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You are here: Home / Family Life / Organization / Using Picture Labels to Help Pre-Readers Keep Their Toys Organized

Using Picture Labels to Help Pre-Readers Keep Their Toys Organized

June 16, 2009 By Angie Kauffman · Disclosure: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. {I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.}

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Last week, I wrote about organizing Molly’s toys. I had to continue to work on the toy organization this week because I wanted to place picture labels on each bin, in the hopes that it would be easier (for everyone in the family!) to put the toys in the correct bins.

If you missed it last week, here is what the bins looked like to start with (although this was actually when I was mid-way through organizing — trust me though, it wasn’t pretty to start with):

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Here is what the bins looked like last week in my post about decluttering her toys as my “after” picture:

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As I said though, I wasn’t done because darn it — I’ve organized these toys before! I have done it many times, and each time, all of the bins get all mixed around. So, it was my hope that if I added picture labels, everyone would clearly be able to see what types of toys should go in each bin.

After the fun of setting up something representative of each bin and taking photos of them, I had them printed — two pictures per 4×6 print. I then laminated each picture (with the actual word labelled on the back of the picture), hole punched it, and used yarn to attach it to the appropriate bin.
Here are the bins with their pictures attached:

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And a close up of a couple of the bins:
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It’s been just under a week since I finished it all up, and I have to say — so far, it’s been a success! I’m so psyched! Hopefully this is one toy organization system that will finally work out for us.
How do you keep toys organized?

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Filed Under: Homemaking, Organization Tagged With: cleaning

About Angie Kauffman

Angie, mom to three very fun kids, is the founder of Real Life at Home.  With degrees in elementary education (B.A.) and special education (M.S.Ed.), as well as being a former homeschooler, she is passionate about supporting both parents and teachers by providing printables, crafts, and activities to help children learn and grow.

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  1. Susie says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:24 am

    Very, very nice tackle!!

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  2. Amy and Her Little Family says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:25 am

    I wish i were more organized! I want to have buns to keep my kids toys in. The amount of toys I have keeps doubling! I swear I rarely buy them new things… I don’t know where it all comes from!

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  3. Barbara Lee says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:26 am

    That is a lot of toys for one little person. Have you tried putting some of them away and rotating them? That seemed to work for my bunch of 4.

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  4. Katie says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:26 am

    Great idea!

    You would be horrified at the disorganization in my house. Ha!

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  5. Jenny says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:27 am

    That turned out awesome!

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  6. ExtraOrdinary Mommy says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:27 am

    The whole thing looks fantastic – maybe I could hire you to come here 🙂 Great idea!

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  7. panamamama says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:28 am

    I love the idea of taking a picture for the label!

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  8. superchickk says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:28 am

    I did something very similar for my son’s room, except that I put the words on the front along with the picture. We have plastic dish tubs, and I ended up using clear packing tape to secure the photos to the tubs. It works beautifully! Here’s how I did it: http://superchikk.blogspot.com/2009/04/works-for-me-wednesday-toy-storage.html

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  9. { L } says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:29 am

    Such a clever idea! I’m sure it FEELS so good to walk into her room now! 🙂

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  10. The Activity Mom says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:29 am

    Looks great! I did that with some of our bins and it really helped B keep things organized on his own!

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  11. Ritsumei says

    April 26, 2011 at 1:30 am

    This looks great! I also rotate the toys, like a previous poster. Monkey just got his Little People bin back after it was a fan stand all summer & they’re as interesting as new! But I think that picture labels would be a great idea, one I may have to use. Are you still having toys more or less find their way back into the right bins, 3 months later?

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