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Toy box
 Cleaning
up and making things tidy is a big part of what children have to
learn at a very early age. When there is a toy
box for your kids to drop their toys into—cleaning up
is not so complicated. A toy box makes for a tidy bedroom, child-care
facility, or nursery as well as teaching children the importance
of putting away the toys they have played with.
Every child should have a toy box at home, and toy boxes and toy
bins are an excellent way to keep the room looking nice—even
the youngest children will see it almost as a game to play. Of course,
the best way to motivate a child to clean up is to reward him or
her. You can choose how—most often in my day-care class I
just ask: “who will be my big helpers?” Then as I begin
to clean up, I sing a “clean-up” song, and usually they
like to sing along too. When the children help me I make sure to
thank each one of them individually—not just “thanks
class.” I say: “Evan, what a good job helping!!! And
Libby thank you so much for helping too . . . we have so many good
helpers in this class!!”
Most importantly, a toy box can be the easiest solution for kids
who seem to dread organizing their toys and placing everything out
in view. Perhaps their toy box will not have the highest technology
in organizing features—but the room will become less messy
and more pleasing to the eye. Maybe they will just have to catch
on to the organization thing later on.
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