Creative Toy Storage Solutions
As a parent to young children you know more than anyone how hard it is to keep their room and your home tidy. Their toys tend to spread throughout your home and make it difficult to create a clean and organized space. To help you with this dilemma we at All American Self Storage in San Mateo have come up with some creative toy storage solutions for you to try in your home.
Pencil Pouches for Puzzles
If your child loves to put together and take apart puzzles you know how difficult it is to keep all of the pieces organized and in one place. Using pencil pouches for each puzzle is a great way to keep all of the pieces together and organized.
Shoe Organizer for Small Toys
Over the door hanging shoe storage is a great organizing tool to keep those smaller action figures and/or dolls up and out of the way. Hang the storage in a way that your children can easily reach their toys to play with and then put away.
Wooden Crates
Wooden crates that you can buy at any craft or home goods store are a great way to store books and toys. These are easily customizable to fit the décor of your child’s bedroom. You can even add wheels or handles for ease of use for you and your children.
Recycled Jars
Using recycled pasta sauce jars or even peanut butter jars are a great way to hold smaller toys and crafting supplies. You can decorating and label the jars so your child can know which items go where.
Laundry Hampers for Larger Toys
Plastic Laundry hampers are an easy and cost effective way for getting the larger toys up and out of the way. These can be labeled and customized as well. You can even make a cloth hamper to go inside the laundry basket to hide the mess of the toys inside.
Getting control of the clutter that is your child’s toys can be easy with the creative storage tips listed above. Don’t be afraid to get creative and do what works best for you in your home. If you find that you just have too many toys in your home you can always store them in one of our storage units at All American Self Storage in San Mateo. Call us today to learn more about our facility and the units we currently have available.