OT - update to toy situation
Thanks so much to everyone who commented on my blog about what to do about too much stuff for DD2.5.
Prior to the blog, I was looking into buying more furniture for DD's room to keep all her stuff. Ha! What to do with too much stuff is NOT to buy storage solutions, lol...
I went through her stuff, there wasn't anything broken but I did throw out all the random pipe cleaners and plastic containers.
I took about 4/5 of the stuff, including most of the big things (just a dolly-wagon and one ride-on car left). That stuff is crammed into a box or two, into closets, and otherwise has no semblance of order. But it's out of the way.
She has a few books in the living room and a few in her room. She has a couple of dolls and stuff for the dolls, a couple of balls, two puzzles, two matching games, her train set and marble roller-coaster, playdough, colouring and stickers, and some sheets I laminated for her for 'talking about' (basically images of regular activities with lots going on for talking about - like a picture book but just one page).
No problem on her end at all. Not much has changed in her play, but it's a LOT easier to work together on tidying up and I'm much more rested at the end of the day when I look around and it doesn't look like a few bombs went off.
So, I will eventually rotate the toys, but not for a while. In the meantime, we should be able to do a couple more activities at home (painting, etc) that I tend to avoid due to the mess. Since that's under control.
Thanks so much everyone!
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We need a like button, glad
We need a like button, glad you found a solution!
I'm getting ready to do the
I'm getting ready to do the same thing. My boys have too many toys. They do play with all of them and I go through and donate what they no longer play with, throw away what's broken, etc. but there is still SO much. DH has a huge family, so birthdays and holidays are always overboard. I'm tired of it looking like a bomb went off in my house as well. I get everything clean and it's great for about 30 minutes. Lol. Until the boys want to clean up their messes, I'm putting stuff up and rotating. Less stuff, less mess, and maybe less overwhelming for the kids to help clean too.
And DONE. Got a HUGE bin of
And DONE. Got a HUGE bin of toys out and in storage. I still think they have too much in their room. Oh well. If it continues to be a mess, I will get more bins! Lol
Congrats!! I am totally
Congrats!! I am totally surprised at how much tidier my house is. Ridiculous, really, since one of DD's favourite 'games' is to go and get absolutely everything and put it in a big pile (for some play-reason, like for the cat or the doll or to take on an imaginary trip). But now it's tidied up so much faster when there are only 10 things to put away, compared to 5 billion.
That's what my boys do! They
That's what my boys do! They literally go dump everything in a HUGE pile and then go play with one train set and some cars while leaving the pile there. No need for that either because everything is in separate cubbies, but they still pull it all out. I'm seriously hoping this helps. If not, I am going down to one train set and a few hot wheels for a while! Lol
You're a great mom Moe!
You're a great mom Moe!
Thanks! Sunday night (right
Thanks! Sunday night (right after my original post), DD had a lot of trouble sleeping, to the point that she woke up twice and took a long time to settle down, just overwhelmed. We comforted her but it was really just her feeling distraught.
Anyway, so Monday I took most of the toys away, she didn't really notice. I would like to have better hiding spots, but so far she's only asked for one thing (which I said was packed away for now) and she hasn't commented on the things she's seen in the storage room, our closets, her closet, under our bed, or on top of the living room storage thingy.
Monday, yesterday and today have mostly gone quite well.
In a previous post, I posted about how she doesn't have tantrums. That period seems to be over and she is into tantrums like it's going out of style. This morning she said she couldn't pull up her underwear and needed help... I refused and she just walked around with her underwear and pants around her ankles, yelling and crying for me to help her for almost an hour!!! Stubborn thing.
I comforted her a few times and didn't help. Of course she can do it, lol. Finally, she did pull up her undies and we moved on. Man.
That strong will is going to
That strong will is going to pay off later. I have this cute picture of her waddling around with her undies and pants around her ankles
I'm a SAHM. If your DH was
I'm a SAHM. If your DH was home with Potato full-time, 90% of her crap would be done.
Lol! She uses chalk crayons
Lol! She uses chalk crayons on the balcony! The weather here is so unpredictable lately which means outdoor play is shorter. Even in the pouring rain I'll get her outside to jump in puddles for a half hour (or more if it's warm). But that means I have to get more creative for indoor play.
She loves playdough because she can use a plastic knife to cut her 'worstjes!'