Demolition work has begun on the Ballymoney, Co Antrim home of the three Quinn children, who were killed in a petrol bomb attack last July during the standoff at Drumcree.
Six houses in a row, including the Quinns' home, are being demolished this week to make way for a small park for toddlers as a tribute to the boys.
Richard (10), Mark (9) and Jason (8) Quinn died during the height of the Drumcree crisis last year when their house on the Carnany estate was fire-bombed. One man is currently facing charges in connection with their deaths.
The Carnany Community Association, the Northern Ireland Tenants' Action Project and other local agencies have already raised 50 per cent of the funds for the scheme.
A spokesman for the association said they wanted to ensure that the Quinn brothers would be remembered in a meaningful way.
"We are grateful for the commitment of former members in the pursuit of securing better living conditions for all the residents and making the Carnany estate an area of which they can be proud," he added.
Mr Robert Patten, an uncle of the three boys' mother, Chrissie, said that the family wanted the demolition of the house to be the "end of it".
He told BBC Radio Ulster: "We would like to live in peace and get on with our lives. Of course, we cannot forget the kids, but we hope the house coming down will put an end to our suffering."
Mr Patten went on to say that while the family needed no memorial to remember the children, it would be "nice if people in years to come would still remember what happened on the estate".
Local companies have stepped in to provide specialist multi-coloured fencing for the play area and deal with the landscaping work.
A London-based sculptor is to donate a piece of her work to be included in the memorial to the Quinn brothers.