has toys for your son in their home. That's such a blessing to have family close to you! (We live about 5 hours flight from ours)
Before watching this I just watched a video about a lock box and was seriously thinking of getting one. Not anymore though 😂
Haha, love it when that happens 😄
Can I buy the lock box off you? I really wanted to try one! Ypur videos always motivate me to gwt rid of bits and bobs!
@@MissEgyptian12 it's already gone. I filmed this yesterday and let it go this morning!
May I ask what your family says when it becomes obvious that you decluttered some stuff they bought for you or your son? How do you speak to them so they are not sad?
@Izabela-e6v it'll be a total lie to say that aren't upset... some more than others, especially initially. Over time, though, the majority of people know that unless I've been particular about something we wanted, then it's best not to bother. But even then, like the case with Bluey (and from experience with my oldest), just because they love something one week- it doesnt mean they will the next. Kids are ever changing, as they develop, more so than parents who are much more stubborn/slower to change.
I've been a minimalist for 10 years, and it's still a struggle for 1 of them to accept it.
Aww. Bluey period is over. They grow up so fast.
If your family doesn’t know enough by now to ask you for suggestions for presents, I don’t know what to say. Let someone else enjoy them. My kids never enjoyed the signs, trees, etc from the train sets.
@laurac56 I am glad I am not the only one. The only other thing he likes besides the trains and track is Peppa characters for putting in the trucks and the traffic light, stop and one other signal. I think the rest will be decluttered in six months if he doesn't pick up an interest now that is a serious train track lover. 😀
As off today, we have 5 more thomas trains from my mum. I think he's had 7 new toys since Christmas? Other side of that, is that just today, at my mums house, I've decluttered all the bluey stuff he had there and the rest of the mega blocks.
He now has a ride on car, paper and pen, a small bag of playdough and accessories and a tiny train track, a bluey figure (just in case ha) and 3 trains. Plus my mum has a dog and therefore has tennis balls, bubbles and a water thing for them, so kinda his, kinda not.
As her twin it totally fine mostly.
@@Leansophfiti didn’t know my crush was a twin, nice to meet you 😊