tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post7969080543758141723..comments2023-07-19T04:54:59.903-06:00Comments on Domestic Dork: Organizing ToysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-69686946553202254612010-04-16T21:58:03.686-06:002010-04-16T21:58:03.686-06:00oh how i love the domestic dork in you! this looks...oh how i love the domestic dork in you! this looks delightful and so organized. and little miss lucy looks so happy!Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/17534047505315475523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-61676335624960023392010-04-15T14:33:47.485-06:002010-04-15T14:33:47.485-06:00I really like your toy storage method. Our first ...I really like your toy storage method. Our first child will be arriving in August and my husband has already said "I do not want toys all over the house!!" (He also says he only wants toys in earth tone colors but that's another story. LOL) This method also seems great for small houses. Baby's bedroom is only 10x10 so the more vertical storage the better!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708750196043129265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-42394656368120861222010-04-13T15:33:06.845-06:002010-04-13T15:33:06.845-06:00I meant 2x4. whoops!I meant 2x4. whoops!Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758484791061603511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-83881452499866876962010-04-13T15:32:40.105-06:002010-04-13T15:32:40.105-06:00I just found your blog! It sounds like you are enj...I just found your blog! It sounds like you are enjoying Canada - and life in general. And your daughter is adorable :)<br />We totally have expedit shelves in our office - with the desk that attaches for the computer. So a big one for books and then I stuffed all my sewing/beading/yarnwork/craft STUFF into nice black boxes in a 2x6 one in the same color and it is wonderful - much less the eyesore that my boxes and stacks on a card table were (office was previously a mess).<br />My sister in law uses a similar system in the living room at her home for the boys' toys (smaller) and has taught them to put their own stuff away by labeling the basket-drawers that go in it with pictures of the kind of toy that belongs in it. Which makes it easy for grown ups to put things away too.Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758484791061603511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-6040152425769927032010-04-13T14:19:17.399-06:002010-04-13T14:19:17.399-06:00Aurora,
We have our shelves bolted to the wall for...Aurora,<br />We have our shelves bolted to the wall for that very reason. :)Holly @ Domestic Dorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588020192381538681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-21793234077209994662010-04-13T13:52:03.862-06:002010-04-13T13:52:03.862-06:00I definitely clean out stuff once a year and get r...I definitely clean out stuff once a year and get rid of stuff no longer used or broken. you'll want to be careful - i've seen where little ones like to start climbing on shelves and bring the whole thing down on themselves. i like using the plastic bins as a large toy chest and keeping in their room - easy to drag from one room to another--Aurorahttp://www.proudtejana.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-73986678159898415462010-04-11T08:29:18.726-06:002010-04-11T08:29:18.726-06:00We have 2 Ikea shelves that are actually meant to ...We have 2 Ikea shelves that are actually meant to be tv entertainment centers, that work as low shelves to put Donovan's toys on. One is in the living room, the other in his bedroom. I set out a few toys on the shelves, then keep the rest of his stuff in plastic bins stashed away in various closets all over the house. The goal is to rotate toys every week or 2, to keep the toys "new" and still-interesting even though we've had most of them forever. It seems to work pretty well. I really like the Montessori method for storing and showcasing toys/materials, and try to set up his toy shelves in the same manner. And, having fewer toys out at any time seems to not overwhelm him and I swear he pays more attention to each toy when there's not 1000 of them all over the floor. ; )Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792375260633790983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6157604130266547362.post-31813057206623974112010-04-09T22:53:58.901-06:002010-04-09T22:53:58.901-06:00I love to pull everything out of my closet and re-...I love to pull everything out of my closet and re-organize it. Except I just moved so I shouldn't need to do it for a while.KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815049701010983875noreply@blogger.com