What to do with all these toys & such little space?
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An old fashioned trunk stores lots of toys;
I always see them at yard sales for almost nothing.
It may be time to seriously look at what she uses most. What does she play with a lot, a little, almost never. Donate or yard sale the unused/ignored. Find boxes for the little used and store in an out of the way place. Then put the most used items in a toy box or area that she can easily be watched while you work on other things.
As a Mom,now grandma and a nurse, I can tell you that to much stuff is not only overwhelming your house it is OVERwhelming to your child. Pick what you and she love and create an inviting room and play space, Pack every thing else for a boredom &/or rainey days. I put some stuff in boxes and put a number on each box[ you can use letters or animal pictures or even fun words as she gets older- like zoo or dolls..... The your child is bored help her clean up her room so she can pick a "special box" have her pick a number (or letter or animal label). This stuff can even be stored on shelves in your garage. Kids learn to take care of there stuff better when there are fewer things to take care of. I actually got rid of the toy chest because to get at things on the bottom every thing else came out--also stuff gets smashed and broken.
Also consider taking a picture of all that stuff and sending it along with Thankyou notes to some of those folks that I suspect are lovingly adding to your dilema. While thanking them for their generosity, you might suggest they consider contributing to events in the future. tickets to the zoo, a ride on the polar express...
Good Luck!!
I second this idea that DB has!
I did something similar in November after i got hurt by a forgotten/overlooked toy because there were too darn many. I made a list of favorite ones.... ones touched multiple times a s week & put the rest in a closet for later decision to be made. So far after 2 months, the bagged ones have not been noticed and there is more play(less drama) with the favored ones.
Also, I would attempt to separate her "play area" from your "relaxing area"....ie. keep one room for her toys and one that you keep clear for your space....even if you only tidy it at night before you go to sleep.
buy a used bookcase with deep shelving...put larger items on shelf alone...smaller items in clear/opaque sterlite plastic shoe containers ($1 each at dollar store) and label each shoe box (ie; lego, jacks,playing cards,dolls, GI Joes,etc..)