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[quote=Anonymous]The things I've read suggest small bins/boxes rather than huge toy chests you dump everything into.  For us, it works best to have bookshelves in the room, filled with bins for separating toys.  We keep things that are used most often there and try to limit toys overall.  The other toys are in our guest room, but I would put them in the basement if it weren't unfinished and a huge, dirty mess.

I sort the toys we have in "storage" so that they can be rotated out.  Try to avoid your kids going into the storage area too often -- they get all excited and want to take everything out.  We have a "one-for-one" rule where you have to put something back if you take something out.

It can also work to have an area for craft-type things (i.e. coloring, play dough, etc.) -- keeping that separate can help with the chaos.

As much as possible, label things so that you and others know what goes where.  You could even put pictures on things for littler kids.

We try to have a rule always that we pick up before going on to do something else.  It's not always possible, but having a general rule about it helps.[/quote]

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