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Family Room Toy Storage Solutions
Asked by E.B. from Chicago
on September 18, 2007
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Hello,
can anyone please recommend cabinets/ toy storage solutions that would work for storing toys of various size, CDs/DVDs, books, misc kids items? I am looking ...
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- All of the ideas posted are great. One thing other thing I can add. I've gotten large hat boxes from Tuesday Morning for my daughter's dress up clothes & accessories...
- Hi! I don't know if this is the type of solution you are looking for, but I bought two large cloth baskets (from Bed Bath and Beyone) for our living room (downstairs)...
- I just ordered my son a table and chairs from this company. http://www.childrenstablesandchairs.com I love the quality of the table and chairs. They are a bit tall...
Toys in Your Living Room?
Asked by K.W. from Los Angeles
on September 8, 2011
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People with small children and small houses: do you allow toys in your living room?
I have 2 preschoolers and a 2 bedroom apartment. My youngest is moving into a big...
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- My daughter is allowed to take her toys out of the playroom and play with them in our living room. At the end of the day, they go back into her playroom. You would t...
- 85% of my two children's toys are in our living room. The other 15% is in their bedroom, or the small things like puzzles, blocks, and trains are in the hall closet.
- Yes, we kept toys in the family room when our kids were younger. They are older now. We cut down as the years went on, but we had some sort of toy shelf in there unt...
Toy Dielma
Asked by M.Z. from Austin
on September 1, 2008
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does anyone have experience with this particular toy dilema.
i have a 2 year old daughter and a 4 year old daughter. my 4 yearold had lots of toys before her sister c...
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- Hi M.. What you are describing is normal behavior. I am sure you already know that. Children at this age (and several up amd down from here heheh) can play okay sid...
- I have a 3 and 4 yr old and let me tell you we have gone through many toy dilemas! They share a room and all their toys are stored together. We do not bother explaini...
- I have two boys, one just turned four and the younger is 2.5. They share a room and their toys are in their room and in the living room. They each have thier own speci...
Toy Problem!!
Asked by K.K. from Cleveland
on October 29, 2006
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I have a toy question. I will be the first to admit that my kids have too much! But now it is so much that it is starting to annoy me and I don't know how to stop it. ...
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- I have an almost three year old son that has too many toys also and is starting to be controlling & selfish with these toys...So, we made some ground rules...When we a...
- When it comes to the old toys you can either have a yard/garage sale or donate them to a women's shelter for women that have childern. For christmas buy more toys that...
- Oh K.... Christmas must be coming....I swear I go thru the same thing every year and vow "enough is enough"! I am definitely a believer of less is more (and believ...
Play Room vs Man Room
Asked by A.S. from Reading
on March 2, 2011
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ok so our house has 3 bedroom. our masterbed our 11 month old sons room and an extra bed room that currently holds my fiances tv, some video games...holds storage...a...
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- I had the 'what if my sons feel isolated and we never see them' concern too. Rest assured, whatever you decide, your son will not feel left out. I have a toy room down...
- You could make that room the play/man room... Two walls could be for man room stuff and then you could have some storage solutions for holding the toys, etc... a train...
- Hi, A.: OMG! Make the extra room a man and woman room to relax in. If your child has too many things, down size and give to those children who have nothing. Just...
Battling W/6 Yr Old on Keeping Room clean...fun Ways to "Fix" This?
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on April 12, 2011
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My one child and I are at an impass when it comes to keeping the bedroom clean. Favorite toys are allowed in the room, not the playroom, so other kids don't wreck the...
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- i have found that with my boys (5 and twin 3) that as long i am helping they will clean up... they just dont want to do it alone. so.... we have a deal that as long...
- Unfortunately (for you) the fun thing is to clean up together. Make it a game or a race. DS is 5 and I have started gradually taking out the toys that I haven't seen h...
- We have limited toys in the bedrooms. To clean-up, what has worked for my 7YO is a "race"....they get 10 minutes to pick-up and whoever does the best job (I also have...
Turning Small Open Den into Two Year Old's Room.. Need YOUR Help.
Asked by T.A. from Washington DC
on January 15, 2009
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I am CONSIDERING turning my den which is open, no doors, into my daughter's little room. Can I? How? What needs to be included in the room? Keep in mind the den is adj...
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- Any play area benefits from storage space, not only dividing it or hiding it. I would use low shelving, about two rows high - those that have square shapes shelves ...
- You can also use a curtain to make it private. I am not sure how large the space is between the 2 walls, but a rod and some curtains can make it all her own! Good luck
- Check craigslist online and see what you can find second hand in your area. I think the idea of the curtain rod and a pretty curtain is great, but if you get a screen...
Need Help with 8 Yr. Old's Messy Room
Asked by J.W. from San Francisco
on May 17, 2008
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My daughter is 8 years old. She is wonderful, respectful and smart. She does almost everything I ask without a fight. She is a creative soul, something I am severely c...
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- I think you should tell her she can use her room (almost) any way she wants, however, she has to clean up every evening. Children need to learn to clean up after them...
- Hi J.- I was that child. My mother and I fought over the cleanliness of my room for years. She used to take things out to see if I noticed they were gone. Until I fou...
- This could be a description of my life/house/daughter (except that I really AM a neat freak). My hard and fast rule is that shoes, hats, backpacks, lunchboxes, an...
Drowning in Toys. HELP!
Asked by J.M. from Scranton
on January 26, 2011
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No matter what I do it seems I can't get the toys under control. They are all over my living room. I tried putting them in bins instead of the toybox but they would ...
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- Children will do what they are told if there is a consequence that they don't like. We have many toys, all sorted in different covered tubs. Only one tub is allowed t...
- I have a similar situation. I have 4 children. When my children get toys..either for their birthday or Christmas. Once they are unwrapped...I go ahead and sort them ou...
- Oh lord, this is my house too. I really need to get rid of toys, but can never seem to find the opportunity to do it. Good Luck!
What Do You Store Toys In?
Asked by L.K. from Austin
on December 28, 2010
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I have 3 daughters. One is a baby. My family room looks like Toys R Us threw up all over it. What do you store your baby toys in? My 5 year old has one of those cube t...
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- gosh i had the same problem for years. at least before we moved to NY we had a basement, not we don't even have that. so, a mom showed me what she does, she had picked...
- I get rid of toys regularly to keep them manageable. I have a box for older ones and baby ones. things like leggos/blocks... with lots of pieces are in a separate litt...
- hahahahaha, I feel you :D I went to the storage section at Walmart and bought this huge tub, it looks like a small boat seriously!! I can get almost all the toys in t...
