A couple friends over. A couple pick ups with dad (love you Babe). A few chore pick ups assigned... and the toy bins are a lost cause.
I used to have just the words on the bids. Animals. Tractors. People. For my 2 and 3 year old (who are avid readers, of course). That didn't work so well.
Plan B was to add pictures. We did that and now we have beautiful organized bins and my favorite... NO EXCUSES.
Oh my! Is that a crying child during the pick up? Couldn't be. I think she is stuck in that bin.
We also made a point to tie this project into one of our favorite verses: "And don't forget to do good and to share. Such sacrifices are well pleasing to God." Hebrews 13:16. After our toys were organized we went through the bins and chose some toys we could give away. That way we could say our verse and learn what it meant at the same time!
Just did this same project last week (minus the pictures) and they are a mess again. Same issues here...daddy daycare on Tuesday, friends over...its a mess. I found another helpful way to organize...take a picture of the toy boxes just how they should look then develop the picture and put it on the bin. Genius! This will help daddy too! :)
ReplyDeleteToys are sometimes a very sad thing for us moms. I love the idea of the pictures. I am doing that for our chore packs that I am working on.
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