Even as many states start slowly easing up on their COVID-19 restrictions, you may find that it’s still kind of hard for your family to go do stuff - and that goes double if you have younger kids.
While the CDC says children aren’t at any higher risk of catching COVID-19 than adults, the impact of the illness can still be very hard on little ones, and a lot of parents are finding that it’s safer to keep their kids close to home, even during the nice summer weather.
If your kids aren’t able to go out and play or see their friends as much as they’d like to thanks to that mean old coronavirus, you’ve probably been hard at work trying to find ways to keep them entertained at home instead. And while they’ve probably been grateful for the extra time with their favorite toys and video games, you’ve probably been noticing the, er, toy mess that gets left behind.
Let’s face it - thanks to birthdays, holidays, and even their well-intentioned grandparents, your kids probably have more toys than they can actually play with at any given time. This can lead to a lot of clutter, especially these days if this is all your kids have to do for fun. But there’s an easy solution - toy rotation!
Toy Rotation Tips
Toy rotation is exactly what it sounds like - a plan for letting your kid play with certain toys for a period of time, while the rest get put away safely somewhere. There’s actually a few advantages to this, some of which may be surprising:- Reduced mess on the floor, or at least a lower chance of you stepping on a Lego brick
- Reduced stress in your child, as the act of picking out what toy to play with next can actually cause anxiety in a lot of children
- Helps your child appreciate the toys they already have, which can stop you from needing to buy more Rescue Bots every time you go to the store
- Encourage your child to help clean up, since they’ll have a better understanding of where the toys actually go