{"id":1807,"date":"2011-09-28T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T14:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2011-09-28T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T14:20:19","slug":"10-strategies-for-de-cluttering-and-organizing-toys-in-your-child%e2%80%99s-playroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=1807","title":{"rendered":"10 strategies for de-cluttering and organizing toys in your child\u2019s playroom."},"content":{"rendered":"
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About ready to pull your hair out?\u00a0 Kids room or the play room a mess?\u00a0 Are you tired of yelling at your kids to clean up their rooms or feeling like no matter how you try the kids\u2019 rooms are always an unorganized mess … or even worse, a health hazard?\u00a0 Try these quick tips to de-clutter and organize your kids\u2019 rooms – and keep it that way!<\/p>\n

1. Model it – Well face it, if you can\u2019t keep your own room clean and tidy your kids kind of have a right to say \u201cbut Mom, you don\u2019t do it either!\u201d right?\u00a0 Take some time to look at your own space and make sure you\u2019re modeling the behavior you\u2019re now asking of your kids.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Simplify – Most kids, in America at least, have way too many toys in their possession.\u00a0 Take a day to purge out the old stuff and either do a big garage sale (let the kids keep the earnings) or donate it all to your local goodwill.\u00a0 Keep only the things that your kids have really played with over the last 6 months to a year. Everything that hasn\u2019t been touched (or doesn\u2019t have some sentimental value) must go.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 One Thing out at a time – This is probably one of the best, yet hardest, concepts to encourage and enforce. It\u2019s the one toy\/game out at a time rule.\u00a0 If a toy is out and not being played with it should be put away before another toy or game comes out.\u00a0 Pretty simple, right?<\/p>\n

4. Everything in it\u2019s place – following on the one thing out at a time rule make sure your toys, books, stuffed animals and toys each have a confirmed resting spot or storage spot so when your kids are cleaning up and putting away, they know exactly where that item goes… every time.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Have zones for multiple kids – Establish clean up zones for families with multiple kids.\u00a0 Each child has one section of the playroom that they\u2019re responsible to keep tidy.\u00a0 Make sure, though, that the other kids aren\u2019t just throwing their messes into another child\u2019s jurisdiction to make it easy!<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Use under bed boxes – If you don\u2019t have a lot of space for storage, utilize under bed boxes for storage of some of the toys and games. It\u2019s a great way to organize too.<\/p>\n

7. Space bags – Space bags (you know, those special bags that you load up and then suck the air out with the vacuum?) are great for stuffed animals and other soft toys.\u00a0 Kids love them too because when they open them up, the stuffed animals come to \u201clife\u201d when the air hits them again!<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 Categorize – Keep your zones organized by categorizing your play spaces – reading nook is over here, hot wheels cars and tracks are over there, all the dolls and clothes stay over here, etc.<\/p>\n

9. Clean up song – Once a day, play a special song during clean up time.\u00a0 Make it fun, sing along and help your kids during this special part of the day.<\/p>\n

10. Reward for a job well done – After the clean up song, enjoy some milk and cookies or other special treat for a job well done!<\/p>\n

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