It's a huge chore to clean Vanessa's room. I feel it's mostly her responsibility, but every once in a while, she needs me to go in to restore order and to manage her hording for crafts. About a month ago I found the two things above. There were a ton of things but these were the two things that left me most puzzled. It was an opportunity to get rid of the stuff without second guessing, so I took a couple of pictures to remember and remind her one day.
The top picture seems to be a duct tape diaper. Could be useful? Maybe more about style than practical? The second seems to be something like a a plane. Not sure if flew well but the skewers are dangerous if flying through the air. She loves string and to wrap anything in string.
Have I mentioned here that one time she made a trash collecting contraption out of string and hooks? She hung it from the ceiling above her desk and would use it to swing trash to the trashcan right beside her desk. Somehow this seemed more fun than just tossing trash in the can as she sat there.
Then over this last weekend, while trying to snatch up a box Zane had claimed for himself, she remembered she had a Coke box stashed somewhere in the house -- I can't remember if she ran and got it from the basement or from her bedroom. But I do know she has a tendency to take things from the recycling pile before we've had a chance to run stuff to the recycling bin. Anyway, she used some cool crinkly packaging paper from Grandma's to create an elephant, after Zane used the pieces to build his arms and legs with Hulk hands. (Didn't get a picture of that but he looked really cool!)
The STUFF drives me a little batty but I'm also left intrigued and humored by their creativity, which outweighs the feeling of being overwhelmed by stuff . . .