I have been in a cleaning mood this past week.
Baseboards, closets, drawers, toys.
I love the result.
I focused a couple days trying to solve 2 problems.
1) We have lots of toys the kids never play with.
2) Too many toys=big mess all. the. time.
So I sat down and divided the toys into fourths.
I boxed them up, and we will only have a fourth of them out at a time.
All the others are put up and out of reach.
I will rotate each month.
Here’s how it’s divided:
Month 1
Transformers, Wooden Blocks, Little people farm, Kiddie cars
Toy Story toys, Bugs and Snakes, and Orange Hot Wheels track
Month 2
Shake n Go cars, Doctor stuff, Army guys
Little Legos, Wooden trains, Jungle, and Mr. Potato Head
Month 3
Food, McDonald’s toys, Dinosaurs
Thomas Trains, City Vehicles, Space guys, and Castle Legos
Month 4
Bowling, Cloth farm animals and book, Ducks
Bristle blocks, Duplo Legos, Sea creatures, Little people and
Construction vehicles
Andrew playing with month 1.
The kids whined at first because they didn’t want to play with these toys, but they soon got over it.
I think I’m going to love our new system.
5 comments:
smart idea. i did something similar with our toys although have never cycled them back in. and to be honest, we don't miss them one bit. perhaps that's a sign i should just get rid of them. lol.
how the toys accumulate. and i'm sure i know nothing yet compared to you. lol.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing :)
It'll be like Christmas EVERY month! Yea!!
That pic of Luke with Woody and Jessie is priceless!
Maybe if my kids don't end up missing all their toys while they're boxed up--that means I could get rid of them? Hahaha! Way to go on the cleaning rampage--it always feels good to get REALLY clean and organized.
I have done this too, it is great. It is like Christmas when you get out the other boxes!
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