2006-12-08 05:53:47 · 25 answers · asked by Leslie B 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
I have the same issue with my sons toys. He's 6 and it just INSANE how many toys he has. You know what though? This time of year is EXCELLENT to donate toys! My son clears a whole garbage bag of toys out of his room before every Christmas for donation. He feels good about himself, and it opens up room for the new toys he'll get. Plus if you're daughter is the eldest child. Pass un age appropriate toys down to the younger kids.
To store the rest of his toys, (he's ADHD too) I found these under-the-bed totes at Wal-Mart and we seperated types of toys into those. Plus he has his regular toy box, plus he has shelves for some of his toys and books. If you own the home get some on the wall shelving for some of her items as well.
2006-12-08 06:18:39 · answer #1 · answered by ♥N,K,E&DJ'§ Mommy♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of stuff that she no longer plays with and won't miss. This can be a good time for her to learn the art of donating. Example that its a good cause and will help other children have great toys as well. Or you could just sell them. Choice is yours.
If you are looking to store stuff anyway try the big plastic containers that fit under beds. You can also get a net that hangs in the corner for stuffed animals or put shelves up and put toys on them.
2006-12-08 14:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shelves to the ceiling, use the air space. Buy several rubbermaid type containers and label them with toy catagories. An idea for not accumulating too many toys is whenever your child gets a new toy, have him pick out an old one to give away. It helps your child appreciate what she has and teaches that it is good to help others. I do not agree with removing toys w/o your kid's knowledge as some Parents do.
2006-12-08 16:29:53 · answer #3 · answered by Vlasko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that you should probably go through the toys with your child and talk about giving away some of the toys to children who are not as fortunate. I do this with my son at least one time per year. For storage of the toys he has, our solution was to build his bed so it stands an extra foot off the ground which allows for larger storage containers to be stored under the bed and out of sight. When he's ready to play, he can just pull the roll out storage container and have fun.
2006-12-08 15:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well my son has a small bedroom also, but he is only a year old, but I found that utitlizing the spaces that are not seen by eye ; like under the bed, closet space or whatever the theme is for your child's room find a toy box that compliments and store away honey. I hope this helps
2006-12-08 13:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by Brown Sugar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our four year old has two specific lines of toys that he enjoys. We have found that the rubbermaid tubs are great for organizing these toys. The low ones slide under the bed. The taller ones can stack away in a closet. Clear tubs allow you to see inside, while the solid one can be labeled simply with masking tape.
2006-12-08 15:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by sol_fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 7 and has the same problem. I noticed that she does not even play with half the toys in her closet. So we went through them together and she picked out the ones she still likes or have sentimental value and we donated the rest. it helped us clean out her room, make room for new Xmas gifts, and taught my girl about giving to those less fortunate! Good luck. also you can buy a toy chest, we have one in a storage closet and it helped make room in her bedroom.
2006-12-08 14:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by Jm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has a lot of stuffed animals get a toy net (they are $10 at babys r us) that will hang in the corner of her room :) They are great for organizing yet still look cute in a room. Give all the toys she doesnt play with or need anymore to a shelter or do a garage sale.... Otherwise I would get a toy chest to put at the end of her bed to put them all in........or you can go tto walmart and get a stacker with drawers....then you can organize (im an organizing nut) you can put all her barbies in one drawer or whatever... then put that in the bottum of the closet to hide it and it will be easy to keep her room clean.
2006-12-08 14:00:36 · answer #8 · answered by mommy2be in march! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We moved to a new house about a year ago. The house is bigger but the kids bedrooms are on the smaller side. One thing that you really have to do is go through all the stuff with her and put the things she does not play with or has outgrown and put them in a box and donate them. I was surprised that we filled a large moving box.
Shelving helps with storage problems as well.
2006-12-08 14:00:31 · answer #9 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of a lot of them... Kids shouldn't have more than one or two toy boxes full... Even if they had more, would they even play with half of them..... No.... And if you don't want to get rid of them, give her a big bin, and ask her to fill it up with toys that she plays with.. and then put the rest in storage.... a few months later, go through the ones in storage and she can pull out another bin full... Then she wont get bored of them.. and she will have more room in her bedroom. Kind of rotate them I guess... Hope that helps
2006-12-08 13:57:18 · answer #10 · answered by LuciLill 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋