Are you looking to declutter toys in your home?
Do you need help decluttering the floor, countertops, beds, and everywhere in between?
Like many items in the home, toys can quickly take over a space…seemingly in the blink of an eye!
That’s why it’s a good idea to have a practical, no-frills approach so you can easily decide what to keep, and what to toss.
In this post, you’ll find four simple tips to help you declutter toys in the home.
These basic tips are good for any type of toy, be it soft, hard, stationary, mobile, analog, or digital.
Declutter toys with broken parts
Let’s face it, the average toy goes through a lot.
A toy is played with, adored, and sometimes even crashed, and smashed.
It’s not unusual to find a toy with a broken part or two.
A broken part could mean the difference between the toy functioning properly, to not functioning at all.
As such, it’s a wise idea to go through a toy collection and remove any items that have broken parts, or damaged beyond repair.
Remove overtly cracked, warped, bent, banged up, crooked, snapped, crushed, or smashed items.
Another added bonus? You may reduce the chance of accident or injury from the damaged toy.
Dispose or recycle toys with missing parts
Is a toy missing a key component?
Sure, small missing decorative pieces, such as a sticker, decal, or small embellishment, can be easily ignored.
But what if the main component to a toy is completely missing?
Let’s face it: a yoyo isn’t a yoyo if it’s just a string and finger loop.
Consider taking time to round up toys whose key components have been missing for the better part of weeks, months, or possibly even years.
These types of toys should be relatively easy to spot. They don’t work or function properly.
Don’t just limit your search to singular toy items.
Consider removing jigsaw puzzles, board games, and other game sets that are severely lacking in key pieces or parts.
Remove forgotten or abandoned toys
Does this sound familiar?
What was once the favorite toy, has now been pushed aside and completely forgotten about.
You know what they say: out of sight, out of mind.
Removing forgotten or abandoned toys can free up a whole lot of space in the home.
If you’re looking to reclaim some much-needed space in your home, it’s worth rounding up forgotten toys and removing them.
Create storage locations for toys
Lastly, one of the main problems with toy clutter is that toys don’t have a specific storage location in the home.
No storage location means, you guessed it, toys end up wandering all over the home. It’s no wonder toy chests are so effective!
You can easily create your own storage locations for toys throughout the home.
All it takes is a little bit of thought and planning.
Use large baskets to contain toys in the bedroom, on sturdy shelves in a bookcase in the living room, or place toys in smaller plastic containers with lids in the den.
You may even find it helpful to devote specific areas of each room for toy storage, such as an unused corner of the family room, children’s room, or bedroom.
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