tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post7300455627667428466..comments2024-03-12T00:33:24.839-07:00Comments on Homemaking on the Homestead: Dealing with ToysCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-84883580104398718182011-03-11T05:00:05.464-08:002011-03-11T05:00:05.464-08:00YEAH!!! Just yesterday I was thinking of how to &...YEAH!!! Just yesterday I was thinking of how to 'sort' through the toys...GOD is so faithful! Thank you for posting this as it confirms an idea I was toying with...no pun intended ;) My kids have always liked going through their toys and picking items to give away....so we will make an afternoon of it and take the 'excess' to Good<br />Will.Dawnhttp://www.thecarpentersloft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-9784609071292298112011-03-05T21:10:50.190-08:002011-03-05T21:10:50.190-08:00Less is best! Yes, I am trying to learn that lesso...Less is best! Yes, I am trying to learn that lesson personally and find greater joy in owning less. But, somehow.. even in a small place.. things multiply! :-)A Woman that Fears the Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028148446621304362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-10149025646576856042011-03-04T08:21:04.062-08:002011-03-04T08:21:04.062-08:00Hear, hear! I second that reasoning. When my daugh...Hear, hear! I second that reasoning. When my daughter was little, we didn't have very much money left over for "stuff". Her dad brought home a huge cardboard box (from a refrigerator); that box provided her and the neighbor kids with hours and hours of creative play. It was a bus, a house, a store, and when it was almost worn out, a slide to pull around the yard! What a blast they had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-73336321284382461992011-03-03T17:13:11.177-08:002011-03-03T17:13:11.177-08:00I do the same thing with my kids (as my mom did wi...I do the same thing with my kids (as my mom did with us). Mom also saved blocks and cars/trains, but I would add that two of the most popular toys that she saved have been dress-up clothes and play food.....fuels the imagination!!! :-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326127651421456713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-60593545636194357272011-03-03T12:52:30.929-08:002011-03-03T12:52:30.929-08:00Thanks for posting this - this is one of my bigger...Thanks for posting this - this is one of my bigger challenges!Jenny Coehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780591764337929683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-31517170821586684202011-03-03T08:37:16.723-08:002011-03-03T08:37:16.723-08:00I wish I could go back and do that time all over a...I wish I could go back and do that time all over again. My kids are grown now but I wish that I had not allowed all the toys and things in my house. We now have three bins saved. One is star wars figures with lots of little pieces that were well loved the second one is legos and the third is matchbox cars. Those were what really mattered and what we remeber the kids enjoying when we think back on "when they were little"Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-22181567585451813552011-03-03T06:44:54.070-08:002011-03-03T06:44:54.070-08:00I have the challenge of running a small home child...I have the challenge of running a small home childcare out of my home. Naturally, I need enough toys to keep everyone happy and occupied. I have learned to put some toys in small totes and then rotate them each season. This makes the toys seem 'new' again when they resurface! Some toys need to stay available for most of the year, however....as you noted, things like: cars and trains and trucks, legos and blocks, farm stuff, doll care and dress-up, puzzles and books. I DO rotate some of the puzzles and books, however. <br /><br />I also get the kids to help me clean up. We do a 10 minute clean-up before lunch, and then again before our bedtime routine.dreaming in mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351781973941395751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-60588316297323348322011-03-03T01:34:52.720-08:002011-03-03T01:34:52.720-08:00Great post! I agree completely! We have three sm...Great post! I agree completely! We have three small kids and do exactly the same thing. I think having less allows them to care for their toys better too - makes them appreciate their stuff! A question - what would you do if a child came over to your house and didn't treat the toys with respect and didn't clean them up and your kids do?Cozy Seaside Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584699290502171772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-91308861503059208952011-03-02T20:00:34.039-08:002011-03-02T20:00:34.039-08:00I've been meaning to sort through all of Owens...I've been meaning to sort through all of Owens toys, so thank you for posting this and giving me that extra motivation!!! If he gets mad at me, I'll just tell him his Grandma told me to do it ;o) <br />PS- we grew up reading little house on the prairie also! loved those books!Luv 2 Smilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236180213060956367noreply@blogger.com