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It seems like I read something similar on here recently, but can't remember where I read it. Does anyone limit the amount of toys that the kids can play with at a given time? My age group right now is about 18 months to 3 years and it seems like a typical day consists of ALL of the bins being dumped out and just thrown everywhere. I try and make it really easy for them to clean up. I have bins for everything basically. What doesn't go in a bin goes on the shelf. Not brain surgery to clean up, but I think that they just get overwhelmed. I'm considering only allowing them to open a couple of bins at a time. Then I have my dcb who is 32 months old that picks up 1 toy and walks around with it like he has no clue at all what to do with it. I am very concerned about him. He just doesn't seem like he gets it. It's not hard to put the block in the block bin ya know? Then I see him today and I have a 6 drawer thing that holds are arts and crafts and there was a stray ribbon that was poking out. He is standing there like in a trance, slowly pulling on the ribbon unraveling the whole roll. HOnestly it looked like something a 10 month old would do. I am quite concerned about him and his development.
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I do! I think it's essential in our group to limit toys because of two things I have observed. One is that with too many toys the kids seemed overwhelmed with choices and instead of playing with them they dumped everything. And two when they dumped everything it was a tripping hazard. So at first I limited toys to just what I put in the playroom and I put the others away where the kids could not get to them. It worked great and the mess was much easier for them to pick up. And the total mess that could be made was smaller. Plus I could rotate the toys and they didn't get sick of playing with the same toys, each week was new.
Now I put all the toys in a toy room upstairs and each child is allowed to bring one toy down at a time and if they want to play with another they have to pick that one up and put it back first. My house is almost always cleaned up and it teaches the kids to sort toys and to be responsible for their own mess. I love it!! -
I'm starting that tomorrow for sure. Like I said, most of my stuff is in bins, so it should be easy enough to limit them. It just gets too nuts.Comment
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I limit toys every day. I have that same age group of 18 months to 3 years. If I let them have all the bins, they just dump everything on the floor and don't play with anything. Of course, then they trip over everything they dumped. So, I limit it to a couple bins at a time. They would never agree on which bins to open so I decide and alternate them so they get a chance to play with everything at some point.Comment
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I have 4 centers in my daycare area and a dramatic play area. I choose what is going in the centers that day and that is all that comes out. I change them every week.
I used to one bin out at a time, but it got out of control and the kids starting taking out one each. with 8-10 kids daily it became a huge mess.Comment
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I have been in my playroom reorganizing tonight. I went to Menards and bought all different sized bins with lids and there will be an organized spot for everything and they are going to get 2-3 bins a day at one time and that is it. The days of clearing the shelves are over!! doing the happy dance!Comment
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I just down sized too. I am in the process of teaching the kids to put away a toy before they get out another. I have a younger group too.
I have mainly self-contained toys with no pieces. I still have about 10 little people/animals and a bin of food and dishes. My block bin has 6 small blocks.
It has helped.Comment
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