If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
How to reduce the amount of toys
"Stephanie" wrote in message . .. "autonut843" wrote in message ... Thanks! This is great input. We're actually pretty good at keeping the numbers down and giving excess to others in need. The thing I'm challenged by is, at the end of the day (even *after* Christmas/Birthday), *only* having one toy box worth of toys. (again, obviously excluding larger items.) I appreciate all the good input! I sort them by type into bins. They have 2 bins out of the storage room at a time. If they want a new bin out of the storage room, they put on of the out ones back. I don't have limiting to one toy box as a goal since we have some big toys. We have those cardboard blocks that are quite large, for instance. And a big toy kitchen... For me it is about being neat and organized. And the toys are like new again after they have been away for a bit. I used to periodically do a sweep and put about half the toys away and get another set out. I never really had a toy box either. Even in those days, I thought they were too disorganized and possibly dangerous (lids closing on little kids). We had shelves in their room (sometimes a pretty small room with two girls sharing in bunk beds). We had a lot of puzzles with larger pieces, and one trick I used was to put them together, turn them over and draw patterns on them with magic marker. That way I could tell which piece went to which puzzle without actually putting them together to see if a piece was missing. And I put the pattern also on the box, so the kids could tell where the pieces went. |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Adjustment of CS Amount? | NR | Child Support | 7 | July 25th 06 06:39 PM |
Eductional Toys - Discovery Toys benefits | [email protected] | General | 1 | March 13th 05 01:09 AM |
Amount to feed? | Wrangler 4x4 | Breastfeeding | 13 | March 23rd 04 07:47 PM |
I want to pay but the state of calif. but they won,t tell me the amount | David Askari | Child Support | 0 | February 20th 04 05:28 AM |
Amount of feeds per day at 4 months | Irish Marie | Breastfeeding | 5 | August 23rd 03 03:28 PM |