Rotate-The-Toys Day

We are blessed with toys.  Some come to us new but we love our garage sale finds and hand-me-downs just as much.  But I confess I can't look at them all at once.  I choose a few, set them out for the kids to explore and keep the rest boxed up.  

Once a month or so, it's time to rotate!  Here's what we do:



Dump them all out and have a play fest!  (I used it as an opportunity to catch up on ironing too.)  At the end of the day, we choose a few new ones to keep out, several to give away, and box the rest up again.  But meanwhile, it's a lot of fun and a big mess.  Those words - fun and mess -are often synonymous with my crew.  Mommy doesn't normally let the house look like this for a whole day.

They loved it!

We can see the floor again.  Phew!