Don’t be fooled into buying a big toy box for your little ones…smaller, manageable containers are so much easier for children to handle. Large toy boxes are just a dumping ground for all things large and small and make it impossible to find anything.
Invest in some small, medium and larger Canvas or Rubbermaid type bins to house all those toys that seem to accumulate over time. Find containers that are opaque and have manageable lids for little ones to be able to pry off. Categorize your toys into bins, mark the bins for what belongs inside, or paste pictures on the container for the non-readers, and cleanup will be easy for both the child and parent.
Although I have teenagers now, I still have those see-through containers filled with the better quality toys that stood the test of time (such as Lego) and they are easily accessible for when small children visit!
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