Clean up your toys!
Children who store their toys all by themselves? That seems like a utopia. But there is hope, check out our tips! This way you make sure that your kids don't take over your home.
Of course, you love your children. They are the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to you. Really. But how nice would it be to come home without tripping over all their stuff.
Whether you have a teenager in the house or a toddler, somehow they find it hard to get the house cleaned up. Your dining table is full of textbooks. At night you scream when you're standing on a - surprisingly sharp - Lego brick and on the weekend, your living room looks more like a nursery. All of that when you haven't even given birth to an entire soccer team. How?!
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Living room mafia
If your children have a play area in the living room, it is necessary to mark out the area properly. You do this by choosing a spot that is out of sight as much as possible. For example in a corner or behind a sofa. Is that not an option? Then choose to separate the space with, for example, a cabinet. This way, you immediately create extra storage space, which is useful for all those toys. A few large, non-toxic (!) plants are also an excellent room divider.
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Advanced hide-and-seek
Plastic storage boxes are not really an accessory for your interior. So if possible, don't put them in plain sight. More attractive options are rattan variants. What you can also do is put one or two large wooden storage boxes in front of a wall. Here you can store all the toys, arranged in smaller storage boxes. On the crates you can put cushions, so you can make a cozy sitting area out of it. Nice next to a bookcase! Okay, reading from a tablet is also allowed...
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Align with your interior
Toys rarely come in earthy shades. It's often all of those primary colours that create a feeling of chaos. Try to match the storage space in the children's corner with the rest of the living room as much as possible. Or, choose a distinct colour on the wall. Also smart is a neutral coloured rug as a play mat or sturdy suitcases as storage.
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Full is full
When your kids get a little older and you don't have to keep an eye on them while playing, the time has come to move the party to their bedroom. Give each child a large storage box for toys in the living room and arrange for anything that doesn't fit there to be moved into their bedrooms.
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Turn cleaning up into a sales trick
One last tip for triggering your child's clean-up rage. You know that trick about your wardrobe full of clothes you're not wearing? The rule is: clean up and then discard an older item for each new item. It works very well to apply this to your children as well. Well, with their toys anyway.
Involve children in the process of disposing toys that they no longer play with. Place a large storage box where 'old' toys can be stored. Is the bin full? Then put it on a sales site or go to a market. They can buy something new from the money they have earned. This makes cleaning up fun. At least a little bit...
