Keeping the Playroom Organized
You thought it was hard enough keeping your house and life organized before you had a toddler or other children running around, now not only do you have your mess that you are too tired to clean up laying in your way, but your children’s toys are multiplying overnight and are constantly in your way. There are things you can do however to get and keep your child’s toys organized.
Pre-made Toy Racks
Today you can find wooden or plastic racks that can go in your children’s room or your play room that contain anywhere from 2-9 pull-out drawers or tubs, of different sizes. These are great to store the smaller toys your child has like Lego’s, Lincoln Longs, Polly Pockets or Barbie’s. If you are going to go this route make a list of the different “items” and pick a rack that fits the size you need.
Freestanding Plastic Tubs
Look for plastic tubs that may come with or without lids. While your child is young the lid really doesn’t matter. Little kids love to play hide and seek and may try to get in a tub if it is big enough and close the lid. This could be very dangerous so if you buy a tub with a lid you should store the lid, using only the tub part. Tubs are good because they are generally deeper and can hold bigger toys. Tubs can also be stacked in the evening, when your kids are out of town, or if you have company coming over under your supervision (since you would have to use the lids). Tubs come in all shapes, sizes and colors so you should definitely be able to find one that will fit even your biggest toys, like train sets, remote control vehicles and doll houses.
Label Your Tubs
You can buy clear tubs that will help your children easily see what is inside in order to find their favorite toy, or if you use color tubs you can take a picture of the main item theme in that tub and tape it to the outside. This not only is helpful for your child to find their favorite toy too play with, but having a picture of a Barbie on the outside of the Barbie tub will help your daughter remember where to put her Barbie away.
Rotate Toys
Like many kids your child may have TOO many toys. You can use spare tubs to rotate out toys that your child likes to play with. Once a month put away some of your child’s toys and take out some others. Store them seasonally so that outside toys like balls and tricycles are put away during the cold winter months while the ice skates and other winter toys are hidden during the summer months.
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