It’s time to introduce you to two FANTASTIC ideas! They will change your buying practices
and simplify your life ….. GUARANTEED!
The first idea is what I call ‘toy sort.’ Once a month or so I announce, “IT’S
TOY SORT TIME!!!!!” The kids go to
their rooms, gather every single one of their toys and we all meet up in the
playroom. They dump out their
various baskets and start organizing all of the items into piles/groups (wooden
trains together, gnomes in a heap, art supplies altogether, etc).
Why do this?
Because…………….
- It forces children to clean their rooms
- It teaches children how to group like items
- It encourages children to purge trash
- It provides an opportunity for children to work together
5. It helps children develop organizational skills
Once the toys are sorted and all trash has been thrown away,
it’s ‘toy swap time.’ Okay, so
what does THAT mean? I think of it
as ‘going to the toy store’ once a month without spending a DIME! The children choose toys
from the piles and the beauty of it is that the toys seem ‘new’ to them because
they haven’t seen them/played with them for a while (maybe months).
If you have little children or an only child, you can do
your own ‘toy sort’/’toy swap.’
Put most of your child’s toys in large plastic bins and hide them from
your child. Only put out a few
toys at a time and then once a week or so, switch the ‘old’ toys for the ‘new’
ones. This works to keep the toys
‘fresh’ and interesting for the child AND helps to maintain a clutter-free
environment as too many toys laying around can feel overwhelming to both the
child AND the parents!
I strongly encourage you to give this system a try!
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