Toy Storage that Works for Me!

As a mom, I would LOVE to fill my children's room with storage solutions from Pottery Barn Kids. However, in real life I have to think more down to earth...


So here is my blog about toy solutions for the financially realistic :-)

How do you turn a milk jug into toy storage???

Just takes some scissors!

The handle actually makes them quite handy for carrying around.

My 2 year old is quite coordinated with them.

*Tip* it's easier to wash them out after you cut them.

See? They're great for sorting small stuff!

But lets face it... they're not your most attractive toy solution.

I got this dollhouse at Goodwill for $2.50.

It was 1/2 off toy day. Although even $5 still would have been a remarkable price.

The milk jugs fit really nicely in this dollhouse.

(I bought this dollhouse to hold toys, not really to play with)

It holds a lot!

Plus, I painted it to look more like the dollhouse from

Pottery Barn Kids... :-) Not only because the paint was in bad shape, but also because I wanted it to be neutrally painted (so not to imply that my son couldn't play with a dollhouse.) We also have a neutrally colored play kitchen.

Check out the laundry basket. Not the prettiest thing, but I don't know a mom in real life that doesn't have a laundry basket of toys somewhere.

In our old house, it held all the "kid mess" in the living room including diapers.

There are also toys hidden behind curtain number 2! Our entertainment center had open shelves, so I just strung a piece of fabric on a ribbon and nailed the ribbon right to the furniture.

This is my daughter's old room.

Underneath that pretty quilt on the left is one of those really ugly workshop shelves that screws together, and then a big box of toys. On the wooden shelf I have Easter baskets I got on clearance with smaller things like play jewelry. Those pink buckets under the end table are actually adorable trash cans that I got on sale for $1.50 each! They also hold toys.

When my son was little, I just kept his clothes in this shoe organizer on the back of the closet door. His stuff was too small to fold anyway. Just be sure to buy the organizers that are clear or mesh so you can find what you're looking for.
But the real secret to getting rid of kid clutter???

REALLY GET RID OF IT!!!

This is the pile I made for Goodwill while tidying our toys for this post!

You know you have too much kid stuff, so purge while you sort! Be honest and get rid of the stuff they don't play with. You can do it!

Our laundry room giveaway winner will be posted later today! For now, I'm off to play group!