Rotate toys for creativity and focus

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Kids nowadays have much more toys than ever. It is not a thing that a store selling toys should say but we are just being honest. And despite the notion a large number of toys brings countless hours of fun, the simple truth is that kids with too many toys often become overwhelmed, frustrated, and even bored. It is a good strategy of it is possible to cut down on purchases, but parents are not the only one adding to toys pile up. Decluttering is a way to solve this issue, but Toy rotation appears to be the best strategy.

Toy rotation is simple. You select a small collection of toys for the child to play with and box up the others.

At regular intervals, you?ll swap the existing toys for and those you stored away. Your child will enjoy the ?new? toys, and she?ll spend more time actually playing and less time weeding through piles of toys. We will try to outline the benefits and the technics

Benefits of Toy Rotation

Toy rotation improves concentration and helps to create a child?s focus, creating a longer attention span. Less is more and toy rotation helps avoid clutter and help in speeding tidying up. A tidy environment for children is also beneficial because they won?t be as overwhelmed by the decision of too many toys and learn how to help you finish off. Having less toys means it is easier for them to remember where it originated from. Children will be engaged in more meaningful and focused play.

It also fosters creativity as kids need to find new ways to use the same toys when they begin to get bored. Boredom is good, it can help build their imagination and creative skills.

Toy rotation also helps to raise the life of a toy whether or not it is open ended or not. Taking it away and bringing it back every couple of weeks or perhaps a month later repeatedly means it really is kept and enjoyed for longer as each and every time it comes out it feels not used to them.



How do you do it?

Divide the toys into categories:

Thinking toys ? These toys target cognitive development and usually encourage development of fine motor skills aswell. They include toys like puzzles, games, brainteasers and shape sorters.
Tournament chess set and creation toys ? Paper and crayons, coloring books, paint, clay, play dough, crafts and other art supplies.
Active movement toys ? These toys target gross motor movements. They include toys like balls, swings, ride-on toys, tricycles, sports equipment and climbing toys.
Building toys ? These toys encourage fine motor development. Stacking blocks, nesting cups, Legos, bristle blocks.
Musical toys ? Small pianos, shakers, wind instruments, drums, rain sticks, tambourines.
Pretend Play ? These toys target social and emotional development and language skills as your child acts out stories she?s made up. They include things like kitchen sets, car sets, fire stations, stuffed animals, or dress-up clothes.
Then make sets of toys by choosing only 2-4 toys per category and putting them into separate boxes. (if you don?t have a location it is possible to just make an excel sheet and keep track of what goes with what so when.)

Make an effort to give each box/set various toy options while keeping the full total number of toys manageable. You might have anywhere from two to four rotation boxes. Number the boxes to make rotation easy, and write down a quick description of what?s in each box for future reference. Find an easy-to-access location to store the boxes that are out of your child?s sight.