We did this around 6 months ago. Took pictures-clothes-a few of the kids toys and put them in a metal box, our10 year old daughter wrote a letter to her baby sister and read it on videotape and also recorded herself singing her favorite songs and put the tape inside of it. Our other daughter who is only 1, we put one of her diapers in it (clean of course) and some of her baby clothes and toys. We took a newspaper and put it in there, a tv guide, we taped several hours of CNN news from the day before and put it in there, handprints and footprints of the girls, Just all sorts of random stuff. We buried it in the back yard with plans of opening it all in 10 years from the day. I think its going to be amazing yet so strange in a way. Our oldest who is just a little girl now will be a grown woman when we open it-around 20-21 in 10 short years, and her baby sister will be the age she is now. That just does not seem possible, its mind boggling when you think of it.

Best reply by Flower M:

Cool, I’ve always wanted to to do this. Be sure to remember where you buried it and t odig it out.

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We have a girl, age 6, and a boy, age 4. They still have their stuffed animals. My girl has dolls (vinyl baby dolls) as well as some of the fancier dolls and their clothes, some Build-A-Bear, and small plastic Fisher-Price type play sets of animals, as well as My Little Pony and Littlest Pet Shop toys.

My boy has Mega Blocks, Thomas toys of various sizes/configurations, and various Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars. Broken toys and outgrown toys have already been purged.

I am sick of being the ONLY one picking them up and putting them away. They’re not my toys for heck’s sake and it’s so tiring forcing my way in there. Discipline is hard since I’m sooo tired these days! My husband is tired of most of them and wants all but the kids’ top 10 (whatever number is fair) toys to charity.

I will be organizing the toy area and making it into a tv viewing room so we can get the kids DVD’s and music in there and get back our living room and stereo! The old crib is going to be a daybed.

Best reply by mollyblue55:

Your children should be putting their own toys away. Involve them in the purging process and let them know that you are sending all but their very favorites to little boys and girls who don’t have any toys – your husband’s number of 10 is a good one and and easy number for the kids to understand. Then after the purge is complete, make a rule that only 1 toy is to be out at a time, that when they’re done playing with a toy, it is to be put away.

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I normally organize the kids’ toys, now it’s time to purge. What are some good toy purging techniques?