Playmobil sets: storage? - Page 2

[Anastasiya]

We have one tub, so they're all dumped together, with the exception of all the vehicles that get "parked" under the train table.

For Christmas this year, dd got this. O golly - had NO idea it was this big when I ordered it. Now that's something we have no idea what to do with!

[Mama2Bug]

Originally Posted by freestyler

What IS playmobil?

Basically, they're detailed play sets- usually themed- that have hundreds of tiny pieces and are made of "safe" plastic.

Here's their US website.

We store DD's in a bin on her toy shelf. I don't try to get her to separate them into the original sets. Her princesses marry the veterinarians on the pirate ship and raise baby seals together. We keep the pirate ship on her train table. It's too big to go in the bin and not sturdy enough to go in the toy box. (Not to say that it isn't extremely well-made. It just wouldn't stand up to having a bunch of heavy building blocks and wooden vehicles being piled on top of it.)

[eepster]

Originally Posted by Anastasiya

For Christmas this year, dd got this.

I hope you didn't order from there, that's $9 more than the MSRP. This is a pet peeve of mine, b/c people say so often "playmobil is expensive" the retailers feel they can get away with jacking up the prices well over MSRP without anyone noticing.

[Anastasiya]

Originally Posted by eepster

I hope you didn't order from there, that's $9 more than the MSRP. This is a pet peeve of mine, b/c people say so often "playmobil is expensive" the retailers feel they can get away with jacking up the prices well over MSRP without anyone noticing.

No, we actually got it from ToysRUs online when it was on sale - over $20 off MSRP!

[Ellien C]

Yep - don't separate them into sets. That's half the fun - combining them. Having said that, we did get DD some small storage cases from organized living and have allowed her to fill them with the parts she is looking for. Then it all goes in the bin.

It's more or less like this. I think ours is 2 sided - opens on both sides. I don't like the kind with removeable dividers.

http://www.organizedliving.com/produ...storage+box.do

Also - we have the same problem with hair. I'm told that the older Playmobile stayed together better and the newer sets come apart easier. Our little castle kitchen is always coming apart.

[jilly]

We did have the guys and big accessories (gates, cannons, etc) and the tiny accessories (arm bands, helmets, weapons) seperated into two seperate containers. But that has meant me taking the time to separate it out all the time, so we're going to one bigger bin now.

As for the hair -- it creeps me out too - I feel like the poor little guys must have lost their brains with those empty, bare heads. But my boys actually have made it into part of the game -- the "goods" have hair and the "bads" get their hair popped off. We did, however, spend a good 2 weeks looking for one barbarians' particularly thick and long hair because my 3 yr old was beside himself that it was missing.

My biggest irritation is that my 3 yr old is still at that age where he carries stuff all over the house with him. So there are little knights and pirates and accessories all over the house. Have those of you with a train table found that it helps corrall the mess?