Kids, clean your own mess!
February 28, 2011 § 14 Comments
Now that I have a very capable 4 year old on my hands, I’ve come to the conclusion that I can no longer let her get away with not cleaning her room. I am a crazy-organized mom so I actually prefer to do it myself. Nothing drives me more up the wall than blocks mixed with princess shoes mixed with strawberry shortcake— all in the same bin. I mean, how can she play like that?!? But really, there had to be a system that she could relate to so that her toys stayed picked up AND in a spot where she could find them again.
I don’t know about your 4 year old, but mine can’t read yet. So, I decided that putting pictures on every bin would enable her to know the correct spot for things. I even went as far as to use the actual toy in the picture so she wouldn’t be confused. I also added the written word with it so she could begin to recognize the word with the picture.
I am happy to say that after showing her how, she has really caught on to this concept. It is actually has become a game for her— sorting things in the bins that match the picture. YES!!! I’ve attached the labels below that I used. They print correctly on Avery 8160 labels or compatible ones. I just used pictures from the ToysRus site, so it’s probably not very legal to actually call these a printable. So, they are on my page and I am not calling them anything… just an example to do with as you wish in the privacy of your own home. 🙂
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Love it – thank you! I’ve been searching for someone else who has as many different toys as my 4 year old girl : )
Awesome idea!!!! Thanks for sharing
If you want to print these on the Avery labels, you have to open up word, insert the image, set it as a floating image (in front of text), then set it to 100% by 100% height/width. Works great. Thanks so much. You saved me at least 2 hours!!!
Thank you! I have been searching for some great labels for the kids storage bins!
Thank you so much for these! This is going to save me so much time. I am so excited. Thanks again!
I LOVE YOU! Seriously, you are an answered prayer to my OCD. I tried making them myself and quickly got irritated. THANK you for sharing!!
Great idea!!! Would be able to share this as a word doc or how you have it set up to edit??? Thanks!
Is it sad how excited I am to print and laminate these?! They are awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Awesome! Thank you. What font did you use?
I made these so long ago, I’m not 100% positive, but it looks like Neutraface Text.
Can someone give better directions for how I make this into a label> SImple copy and past is not working
You’re brilliant! I not only want these labels, I want to see your whole cubby system too, so I can recreate it in my home. Where and how did you do this?
trains, can you make a train label?
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