Toy Storage
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012From Monday Mom: Janelle:
Living with three boys is a blessing and a challenge at the same time. I’m blessed because I love each of them to pieces and find so much joy in their sweet smiles. One of the challenges is battling the mess. I admit I have my own messes around the house, but I am sure to clean them up or move them out of sight. The piles of clothes, toys and crumbs I find on the floor seems to multiply hourly. I can’t tell you how many times I have stepped on a lego block under my bare feet mixed in with other toys. I try to clean up most of the mess when the kids go to bed, but lately it seems a bit overwhelming.
I remember when I was pregnant with Jack and I had his nursery organized and ready to welcome him home. I had every tiny outfit, sock, hat, diaper and sheet folded so neatly or hung by size. Within the first month, my beautiful room turned into a mountain of laundry.
Fast forward to today, and Jack’s room looks like a Lego bomb exploded. I love that he has so much fun building the Lego sets and then taking them apart. He also loves to build his own creations. Luckily, we have the instruction booklets for each set so we can rebuild whatever was destroyed. I’ve read several different blogs about smart ways to organize kids toys and I’m still trying to figure out the best solution for our mess.
Whether it takes a day, a week or a month I’m going to accomplish this task. Jack will surely be helping me so he knows where every piece belongs. Ideas and tips are welcomed!
PS. Happy Leap Day!