Toy Storage

by Let's Organize - July 16, 2017

Toys, toys, toys… kids love it, moms pick up after it. Have you ever stepped on a block of Lego with your bare foot or turned the house upside down looking for your kid’s favourite toy?

Sorting out your kids toys and keeping them organized depends on the age of your children and the available space.

Follow these steps to organize your kids’ toys:

Get all the toys together.
Create 3 piles:

Throw-away
Donate
Keep

Go through all the toys and decide whether:

Toys are broken and can’t be fixed. (Throw-away pile)
Toys are no longer wanted. (Donate pile)
Toys are still played with. (Keep pile)

Discard the “throw-away” pile immediately.
Put all the donate items in a box and in the car. Take these items to a children’s hospital or school on your next trip.
The “Keep” pile must be split into categories, e.g.:

Cars & Trucks
Balls
Dolls
Outside toys, etc.

Decide on a type of storage, e.g. plastic containers, baskets, drawers, tins, etc.
Label the storage as per the above categories. If kids are still too small to read, then use pictures instead of words.
Utilise the space underneath your kids’ beds.
Floating shelves are also nifty to display toys.
Puzzles can be stored in plastic containers. Stick the picture of the puzzle on top of the plastic container.
Board games can also be stored this way, or filed like books or stacked in a cupboard. If possible, keep the board games in the room where it is played the most, e.g. television lounge.
To stay organized, you have to go through the toys at least twice a year and follow the steps above.

Happy Organizing,

Adele x