Forget shoe bins for shoes, how about for organizing your kiddie's toys. Especially those little tiny teenie toys that love to nestle sharply between my
fourth toe and pinky toe. In the
morning. Always. Or late late late at night. I use clear shoe box size bins to organize: markers, crayons, chalk, paint sets, littlest
pet shop, legos, polly pockets, blocks, match box cars, Mc Donald's happy meal
toys, hair ties, and whateva fits. Use your large toy boxes for stuff animals and
big toys otherwise you will find itty bitty toys hiding at the bottom. Label your bins with a sharpie or use some recycled kiddie art and create a label; this will ease toy clean up. They come with lids and stack tidy on shelves. View
eco-friendly bins here and dollar store location finder here.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
No toy garage
We just moved two months ago and I had the distinct
pleasure of packing 10 BOXES of TOYS.
Gimme a break. I mean really. So
as I began to slowwwwwly unpack them, I realized AGAIN that all of these were
unnecessary. Especially as I witnessed
them playing without them for days. So I
grabbed a black garbage bag (absolutely necessary to hide the toys headed for donation from those little I-don’t-miss-a-thing eyes). I decided that at least half of the toys from each box MUST leave the house. In addition, I also created the No Toy Left Behind Act –
no more bins of extra toys in the garage.
If there is no room in their bedroom for them, then there’s no space in
the casa. View places to donate toyshere.
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