Add Organization with Toy Storage Bins

Wooden toy boxes are many things—spacious, beautiful, sturdy, and durable, to name a few. But there are also a few qualities they lack. A toy box isn't easily portable, and its large, non-compartmentalized interior is better suited to toy storage than toy organization. But take heart, toy-tangled parents and teachers: as a versatile toy storage solution that's geared toward easy organization and portability, toy storage bins are without equal. Bin There. Tried That? One of the great things about creating a toy storage bin system is how flexible it can be. Need nametagged toy storage for a daycare or preschool of 30 children? Toy bins will work. Need color-coordinated, easily accessible bedroom storage for a single child's toy collection? There's toy bin furniture for that, too. Another advantage of toy bins is how easily they can fit into a classroom or bedroom decor. The selection at iToyBoxes.com includes toy bin storage benches, storage towers, cubbie-style bookcases, wheeled storage units, and much more.

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Here are just some of the many ways in which a toy storage bin system could be used in your home or classroom.

Toy Storage Bin Ideas

• Visual organization
  Turn a chore into a game, and there's a good chance that kids will play along with you. Most toy bins offer easy visual cues that help kids know which toys go where. This can range from color-coordinated rows of plastic toy bins to transparent toy bins that let you see what's inside. To make toy organizing even easier, apply stickers to the bin fronts or lids, or write children's names or toy types on them with black marker.
• One at a time
  Teaching kids to clean up as they go is also easier with individual toy storage bins, thanks to their light weight and portability. Taking one or two bins out from the shelf or bookcase makes a smaller mess than emptying out a toy chest in search of your child's favorite toy-of-the-moment. When he or she tires of the toys in play, the idea that you clean up and put away before taking out new ones is a lesson that storage bins are perfectly designed to teach.
• Mess-free furniture
  In a child's room, an open-shelved bookcase can be a mess waiting to happen. Decorating with toy storage bin furniture such as toy storage cubbies helps prevent clutter even before playtime begins.