Rid My House of Toys

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Moving toys out of the family room to

Putting toys away in kids' rooms

When I was pregnant with my daughter, my son was a year old. He was unable to bring toys downstairs from his bedroom on his own. So, I added a shelving unit to my baby shower registry to store books and toys. It gave things a home downstairs.

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the toys kept coming

It seemed no matter how much I clean the shelf, placed more toys in their rooms, it was never neat. As soon as I donated a batch, it was another birthday, holiday or a friend was dropping off things their kids had outgrown. Eventually, I realized I was cleaning a losing battle. During the week, the kids picked up their toys and placed them on the shelf. They would be lopsided, out of place (according to how I wanted them), and generally messy. However, they were off the floor. Every now and then I would sort them, "just so" to make me feel good about life. Truthfully, I don't think my husband or kids realized I cleaned it. Gradually, I started moving toys and books to their rooms. Things would be donated, broken toys thrown away.

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Toys need a home (that's not my family room)

Last Christmas I built two shelving units for my daughter's room. It gave much needed storage in her room for small items. In my son's room, I purchased 6 bins to fit under his bed from Walmart. They came in sets of 2 for less than $6 for the pair. I got rid of his toy box, replacing it with 2 metal wire shelving units. It allows him to display his cars and trucks. He doesn't have to dig through the box throwing toys all over the floor to find that one special toy. The bins can be stacked in sets of 2s and still fit under his bed.

Walmart also had cute little jewelry making bins to store her Barbie accessories. They were $0.97. They are small enough for little hands to be able to open and close without assistance. Their teal color fit into the Barbie colors, which makes them cute next to her Barbie house.
**My plan is to put cute labels on the bins.**One Day* *One Day*

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Finally Fed Up

Enough was enough. No more toys!

Well, today was THE day. I did it. Every single toy and book on the self has made it's way upstairs. Using two boxes and two baskets, I sorted the toys into, "which child gets this." The books were placed into one box, meanwhile, larger toys were placed into another box. Several times a year I do donation piles, so we didn't have anything to donate this time around.

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Bye toys, for now

All of the toys have been cleared out, the unit is vacant and it is now the most awkward space in the house. Over the coming weeks I'll have it decorated. I'm sure there toys will make their way back to it. (There are trucks on the floor as we speak.) However, it will never be covered like it was previously. I know at the end of the day, or long week, all of the toys will have a home that is not my family room. This one hour task has made me feel accomplished. (My son was less than amused when he saw what I did.)

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