https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:16:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865508 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 07:39:56 +0000 ShootingStar 2865508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will keep our Brio trains, as those were DH’s that his mother kept and gave to us. Maybe along the way other very special toys and mementos. But I’m not a stuff keeper and we plant to move out of this house to a warmer climate when we retire. And I’m not all that concerned about keeping toys around for grandkids to play with, we can always buy a few things. It’ll be less hassle than keeping and moving boxes of toys for 30 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865392 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 11:28:40 +0000 josina 2865392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I will keep the Little People barn and house sets and accessories, and a few of their favorite toys, but probably just a tote or 2. I do plan on saving some of their 'nicer' clothes as well, up to 2T.<br /> My mom saved a LOT of our toys/clothes, some was so not worth it, like white onesies (NOT white anymore) but a lot is really cool now-vintage stuff. I took quite a few photos of dd in clothes that I wore. :)<br /> My kids have a drum set and a jibber-jabber (anyone else remember these? ;) at our house, and then mom keeps the rest at her place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865349 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 09:34:53 +0000 Mamaof2 2865349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: So cute!! I did keep both kids 1st birthday outfits just so I can do this one day =)</p> <p>I de-cluttered some this weekend but have a long way to go!</p> <p>My mom kept lots of my stuff but it didnt all stand the test of time -ha!</p> <p>Thanks for all the feedback! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865065 Sat, 05 Jan 2019 09:34:48 +0000 Silva 2865065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were just discussing this. My parents saved a lot of our toys, but only the nicer/special stuff, and its actually been really nice- when the kids go over there (which is a lot) they have all their favorite stuff to play with. My mom hasn't pushed us to take anything- I brought a few of my special dolls to my house, but thats it. Oh- and my dollhouse!</p> <p>My in laws kept literally everything, including broken toys, every stuffed animal, and every time we go there they try to get us to take a box home for the kids. Its incredibly stressful and a source of tension in my relationship.</p> <p>We have managed to keep our toy collection limited to pretty high quality toys. We have an extensive wooden animal figure collection, Grimms stackers, a wooden play kitchen, handmade wooden blocks, a large wooden train set, etc. I think when our youngest kid is done with the toys (which is awhile from now), I will get rid of some of the train stuff, the kitchen, most of the blocks, etc- basically slim down each collection. I think we will keep some legos and duplos, but not the crazy ALL of them. Each kid has a special doll, we will obviously keep those. </p> <p>Clothing is less sentimental to me, but I have an outfit or two that each of my kids has worn that I love, and I will probably keep those plus the outfit they wore home, I guess? We have some stuff my mom made (sweaters, dresses) and I will save those.</p> <p>So I guess the idea is what we keep will be for grandkids to play with at our house (unless the kids actively ask us to send it to their houses). I like buying my kids toys, and don't really want the 35 year old stuffed animals from my in laws basement. If they want to keep that stuff at their house and get it out when we visit, that would be different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865050 Sat, 05 Jan 2019 02:32:11 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2865050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have much from my childhood &amp; am mostly ok with that. My MIL sends us home with stuff from my DH's childhood &amp; I cringe. We don't have room for all that stuff! He doesn't really care about half of it, either.<br /> I've kept some of DD's baby clothes &amp; a pair of shoes, some baby toys &amp; we haven't pared down her books since we started buying/receiving them before she was born. Those will be the hardest to decide what to keep &amp; what to pass along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865041 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:51:00 +0000 periwinklebee 2865041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will curate a small number of sentimental pieces, that I'm saving as much for myself as for LO. Not so much for grandkids to use - who knows if I'll even have any - but because I know later I'll want to take them out and look at them and smile. </p> <p>It will be so hard though to decide what to keep, because I have so many good memories associated with lo's stuff :grin: </p> <p>@Anagram: LOVE this </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865040 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:45:11 +0000 Pollywog 2865040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom kept nothing and has bought every obnoxious VTech toy known to man. And a play house for their living room. It's ridiculous. My MIL kept one bookcase full of little people, a doll house, puzzles, and a few dolls. My kids strongly prefer my MIL's toys because they are things you can play with quietly and imaginatively. They aren't constantly told to turn off the toy.</p> <p>Based on that experience, I plan to keep the blocks, train set, and other quality wooden toys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865039 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:41:38 +0000 Anagram 2865039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: my mom has kept a couple of big bins for each of her children—and there are 6 of us!! But she’s also meticulously organized and clean, so she always had it all labeled by name and stored properly. It’s nice to have a little of it though. </p> <p>She also saved my “coming home from the hospital” newborn dress and both of my girls wore that too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865037 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:33:55 +0000 LCTBQE 2865037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I LOOOOOVVVVVEEEE THIS!!!! Your girls are so so adorable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865036 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:27:44 +0000 Anagram 2865036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in a small space, so we will likely keep very little to nothing. My own mother kept all kinds of stuff, from Barbies to Strawberry shortcake, to Cabbage Patch Dolls. She has kept a few special dresses from my childhood and already handed them down to my girls, along with a couple of skirts from when my aunt (her younger sister) was a toddler in the 60’s. Super cute.</p> <p>I don’t have any space or use for most of my childhood toys like Barbie, but I’ve loved the special pieces since there are only a few. A few things I’m happy my mom saved are my Lundby dollhouse (because it’s expensive and now my kids have it), my American girl dolls (coming to my kids this year), and my Madame Alexander dolls (kids also have them). The rest, I keep telling her to toss. </p> <p>Here’s me in 1986 vs my older DD in 2018. Same dress that my parents bought me in Switzerland. </p> <p>And a picture of DD2 wearing a plaid skirt that was my aunts in 1960.</p> <p>[attach=2976/19/pku9m9.600x600.A3651A8D-D4DA-4085-9F49-5F26101B8C13.jpeg]</p> <p>[attach=2976/19/pku9ma.450x600.6D6619FA-CB68-4C43-8784-4CC6B524C381.jpeg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865035 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:24:23 +0000 jhd 2865035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: my DH jokes that our retirement is being spent on Cars diecast vehicles. We had a ton and then the 3rd movie just added to that! At this point I don’t think I could bear to part with them because we have had fun collecting them ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865019 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:55:59 +0000 ALV91711 2865019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we will keep the LEGO and some favourite books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865016 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:32:24 +0000 bhbee 2865016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don’t know, I’m leaning toward nothing except a few sentimental value items or really cool things. Right now we live in a small house with no basement and I can’t see it’s worth it. My kids do love the things my mom saved like my play kitchen, but they equally love stuff she has picked up at garage sales and mom to mom sales, or stuff my cousin left since he is 10 years older than them. So I think I’ll follow that plan when the time comes and just acquire old stuff :silly: or just different stuff to what is at their home. That said there are a couple really unique things ... like my MIL saved this metal ride on digger you would never see anymore. Also I think favorite books may be worth saving - not too much space. My kids LOVE the huge berenstain bear collection we had growing up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865013 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 18:57:02 +0000 pachamama 2865013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Geesh I never really thought about this. My mom is a high functioning hoarder, so I'm really averse to holding onto ANYTHING. My son does play with a few Matchbox cars that I had is a good which is kind of cool. Most toys he has are cheap / poorly constructed, even the nice Bruder trucks I get him. My husband has absolutely no interest in anything from childhood so with 2 boys I figure they might be similar? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865009 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 18:47:37 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2865009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom kept nothing and I’m cool with that. My husbands parents kept quite a bit and try to offload it on us to get out of the guilt of tossing it. </p> <p>I will hopefully not keep a lot.. maybe a couple small favourites for each kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2865005 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 18:41:03 +0000 ElbieKay 2865005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hopefully nothing unless my hoarder* husband tries to intervene.</p> <p>*He’s not really a hoarder but we have very different ideas about the significance of “stuff”. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864994 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:57:41 +0000 codeitall 2864994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mother literally has two huge closets full in our basements of various toys. Legos and Playmobil actually have a separate closet upstairs. My youngest brother is still at home so they're still getting some use. But it is actually very helpful to have a huge variety of unique toys at grandma's. When we go to my in-laws house they don't have toys, just junk decor, so I'm always worried the kids are going to break something trying to play with it, and they get tired of the toys that I bring pretty quickly. I can relax more at my mother's house because they have new things to play with.</p> <p>If it is still getting used more than twice a year and space isn't an issue, I'd say it is more useful than halloween decor ;) Nothing worse than having visiting kids bored out of their mind in your house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864990 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:50:10 +0000 DesertDreams88 2864990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ehhhh.... I'm not interested in storing things for 20-25 years for possible grandchildren. I'd rather set things "free" and give them to more children to enjoy in the meantime.</p> <p>However my mom is a semi-hoarder (garage, basement, and 1 bedroom FULL of boxes and things) ans so when we visit 1-2x a year, LOs have tons to play with. She loves that they play with my old things. </p> <p>My MIL saved some stuffed animals and matchbox cars, and LO1 loves them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864984 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:53:25 +0000 youboots 2864984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom kept some barbies, music toys, and some clothes.</p> <p>I’ll keep a few high quality wood toys. No more than one clear bun. My favorite clothing from each size I saved in a photo box for T. If we have a sibling of the same sex we will use them but they will get stored in that box for T. The new baby will get a favorite item for each size in another box if that makes sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864980 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:50:08 +0000 Ajsmommy 2864980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom kept all my care bears, my strawberry shortcake figures and house and some books. My DD now has them and its awesome!! I plan to keep similar items. and I've tossed their favorite rattle and paci into their keepsake trunks so they'll have those too.. and their first bday shirts.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864979 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:48:43 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2864979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom kept a Littly Tikes work bench and semi truck along with some Little People sets. All things that have aged well that my boys enjoy playing with now.</p> <p>I plan to keep a few favorite toys and donate the rest as my boys are done with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864972 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:35:03 +0000 Foodnerd81 2864972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I’ve been really wondering the same thing! My mom still has our old calico critter figures and houses, and my old play mobile, and the kids love to play with them at her house. Dhs mom shipped out a big box of legos and fisher price little people sets (are they no longer called little people?). </p> <p>I will likely keep her doll house- it’s a nice wood one that I think will stand the test of time, and we have a big storage space with shelves where I can keep it one day. I really don’t know what else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864971 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:33:30 +0000 hellobeeboston 2864971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My boys have an impressive collection (at this point) of the Disney Cars Diecast 'Cars' --- I imagine I will keep them assuming they stay in decent condition. I am donating/selling/tossing most of the stuff we don't use anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864970 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:29:46 +0000 gotkimchi 2864970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom kept her play kitchen and some little people sets (fire house, playground). I would only keep something AWESOME. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speaking-of-decluttering#post-2864969 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:24:42 +0000 Mamaof2 2864969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What, if any, toys will you keep from your kids to pass on for the grandkids?</p> <p>I tend to keep LOTS and I think I need to downsize to ONLY legos and matchbox cars.</p> <p>Or maybe I should get rid of it ALL???</p> <p>What will you keep? Anything? Nothing? </p>