tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910615295749614350.post9041808559294245492..comments2024-01-24T03:22:37.168-06:00Comments on This <i>Present</i> Life: Playroom HELP needed!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910615295749614350.post-48009342842666720372010-11-09T20:00:16.061-06:002010-11-09T20:00:16.061-06:00I don't know if it'll help at all...but I ...I don't know if it'll help at all...but I linked to the post I just put up of my classroom...organization is KEY in my job! Maybe some of the systems I use would help you...?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251348333267161520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910615295749614350.post-41820436937400023112010-11-09T18:06:02.361-06:002010-11-09T18:06:02.361-06:00Ha, like Cassie, I was going to suggest IKEA. They...Ha, like Cassie, I was going to suggest IKEA. They tend to be pretty reasonable. Also, you could paint the door with chalkboard paint. I know that does not help with organization but it would be fun for the kids! JoAnn's has a pretty good basket selection to help organize the toys and they always have really good coupons too! Good luck!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00049000656457952466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910615295749614350.post-8898379338807901842010-11-09T11:09:08.657-06:002010-11-09T11:09:08.657-06:00Purge some of the toys (give to your church nurser...Purge some of the toys (give to your church nursery or goodwill/even garage sale) or better yet, put alot of them in a box and tuck them away out of sight (i.e. in you hot tub room) to simplify the room and once the kiddos get bored what they have, switch out toys. It will be like Christmas when they see the new change. You right, when they have too many choices, they are overwhelmed, not you.JAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493883365132778726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910615295749614350.post-62919180689952141142010-11-08T20:45:17.564-06:002010-11-08T20:45:17.564-06:00IKEA has white shelving similar to the pottery bar...IKEA has white shelving similar to the pottery barn one you pictured. and the prices are reasonable. we have a set in the playroom and the bottom shelf ahs bakets for toys and the top shelf has puzzles, games. in our office nook we have two larger ones and that would be great because you could rotate baskets each month or week and that way they could have some toys one week, then that basket would get moved to the top, and a new one would be in their reach.Cassie Bustamantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848936864799611251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910615295749614350.post-62578256994511006612010-11-08T13:21:20.523-06:002010-11-08T13:21:20.523-06:00I am no organizational expert, but I am sure you a...I am no organizational expert, but I am sure you are open for any suggestions. Like you said you need editing and getting rid of those toys that are not longer age appropriate for them, like the baby toys or something like that and just keep the ones that they really like to play. I like to go to Dollar General to buy some inexpensive bins and baskets. I think you need to like buy those big baskets and put the name of your kids in that way they have their own storage and they know where to put their own favorite toys. Maybe? If you also have like fabrics laying around your house, you can make a fabric toy bucket just like this one; http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2009/06/fabric-toy-bucket.html. I also found a blog which she had her own playroom makeover with a Pottery Barn inspiration on a Target budget. http://allthingsmamma.com/2010/07/project-home-organization-a-playroom-makeover-on-a-budget/. Hope it helps! :)mommy Orkid Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914609717156136873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4910615295749614350.post-19852258087940981662010-11-08T11:38:17.628-06:002010-11-08T11:38:17.628-06:00Rebecca, when my girls were little, their toys wer...Rebecca, when my girls were little, their toys were kept in a 19' x 15' playroom. Plenty of room for sure, but my kids and their friends would take everything out & leave it all over the floor. It would take me hours to put everything away or I would have to nag my kids to do it. I had enough shelves and baskets for everything, but enough space wasn't the problem. What I should have done was built a closet full of shelving and put a lock on the door...then allowed each of them a few toys to play at a time and only letting them have additional toys when they put the ones they were playing with back.Pam - @diy Design Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303399189647950307noreply@blogger.com