Jeanette Crichton

Isn't it funny how changing things up really brings everyone together. My sons love rearranging things in the house! I find that I need to do this for them a couple of times each month. My sister does it weekly because they are at home about 90% of the time. When my house is a total mess, I usually get things going by reorganizing a closet or room. This gets everyone's energy going and I get some extra help : )
Jeanette



The boys are switching rooms in anticipation of the baby, (my oldest
asked for the smaller room so "baby stuff" didn't go in his room, oh
and IF we painted it red and he could sleep in the closet!) Anyway...
while cleaning the rooms I had bought some giant bins at BigLots for
toys because the stairs are becoming a problem for me. Up and down up
and down! Plus when the baby comes I'd rather sit at the table with
them, then on their floors. Now their toys are organized and in bins
in the dining room. Including a half a ton of Lego's. But guess
what? They are playing together, more often, and I've even gotten in
on the building. They love it. They've been playing Lego's,
Heroscape, and duplo blocks for days now. I also organized a big
game/art shelf and suddenly they are enjoying each other's company
more often on that too.

Also, I found when my kids got their OWN rooms, they started fighting
MORE. This is when possessiveness actually took over. I heard a lot
of "It's my room! Get out!" There were LOTS of hurt feelings. My
point is that having the "community area" of toys downstairs in the
middle of "life" has been a wonderful solution for us.


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