I consider myself to be a very organized person and somewhat of a neat freak. My kids have tamed me down a bit, possibly due to the fact that my house seems to be shrinking because of all the stuff that comes with them. I have found a few favorite items that help keep the toys at least somewhat organized. One thing that I love are these cube organizers.
I found two of these on a garage sale for $5 each with the canvas baskets included (they run around $40 at Target plus the cost of the baskets). I gave them a fresh coat of black spray paint and placed one in each of the kids closets. They are perfect for storing toys and books. I have one basket designated for balls, one for cars/tractors...this makes it easy for Landry when he is picking up his toys. He is the first to correct you if you put a ball in the car basket.
I have also grown to love these under the bed storage containers for Landry's toys. They are perfect because they are easy to get in and out and save the closet space.
I have found that these two items have helped keep the toys organized and easily accessible. We also have a toy box like the one picture below, but I have found that whatever we place in it doesn't get played with as often.
It seems to be a bottomless abyss. There will always be a toy at the bottom that is forever lost or every toy will be taken out of it in order to find that lost toy at the bottom. Even though to me it seems to be an organizational nightmare, I still think a toy box of some sort is nice to throw those random toys in to keep them off the floor!
