Comments on: Children – Natural Minimalists

By: Find Big Money in Your Budget | The Finer Things in Life

Find Big Money in Your Budget | The Finer Things in Life — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:44:23 +0000

[...] buying your kids stuff. Instead, give freely of your time. Children are minimalists: it’s your time and attention that they want, not your stuff. (Yes, even the older [...]

By: Relishing Life

Relishing Life — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:52:05 +0000

You definitely have it right! We tend to make our lives so much more complicated than they need to be and miss out on all of the wonderfully simplistic joys in life!

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:40:35 +0000

Put up a tent in the backyard!

We don’t have cable. The children can watch dvds.

If you have a dvr that allows editing, you can record shows and edit out all the commercials. I did this when we still had cable. I then recorded the shows to dvds. There are no commercials.

My son is turning 6 soon. I asked him if he could have ONE thing for his birthday, what would it be?

He wants his own scriptures with his name on them.

The other simple things they enjoy? Digging, playing in the sprinklers, playing with clay, and painting with watercolors (and watercolor pencils).

By: Houstonmom

Houstonmom — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:30:19 +0000

This is so true. If I give my girls have a few blankets, they are happy for hours making a tent/house. Our expensive toys are hardly ever used.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:45:10 +0000

I agree! I sometimes think my family is thought of as a bit odd because we’re not involved in near the amount of sports and other organized activities as many others. But my kids LOVE unstructured playtime! I’ll give it to them – it’s easy for me as well.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:10:37 +0000

So I know you posted this last week, but I just read it, so I can still say it’s a coincidence.

I’ve been looking for a sandbox for the midget for almost a month now.

Tonight, we were planting the garden and Midget was playing in the empty lot right behind our house–in the sand.

Why on earth do I need to spend money (even though I was only going to spend $15-20 bucks), when she has a GIANT sandbox all to herself!!

DUH! ” )

By: Lenetta

Lenetta — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:33:35 +0000

Linked to you in my roundup. :>)

By: missy @ missysthrifty

missy @ missysthrifty — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:34:43 +0000

So True! We are the one’s that complicate everything

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:52:32 +0000

Legos, paper and crayons/paint/colored pencils, pen and paper for creative writing have been some that my children have enjoyed being creative with. Last year they went around and gathered all kinds of sticks and made a fort outside. Great ideas, Amy!

By: Step

Step — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:27:25 +0000

You are so right about that. Simple is best. When we are fortunate to have access to a large appliance box, my 3 kids think they’ve hit the jackpot! Who needs toys when you can have a box to make into a house, car, boat for hours of creative fun.