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Time for the  yearly toy assessment? You know more are coming with the holidays! Give the ones you have a home, maybe with a non-traditional or unique way. Look around to see if you have something useful before buying new organization bins. A basket? A hamper? An old suitcase?

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Make books easy for them to grab before bed, rotate them so little ones do not get bored. (Although we always read the same one!)

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Pretty milk glass makes a perfect place for girl’s little accessories.

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Do these things reproduce or multiply? Yet they know everyone by name. Give them all a home to grow into.

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Just grab them anytime to practice letters, I will change it up to keep them coming back.

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Put crayons in baskets, bins or containers – take out of packaging that is difficult for little hands.

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Rolls nicely right under the TV stand. Found these crates on someone’s lawn, added casters and gave them a new life.

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Put puzzle pieces in something they can easily reach into and put them back. It’s great to help kids be part of the clean-up process.