The toys in the house had taken over and were just a mess. Parts to toys were spread all over in different rooms of the house, and it was all overwhelming for me and the boys. Over the last few days I tackled the issue, and it was much larger of a project than I first thought!
To start with I drug all of the toys from every place in the house and put them in one place in the basement.
Then I:
- threw away all of the broken toys
- pulled out all of the baby toys they had outgrown
- grouped all of the like items together
- reunited the pieces of toys with each other
After I got all of that accomplished, I filled one bin of toys and put it in the storage room to be swapped out in a few weeks with the toys that are out now. I moved a selection of toys into their room for easy access. Selection being the operative word there as I really limited what was out at one time. I threw away one whole bag of trash and broken toys and donated one box of toys to my sister for the families with whom she works. We had a huge number of trucks and other play vehicles, so I picked out a few of their favorites and put the rest in the large toy box for cycling in and out different items.
I’m excited about the improvement and hope that I can maintain it. The trick will be to keep the toys fresh by shifting them in and out of service rather than having everything out all at once. I also invested in some higher quality handmade toys from Etsy for Christmas which can replace some of the boys’ existing things.
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