Comments on: When Toys Attack http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/13/when-toys-attack/ Parenting, politics, pondering and panicking about it all. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: RickfromSC http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/13/when-toys-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-10389 RickfromSC Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:22:56 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2544#comment-10389 Well this seems like the first good step. Kids really don't want too many toys. It gives them overchoice. Now the challenge is to keep the mess at bay. When you watch your kids, you will see they only actually use 2 or 3 toys in an afternoon. The rest they might hold for 5 seconds, then toss aside. Why not take advantage of this? I've built a prototype toy storage system and I'd like your feedback. Take a look at http://www.furniture-that-gets-kids-to-pick-up-toys.com/ and let me know it it gives you any inspiration. Thanks, Rick Well this seems like the first good step. Kids really don’t want too many toys. It gives them overchoice.

Now the challenge is to keep the mess at bay.

When you watch your kids, you will see they only actually use 2 or 3 toys in an afternoon. The rest they might hold for 5 seconds, then toss aside. Why not take advantage of this?

I’ve built a prototype toy storage system and I’d like your feedback. Take a look at

http://www.furniture-that-gets-kids-to-pick-up-toys.com/

and let me know it it gives you any inspiration.

Thanks, Rick

]]> By: Mary@Everyday Baby Steps http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/13/when-toys-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-9578 Mary@Everyday Baby Steps Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:27:26 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2544#comment-9578 Bless your heart. How do we manage to get so many toys? I swear, I don't buy them either, only a few on birthdays and Christmas as well. You must be right; damn toys are out to get us! What's missing from this post, Caroline, is a picture of the after. Come on, I need some inspiration - let's see your finished product. :) Bless your heart. How do we manage to get so many toys? I swear, I don’t buy them either, only a few on birthdays and Christmas as well. You must be right; damn toys are out to get us! What’s missing from this post, Caroline, is a picture of the after. Come on, I need some inspiration – let’s see your finished product. :)

]]> By: Beth http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/13/when-toys-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-9570 Beth Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:23:35 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2544#comment-9570 A couple of months ago, Ben refused to clean his room, so I cleaned it for him. We told him he could "earn" the toys back by keeping his room neat. Within a couple of days, he completely forgot about them. I could seriously wrap all of those, put them under the tree, and he would be happy. As it is, I'm going to go through the bag at some point in the near-ish future, sort out what Katie might want or use and get rid of the rest. Books are my downfall, too. I have been trying to limit my purchases and make more and better use of the library. So far, it's working well. But I know that I wish I had some very special books from my childhood that were lost to several moves and parental declutterings, so I try to be more careful about that. A couple of months ago, Ben refused to clean his room, so I cleaned it for him. We told him he could “earn” the toys back by keeping his room neat. Within a couple of days, he completely forgot about them. I could seriously wrap all of those, put them under the tree, and he would be happy.

As it is, I’m going to go through the bag at some point in the near-ish future, sort out what Katie might want or use and get rid of the rest.

Books are my downfall, too. I have been trying to limit my purchases and make more and better use of the library. So far, it’s working well. But I know that I wish I had some very special books from my childhood that were lost to several moves and parental declutterings, so I try to be more careful about that.

]]> By: Holly at Tropic of Mom http://www.morningsidemom.com/2009/12/13/when-toys-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-9568 Holly at Tropic of Mom Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:39:07 +0000 http://www.morningsidemom.com/?p=2544#comment-9568 Ah, the great toy cleanout. Sometimes you have to be merciless. ;) Ah, the great toy cleanout. Sometimes you have to be merciless. ;)

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