Children love little trinkets to hold in their hands, put in their pockets or your purse, etc. When these little trinkets begin to take over your organized home, do you pick them up and toss them into the trash or simply move them into the playroom—–only to find them all over your home again in a matter of a few hours?
Gather and sort your child’s trinkets after your children get their fill of these little trinkets: Little balls, sunglasses, mini notepads, erasers, slinky, mini Barbie dolls, etc. You can select your own little categories as to how you want to recycle these trinkets but here’s a few to get you started as you sort trinkets from Christmas, New Year’s Celebrations, Fast Food Eateries, Birthday Party Favors, & Valentine’s Day!
Dioramas: What trinkets might be used in dioramas, three-dimensional representations of a scene in which objects or models are arranged in a natural setting against a realistic background, during school years? Mini evergreen trees, dolls, cars, etc. might be perfect keepsakes to toss in a small shoebox and/or Ziploc bag labeled “Diorama Trinkets”. If you begin your collection while your children are young, you’ll have what you need for school projects. TAG another mom/dad team in your neighborhood to start a collection too. When they need something that they don’t have down the road, you might! And vice versa! You’ll have to buy less down the road and you’ll feel good about having what you need at your fingertips.
Trinkets for Travel: Putting little trinkets away that are neglected and not played with any longer are perfect for traveling dates that are weeks and months away. Throughout the year, when my daughter is finished playing with small treasures she collects from friends, stores, parties, etc. I put them away in our traveling bag. When summer rolls around, I have a nice collection of toys that we can play with at the airport, in the airplane, at the hotel room, etc. These trinkets for travel are perfect for a less stressful trip. We keep up with one or two special toys she selects to bring but we don’t worry about lost trinkets accidently left behind.
ABCs/Writing: Collect trinkets in a decorative tin for mini lessons at home and/or at school. You can choose to keep your collection at home for quick lessons at the kitchen table or donate your collection to your child’s teacher. Select a tin and/or shoebox for your collection of trinkets. As your collection grows, use it to teach your child their abcs and more. Lesson Ideas: What letter does this object begin with? D is for doll. What sound does this letter make? D says “duh”. Select all the objects that name things (noun lesson). Which objects can show action (verb lesson). Are there any objects in here that are names for compound words? (Sunglasses, Peanut, etc.) Attach little tags to the objects. Write the object’s name on the tag. Use the trinkets for creative writing.
Trash: Some little trinkets are just ready for the trash. They’ve been used & abused. Just toss them and don’t feel guilty about it. There will be others for new memories!
How are you doing with organizing your home room to room?
Photo credit Masha
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