Toy Organizing
Toy Organizing
Toy clutter is usually created when children don’t put things away. But if there is no (or an inadequate) storage system for them to use, leaving things out where they can see them (and know that the stuff is still there) is sometimes the best option. Then, it all becomes clutter.
Kids can get overwhelmed with toy clutter very easily. Don’t you remember when you were a kid, and your Mom said, “Clean your room”? Overwhelming right? It can be emotional when a child feels as though they are being pressured to get rid of their things. We just want to make it easier for them to play and clean up afterward. Oftentimes, it is also a better experience for the child when working with someone other than Mom (or Dad) who comes without judgment or history. How about a professional organizer?!
After a recent appointment with a 6-year-old, we sorted, purged, and organized all his toys. Now, he has space to play and a plan for storing things so he can find them again. All his hard work made the family’s living room a place they all wanted to be again.
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
It is so great that the parents are starting the child young. Thanks for sharing this reminder.
Yes. I love working with kids. They are so open to ideas and change.
It’s so much fun working with kids. I’ve had many happy experiences helping kids organize their toys. Plus, they know which things are their favorites. In addition, you can better understand what type of access they need to reach their toys and how their mind likes things sorted.
I also enjoy working with kids. They are the experts! I raised boys, so when I work with a girl I often ask what certain things are, since I’m not as familiar with girls’ toys.
I wish I knew when my kids were little what I know now about too many toys. We would have not purchased as much as we did . We did stay diligent in tidying and teaching. It stuck with one and the other it’s a daily learning process. All important lessons to Learn.
Yes. I agree. Important lessons and usually kids pick up on what they learned and stay more organized. Too many of anything is not good.
I’ve worked with children/tweens on organizing their school stuff, but very rarely have I worked with elementary school aged kids to organize their toys. (I have, however, worked with parents who wanted to keep toys where their kids wandered in and vehemently stated, “I haven’t played with THAT in years.” Sometimes it’s the parents who cause the disorganization by pushing keeping things or by not having the ability or inclination to help their kids create systems. I love that this is a service you provide.
When I was a kid, I had a lot of toys, but we had the rule that before I could take a second toy out, I had to put away the first one; it was second nature, so I was sort of shocked when I went to other kids’ houses and saw the mass of clutter strewn everywhere. You’d think parents would prefer to create systems that meant clutter didn’t start (so that NOBODY would have to clean it up), but we underestimate how many parents, too, have never been taught how to create organizing systems. Professional organizers can make all the difference!
I’ve also been challenged by parents who think their kids should save things. When I’m working with both parents and kids I ask the kids what’s their goal for the day. Then I keep reminding the kids and the parents of the goals. If mom wants to keep something the kid doesn’t care to keep, then I remind mom that she has to store it in her space on the kid’s space.