We did it! Jaida and I completed the 30 day Minimalism Game. I am shocked that I had that many things in my house that I no longer used but I most certainly did. Our home feels so good lately, you can’t really see the difference because all of the stuff we just donated and… Continue reading We Completed the 30 Day Minimalism Game
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30 Day Minimalism Challenge with kids – Day 22
We are in the final week of our 30 day minimalism challenge. Jaida and I had another busy week going through all of our belongings and considering the value of each thing. Jaida spent most of her time still in her bedroom. She has emptied each drawer one at at time and carefully put all… Continue reading 30 Day Minimalism Challenge with kids – Day 22
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We are 8 days into our 30 day minimialism challenge. We’ve lost Blake along the way but Jaida and I are still going strong. Here is what happened. Blake has never been a collector of things. His room is usually under control, he easily parts with items he doesn’t use any more. Last year we… Continue reading Untitled
The 30-Day Minimalism Game Clustterless Kids Style
We are at it again. On my parental quest to declutter and bring space into our home, I decided to talk to the kids about the idea of doing the 30-Day Minimalism Game. I explained to them that it is a challenge where we each give away or discard of 1 item on the first… Continue reading The 30-Day Minimalism Game Clustterless Kids Style
ClutterLESS Experiment 1 month later – Jaida and Blake
One month without the kids toys, games, action figures, lego, books and craft materials (ie. clutter) has gone by very quickly. We moved all of their belongings into the shed to see what it would be like to live without clutter. Their rooms have been clean other than a few clothes on the floor that… Continue reading ClutterLESS Experiment 1 month later – Jaida and Blake
ClutterLESS Social Experiment Day 21 – Jaida and Blake
Now it has been 3 weeks since we removed all of the toys and crafts and clutter from our home as part of a ClutterLESS Social Experiment There really hasn’t been any change in the kids’ attitude towards this experiment. They are still so happy to have clean rooms and have not missed anything. I… Continue reading ClutterLESS Social Experiment Day 21 – Jaida and Blake
ClutterLESS Social Experiment Day 14 – Jaida and Blake
It has been 2 weeks since we removed all of the toys and crafts and clutter from our home as part of a ClutterLESS Social Experiment Now it is time to check in with the kids on the 4 questions of the experiment to see how it is going: How do you feel without all… Continue reading ClutterLESS Social Experiment Day 14 – Jaida and Blake
Clutterless playdates?
It had been 12 days since we started Social Experiment #1 – where we removed all of the clutter and toys and crafts from our kids rooms. It was interesting to see what happened when some neighbourhood kids came over on a day off school. Blake’s friend from our street came over at about 10… Continue reading Clutterless playdates?
Finding out what a preschooler and toddler will do without toys
We removed all of the toys, games, collections and clutter from our kids rooms (Jaida is 10 and Blake is 8). They are thrilled, I am thrilled we all love having empty space. They have been finding other things to do, creating games, reading, playing piano and sports. We wondered what would happen when their… Continue reading Finding out what a preschooler and toddler will do without toys
Decluttering Makes Happy Kids
Blake is 8 years old. He had a typical suburban bedroom with lego and cars and hexbugs and blocks living on the floor because the drawers were filled with other trinkety stuff. He often hurt himself stepping on little bits, tripping on things, he couldn’t find things and worst of all he heard me nagging… Continue reading Decluttering Makes Happy Kids
Packing up the Kids Rooms
Decluttering – The New Drug OK, so obviously I have an issue with clutter. I’ve been trying to let the kids keep their rooms however they want as long as their stuff doesn’t enter into family space. That worked out for a while, but then the mess slowly drifted into the living room (and very… Continue reading Packing up the Kids Rooms
Getting Rid of Toys and Clutter in our Typical Suburban Home
Social Experiment # 1 – What would happen if we remove all toys and collectables from our house? Here is the idea. We are going to box up all of the toys, collections, books, art supplies, knick knacks, old school work, art that is not on walls and stuffies in our home. For one month.… Continue reading Getting Rid of Toys and Clutter in our Typical Suburban Home