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How minimalist families reduce clutter with children: experiences over toys and open-ended play

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Amber Martin-Woodhead

1mo ago· 5 min readen

Summary

This article explores how families with children can reduce clutter and embrace minimalism. It discusses the pressure on parents and kids to constantly buy more through advertising and kidinfluencers, and how excessive clutter causes household stress. The piece offers practical solutions such as gifting experiences instead of toys, choosing open-ended toys like building blocks, and learning from minimalist families who successfully live with less.

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Kids need things, but they grow out of their toys, clothes and furniture so quickly.
Adverts are stealthily embedded into online content and games.
Kidinfluencers create videos of themselves unboxing new toys, piling on the pressure to purchase.
Large volumes of clutter can cause stress in households.
Saying no to kids who want to buy stuff can be tricky, but gifting experiences or opting for open-ended toys such as building blocks can help.
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Saying no to kids who want to buy stuff can be tricky, but gifting experiences or opting for open-ended toys such as building blocks can help.

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