At my daughter's house things get very messy when the children are playing, sometimes incredibly messy. But every single item has a place where it goes, so cleaning up can be done fairly quickly and methodically. My grandson actually enjoys tidying, especially with me, because he gets to tell me where things go, and then trot around putting them there. So I think the key is for every type of item to have a particular place.
Some examples: the felt balls all go in a nice basket, which stands on one of the playstands. all the dolls get tucked into the doll beds and covered up with little blankets. the blocks go into boxes and a basket (two different kinds). The bigger wooden trucks have a little garage at the bottom of the stereo stand (where records used to go, back when there were records). the silks are all folded into a nice lined basket. the stuffed animals go into the former baby bassinet, except for the bedtime favorites who live in a bed and gs tiger who lives in a "cave."
Some examples: the felt balls all go in a nice basket, which stands on one of the playstands. all the dolls get tucked into the doll beds and covered up with little blankets. the blocks go into boxes and a basket (two different kinds). The bigger wooden trucks have a little garage at the bottom of the stereo stand (where records used to go, back when there were records). the silks are all folded into a nice lined basket. the stuffed animals go into the former baby bassinet, except for the bedtime favorites who live in a bed and gs tiger who lives in a "cave."
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we also now havea real nature table in her playroom! pics coming soon!
we sold the target ones hthough and bought one from willow toys, its so beautiful!!
That's hilarious! And cute.
We're saving for a set of playsilks a playstand for Christmas. My dad built a wooden picnic table for our kids but I just need to sand it and paint it or stain it. Which would be more "Waldorfy"? I was thinking a nice sagey green or shabby-chic off-white. We also have a TV stand that is made of oak that we picked up at a yard sale for $10.00 years ago. Money is super tight around here with me going to massage school and my husband still struggling in his profession. So I'm going to sand this oak TV stand down and re-finish it, probably in a shabby-chic manner and let them use it as a stove (has a cuboard below that would be perfect for holding kitchen items in wicker baskets) or a puppet theatre (what they usually use it for).
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: My kids are highly spirited and active though (more so than usual from what other mamas tell me 
). I'd love a place to put all their little sticks, rocks, pine cones and such (no seashells unfortunately since we are 10 hours from the ocean ~ Sigh~).
i dont know why or how but she somehow seems ot understand we put things on there but we dont take them off.
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