So I recently published a post on our must-have craft supply list. We don’t have a ton of stuff, but the stuff we do have, we use all the time. So today I’m over on the BabyCenter blog, sharing how we organize all the kids’ craft supplies. Once I made one big move, and pared stuff down, […]
15 Toy Organizing Solutions
Ah yes — it’s time for our annual Toy Inventory and Organizing bout. We like to go through everyone’s clothes and toys every few months and take stock — has it been broken or outgrown or just been found boring? Have we somehow accumulated a bunch of cheap toys from dentist visits and McDonald’s outings […]
One Simple Trick for Cleaning Anything
I live in a house with a lot of stairs. I’m not complaining about this…the day I complain that my house is so big it needs stairs to get to all the parts of it is the day you get to kick me in the shins for being a spoiled bratty brat. I’m just telling you this […]
The Craft Area
It’s wrong, isn’t it, to admit that my husband and I already have plans for the kids’ rooms when they move out? Especially when the oldest is only eleven? In the meantime, we’ve tried to carve out little spaces for ourselves in the basement. My husband’s is a corner filled with junk vintage office furniture. I have […]
Easy Toy Organization Ideas
With four kids of different ages and both genders, I’m always looking for easy toy organization ideas. Last year I did the Great Toy Purge. Because we got rid of so much stuff, and because we’ve been trying to keep the clutter down since then, this year I didn’t have to spend an entire weekend […]