I think J is done with her play table-- I was just thinking that I should break it down and store it and then bust it out again once the little guy can use it!
Post by jnnfrrose6 on Jul 29, 2015 19:59:27 GMT -5
I try to watch what is getting played with over a few days and slowly put away things that are being overlooked/ignored. Some stuff is pretty obvious (rattles or what not), but some things end up surprising me.
Post by hurricanerek on Jul 30, 2015 3:06:42 GMT -5
I just put the piano gym and door jumper away. Other than that, she only has 4 little bins of toys so I'm not in a rush to get rid of anything. Talk to me again when she's turned 1.
Or realistically, I would keep the things that get played with daily and put the rest away. Keep stuff that will reinforce newer skills (like the puzzles - putting the pieces in, learning animal names/sounds, etc). There's less than 5 months until the holidays so best to put as much shit away as you can now.
We have so many pieces of toys. Nothing ever stays together! It drives me nuts. After his bday party this weekend I am going to try to put a lot of stuff away.
I'm the opposite. I worry that we don't have enough toys. As I collect more I plan on putting them in bins and switching them out every couple of weeks.
Post by littlemissmarla on Jul 30, 2015 9:03:54 GMT -5
TOYS ARE TAKING OVER MY HOUSE.
This is a serious problem, I feel like my house is gone and we can't even walk anywhere. Also, Zoey plays with everything.. we never really had baby toys because all the toys we had from Christmas were for an older age. I'm losing my mind.
This is a serious problem, I feel like my house is gone and we can't even walk anywhere. Also, Zoey plays with everything.. we never really had baby toys because all the toys we had from Christmas were for an older age. I'm losing my mind.
Toys are one of the reasons we want to do an addition. The only communal family space we have is the living room in the front of our house. It's where we spend time as a family, watch tv, and is also now the kids' "playroom." I've got a bin the toys end up in most evenings after the kids are in bed (and their rooms are full of toys too), but we'd like to have another space that they can go into and we don't have to worry about stepping over toys in the living room. Maybe when they start playing more independently in their own rooms it'll help, but probably not.
An an addition also helps the cause of having a third kid.
This is a serious problem, I feel like my house is gone and we can't even walk anywhere. Also, Zoey plays with everything.. we never really had baby toys because all the toys we had from Christmas were for an older age. I'm losing my mind.
I thought about you while writing this post haha.
We have a similar issue J- we have no separate space for toys but that mostly has to do with city living and being in such a small space. We have a few bins in her room which she'll play with but otherwise half our living room is her playmat, tunnel, toy bin, chair and stuffies.
So far we've just made it a point to put things away in the bin at least at the end of the day, if not earlier so we don't feel as overwhelmed. We also work on the kids being part of the clean up process. They don't need to get used to me picking up after them all the time. They have to "help."
We have a play area in our living room, but it used to be all toys that could get put away in a bin at night. Now it has her rocking horse, klip klop castle, walker/stroller, etc. that can't be put away. It's killing me.
I think I'll pack up some of the rattle type things, but we keep a bunch of them in the car, because they're interesting enough for car rides.
I want to figure out a system to rotate out some of those bigger things to the garage, so I'm sure they're actually getting played with.
I just moved the walker, jumper, and circle of neglect out to the attic storage. It was a sad day, now I have had a week of a chunk of my living room back- only to lose it this weekend with the birthday party.
I need to clean out the babyish stuff, but it kind of makes me super sad (one and done= super sad at end of stages I've learned)
Hugs. We are OAD too so I feel you.
This is one of the reasons I'm not ready to say we're done, but then I'm afraid we will be and I'm not appreciating the milestones enough with B.
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Post by soon2bmrsn on Jul 30, 2015 12:13:38 GMT -5
I would die without our playroom.
DH and I used to pride ourselves (when we only had DS1) on not having gone overboard on number of toys. Yeah, three kids later and I laugh at my past self. We're beyond overboard. The problem is, they all keep having birthdays and Christmas rolls around and it just keeps accumulating. (We do donate things that have been duds or they've outgrown...)
We have a "no toys downstairs" rule, mostly because of our wood floors. But they have an entire playroom, two bedrooms, and an extra toy box in the master closet, so there's plenty to play with.
Post by surfmama106 on Jul 30, 2015 16:06:11 GMT -5
Doing the reno and making the playroom when we did was genius. Here's what it looks like right now, mid-playtime.
Sadly I think the walker, playtable, and vtech activity cube can get packed up for basement storage. She rarely plays with them and they are huge space suckers. The cubbies and toy chest work well to hide the mess and contain little toys, books, shape sorter, and puzzles.
Also there is this whole other side of the room that we will eventually use for a table and chairs and maybe drawing easel when I feel she's ready for it. Maybe by Christmas.
There's very little you can put away when your baby isn't crawling or walking. Plus, I don't think he has as many toys as some of the other kiddos here. All I've really put up so far is the tummy time mats and a playgym. He still goes in the bouncer when in the hopes that maybe it'll help his little legs since all he does on the floor is roll around and then get mad.
I just lent out our bouncer to a friend who has a 5 month old. But it is crazy how quickly they toys take over your life. My problem right now is stuffed animals. She received so many when she was in the hospital and doesn't play with them. I'm thinking about donating some to the local woman's shelter.
Inspired by this post, I tried to clean out the toys this weekend.
The only result was that I moved the Klip Klop Princess Castle out to the garage (she's not super in to it yet).
I was going to box/bag up all the little rattles and stuff to give to friends having babies this fall, but they're all in our car, entertaining her while we drive.
Post by gingergrant on Aug 4, 2015 16:26:38 GMT -5
We've put away all the toys whose primary purpose is to be chewed -- nubby, and some other things, the swing and activity play mat ages ago, and the jumparoo when he started walking independently (c. 10 months). We also put away the super annoying singing toys and a few duds that he was never really interested in. We don't have a playroom, so I try to keep the mess manageable.
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