Since we unfortunately have far too many toys some of the issues that I start thinking about around this time of year include:
What will we do with the old ones?
And
Where will we put the new ones?
I wrote about the headaches now associated with discarding recalled or suspicious, looking filled toys a here. You can’t just sell these on EBay or give them to your favorite charity.
As for what to do with the new ones…unless you end up pitching quite a few of the old ones…you’ll have a storage issue. Since we started family life in a small apartment with one bedroom and our living room doubling as children’s playroom, I ran into the storage issue early.
Fortunately there are choices besides plastic bins and toy boxes for parents who prefer their living rooms decorated in a bit more …well, attractive style. Organic cotton bins or baskets and open wooden shelves are less jarring and a lot more eco.
I write about these as well as other tips uniquely suited for parents trying to live a green lifestyle at a new blog, Rethink What’s Possible dedicated to greening your home. I’m fortunate to be sharing the spotlight with bestselling, green living author Danny Seo, interior designer, Abby Koplovitz, Jason Pelletier, co-founder of Low Impact Living and industry blogger Frank Endrenyi from Mohawk.
Since we unfortunately have far too many toys some of the issues that I start thinking about around this time of year include:
What will we do with the old ones?
And
Where will we put the new ones?
I wrote about the headaches now associated with discarding recalled or suspicious, looking filled toys a here. You can’t just sell these on EBay or give them to your favorite charity.
As for what to do with the new ones…unless you end up pitching quite a few of the old ones…you’ll have a storage issue. Since we started family life in a small apartment with one bedroom and our living room doubling as children’s playroom, I ran into the storage issue early.
Fortunately there are choices besides plastic bins and toy boxes for parents who prefer their living rooms decorated in a bit more …well, attractive style. Organic cotton bins or baskets and open wooden shelves are less jarring and a lot more eco.
I write about these as well as other tips uniquely suited for parents trying to live a green lifestyle at a new blog, Rethink What’s Possible dedicated to greening your home. I’m fortunate to be sharing the spotlight with bestselling, green living author Danny Seo, interior designer, Abby Koplovitz, Jason Pelletier, co-founder of Low Impact Living and industry blogger Frank Endrenyi from Mohawk.
Come check it out.