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? For mom's with school aged children.

Cambury108Cambury108 member
in December 2013 Moms
We live in a tiny house and they are CONSTANTLY bringing stuff home from school. (art projects,science projects,A+papers)

I have a box for each of them and I have been saving stuff since kindergarten in one for each.....HERE is my question....How do you ladies decide what to keep and what to toss? 

I am always so afraid I will throw something out that I want later so I (hoard) keep it all but after looking thru these things today...1/2 of it I was like "why did I keep this" 

So what is your keep/toss criteria. 

Thanks! 
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  • notkateanymorenotkateanymore member
    edited April 2014
    I throw most of it away. I'm a bad mom. I figure it's a small chance she'll care about it when she's older, she's not sentimental at all and neither was I at that age...and I'm not now.
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  • iranwithscissorsiranwithscissors member
    I only keep really creative or funny things. I toss the rest. Never in front of him though. I think that would be kind of crushing.
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  • Cambury108Cambury108 member
    I guess that is my problem I am horribly sentimental, I need to learn to just let it go. 

    I never throw things away in front of them when I do toss it, It would crush my 12yr olds heart. 
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  • Kermode61581Kermode61581 member
    I have no advice as a mum but as a teacher I had lots of artwork given to me. I would tell them I was going to file it under "g" (for garbage). I wouldn't tell them the garbage part so they were always pleased that I was "keeping" it. With my DD#1 now I just keep stuff she did completely independently (so very little).

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  • notkateanymorenotkateanymore member
    Yeah, I don't like look at it and toss it in the trash in front of her. LOL 
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  • stacers33stacers33 member
    We use the Artkive app and only keep the really good (for the age) or sentimental items.
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  • JillSandmJillSandm member
    Yup. Take pictures of them, then put them in the circular file.

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  • cboinkcboink member
    I would keep everything and than at the end of each year I would go through it and if I had the "why did I keep this" question it would go straight to the trash.
    A few years ago I went through it all and now have 1 small container of stuff.
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  • Cambury108Cambury108 member
    I love the take a picture idea so I am going to start doing that, Thanks for your responses guys!!!
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