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I have an almost three year old (Mara) and a fifteen month old (Wick). They share a lot of toys, such as blocks, cars and trucks, and stuffed animals, but some toys Mars have lots of little pieces and aren’t good for Wick. So I bought a bunch of $1 plastic shoeboxes and separated her “big girl” toys out. She can open the lids, but Wick can’t quite figure out how. Now she can big out the box she wants to play with, and she knows that she plays with the toys in the boxes up on the table, not on the floor. She has to put one box away before she gets another out, so it also helps me not end up with a million tiny toys scattered all over the house.
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I like the box idea!
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Great tip! My girls are 3 years and 20 months. We have the same problem with age appropriate toys. We have a shoebox full of toys she can only play with during the little one’s nap. I like the idea of the hard to open box better!
Thanks for sharing!
I did that too now we use them in the car to keep the toys from rolling all over the car.
What a great idea!
Great idea Annie! Be careful, though… those boxes get in the closets and BREED!!!