Thanks for the suggestions. I really like the idea of making two piles so she will visually see that she isn't giving away all her stuff.
I think I will stay away from a garage sale because if she does get upset we are stuck with following through and dealing with an upset child.
And so funny everyone's husband is the one you have to baby. Mine too! I had to run it past him first to make sure he wouldn't get upset. Most of DD's clutter is stuffed animals and DH does not like to get rid of stuffed animals. When he was a child and an army brat; his family moved around a lot and at one point they moved in with his aunt and uncle but it cost him his collection of stuffed animals. Clearly something that scarred him because the idea of getting rid of any kind of stuffed animal upsets him.
