I have a system for dealing with all of my son's toys. I rotate them. This became a necessity for me after the abundance of toys my son received for his first birthday & Christmas - which happen to coincide. And it has worked for the last 2 years. Here's what I do... divide the toys up and put some up & out of sight. Theses toys are reserved for a rainy day (literally) or when cold/extreme hot weather keeps us inside (or my son is driving me bonkers). I just pull out the "new toys" and he's totally entertained for the next little while. And, the "old toys" are inconspicuously hidden away until needed for the next time. This also helps my house from becoming too much of a Toyville!
Another tip - we go to the $1 store and buy a few cheap "car toys" for whenever we have to make long trips in the car. When he gets restless, we just pull out one toy at a time and there's peace for at least a little while. It works for me.
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1 comments:
Great tip--I really need to get on board with this! Whenever I find a cache of toys (in a bag in a car from vacation, for instance) my son acts like it's Christmas Day!
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