Comments on: Kingdom Toy Madness: ‘Managing’ the Chaos! https://apopofpretty.com/kingdom-toy-madness-managing-chaos/ Home Decorating Blog | Home Design Tips + Tutorials and Christmas Decorating Ideas Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kerri https://apopofpretty.com/kingdom-toy-madness-managing-chaos/#comment-166 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:44:14 +0000 http://apopofpretty.dreamhosters.com/?p=49#comment-166 Hi Amy! Thanks for visiting and commenting! I LOVE your idea, and I think it might work for me. It's worth a try!

]]> By: Anonymous https://apopofpretty.com/kingdom-toy-madness-managing-chaos/#comment-164 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:34:42 +0000 http://apopofpretty.dreamhosters.com/?p=49#comment-164 This is my first time reading your blog, but I love it! As a mother of two I have the same struggles with toys (I have a 4yr old and a 2yr old). So far printing pictures and taping them on buckets from the dollar store has worked for my son (4yrs old), but honestly even then it's hard to get them to "CLEAN UP" after their done playing.

One of the best things that has worked for me is I play a song (we have this upbeat jazz song that's fun) and I tell them that's the "clean up song" every night before or after dinner. The song is always the same and the goal is to have everything picked up by the time the song ends (the song is almost 6min). They think it's so fun that I don't even have to ask. I just simply push play and usually end up laughing with them by the end. Then whatever is left by then I don't really care and feel like it's better than nothing. Don't know if that helps, but it at least will make everyone smile hopefully!

Good luck! Will be interested to hear other people's ideas!

Amy

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