This is my toy shelf. I think it was on clearance for around $25 at Target. The white bins are $2 from Ikea. The bins are labeled as followed: Little People, Lincoln Logs, cars & trucks, animals, guns & balls, airplanes, action figures, trains. I go through these bins about every three months and get rid of things they haven't played with in awhile.
Our cars & trucks bin is the fullest. Go figure.
We have a train table.
A basket of dress-up stuff.
A basket of stuffed animals.
These are the toys I have put up for special play times. Mostly Lego sets and Playmobil toys. These and any child under the age of 4 = disaster!
Oh, I also have some big lego bins right next to my kitchen table. These legos are random and I don't mind if pieces are misplaced. The boys play with those daily.
That is it. My favorite part is that I can tell them to pick up the playroom and they know exactly where to put everything. No more, "But Mommy, I don't know where it all goes." No excuses. And I haven't gotten on my hands and knees to pick up toys in a long, long time.
4 comments:
I LOVE this. I am so so tired of picking up stuff. We have systems here and there, but this system needs to get going asap. I wonder how long it would take to drive to Ikea in the snow today? Hmm...
I have a similar system but not as organized as you....and my system is not working. I'm headed to Target.
By the way, I'm an old friend of TJ Wilson's from college - and I also had the privilege of knowing Corbin and your husband Chris and the gang. I saw your blog by way of TJ's and have enjoyed seeing your beautiful family and reading about your life with 5 boys!
Many regards!
Amy Allison Schniederjan
Genius-- come do mine?
Great post on toy organization! Loved it! Thanks for the tips!
~ Ali
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