They
may be little people but compared to adults, children have more stuff. Aside
from the essentials like car seats or strollers, there will always be an
accumulation of dozens and dozens of toys. Without Toy storage, the avalanche
of toys can drive any normal parents crazy seeing them scattered all over the
house.
Teaching
children the importance of being clean and organized is raising them into
adults who take care of space and respect their surroundings. However, teaching
them the essentials of organization is to let them have the right equipments
(storage cabinets) for their various toys.
The
goal is to stop the clutter and putting in place the easy ways of getting the
toys when the child looks for it to play with.
Stuffed animals
There
are many Toy storage makers today that have innovative open cabinets just for
that, including the added pizzazz of having the whole cabinet decorated with
drawings of elephants, bears, or rhinos and other animals that are usually made
into stuffed toys, including some balls.
The
main point is that the animal drawings will also serve as visual cues to remind
the little one where to put away their stuffed toys after use or when told to
clean up. These cabinets with wide-spaced
bins with no covers are meant for the various sizes of the stuffed materials
that can be stored.
Some
have beanbag type of storage, a free-moving storage most especially for stuffed
toys and other knick-knacks. They can hold many stuffed materials, and can even
double up as ottomans. Others have hammocks where favorites like teddy bears and
other stuffed toys are hanging in a toy hammock for easy locating and access.
Big bins
Wanting
the kids to get involved with putting away their toys and keeping their rooms
clean would need an easy method of that will be easy for them to use. One easy
thing to remember is that children generally want to be able to drag and dump
whatever bin is holding their toys. (Keeping toys in drawers is out of the
question.)
Another
thing is that kids usually want these bins with wheels so they can move them
around. (Stuffed toys and balls are not heavy.) They can also pull them around
as they clean up their room from the stuffed toys.
Stationary vs. wheeled
bins
Toy
storage boxes with wheel have an edge over those that are stationary. Kids
sometimes play while collecting their toys for storage.
Ideally,
there is only a need for a bin or two of toy boxes for easy access by the kids.
The rest of the toys can be stored on high shelves or in closets. (Adults can
rotate the toys when kids get tired of the same set of toys in the toy chest.)
For
specially shaped toys, like Legos, these would need their own storage systems. A
multi-drawer cart with long shallow drawers makes it easier for the kids to
find the exact pieces they are looking for when building their creations.
Toy
storage de-clutters your home and makes your child learn duties early.
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