
7. Incorporate the Kid’s Play Room
There are some parents out there who are determined to give their kids an entire playroom outside of their bedroom. So they might transform an extra dining room or basement space into the toy room. This is very generous of parents, and it comes from a place of love. But it often creates a lot of mess and chaos. And unfortunately, a lot of those toys and activities end up going untouched. If you were limited on space, it’s actually much better to keep your kids toys in their bedroom. You can create designated play areas in the room so that it feels like it is a play room and a bedroom in one.

When I was a kid, my mom made it a strict rule that we needed to keep our toys in our bedrooms. The rest of the house was her domain. Even without a designated play room, we still ended up with tons of toys and video games. My parents didn’t make a lot of money, but they received a lot of secondhand toys from friends, family, neighbors and thrift stores. We always had plenty to play with, and we almost never felt like we were doing without.