Saturday, May 15, 2010

Need Storage?

My toddler as a LOT of small parts toys. Between his growing car and train collections, not to mention the multiple types of building blocks, it's hard to keep everything from overtaking the playroom.

Well, we hit on a solution with the Storage Organizer. This is the style we own, but there are many different brands and similar styles out there. Ours is sold at Target but we got ours at our favorite consignment store, Belles and Beaus.


It is great because Mark can easily put his toys in and out of the bins. The bins are easily removable, even a two year old can do it. The different sizes (there are two different sizes) and colors are great because we assign certain items to certain colors/sizes bins.

So when it is clean up time Mr Mark knows that all the matchbox cars go in the light blue large bin. An added benefit, a bit of education as the child learns to distinguish between large and small and the different colors. We have fun with it, and Mark loves to help clean up by putting his toys in the storage organizer.

Then again, he also likes to pull them out. The ease of viewing what is in the bins is great because Mark can pull out the bin he wants or needs. No digging through a large box or tote to find the items he is looking for- they are all easily viewable. It's a great solution for an active toddler on the go-go-go.

Overall the construction is pretty standard. It can be a little wobbly if the screws aren't tightened properly, but it is an easy fix. The bins are easily wiped down, easy to clean. And the organizer itself is pretty sturdy. Infants can pull up on it pretty easily and won't have it come crashing down on them. The bins stay in place pretty well and are not easily tipped.

We love ours and are considering purchasing another next time we come across one.

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