If you
are anything like me, you love books. You have them for you, for your
husband, for your kids. I have a real love for children's books and young
adult fiction.
We seriously read so many books and reread them and get sick
of them and hide them. It is kind of a trend we follow. That is why I decided I needed a new system
for rotating children’s books.
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Why would
I need a new system? Because our house
starts looking like….this…..
Yep, we
end up with books EVERYWHERE. Which I
actually kind of love. It makes my Momma
heart happy to know that my kids enjoy reading and looking through books so
much.
But I still don’t love that their
books are all over the place. They can
get damaged, lost and in some cases headed for the trash because they weren’t
taken care of. That is no good in my
book. (Bahahaha….did you see my book pun
there?)
A few
summers ago, I devised a system of rotating my children's books and toys.
This has really helped keep our books and toys in good condition.
It also helps the kids enjoy their toys and books for longer.
Every
quarter it is like getting new stuff! And it keeps our little house
organized and Mom happy.
So how do
I go about organizing THIS???
Step 1
Make book
piles. You can see below I
organize my piles by seasons, books needing rotated, new books and then board
books.
Step 2
Pull out whatever
the current season’s books are. And yes, I really do have enough seasonal
books for each season. I have an entire
bun just for Christmas books and another for Halloween books. It’s a real problem.
Step 3
Make a
book bin or box for each rotating season. Once you have a bin for the season,
label it and add your books.
Place it in the closet, under a bed or on a shelf. Every quarter rotate out some books and keep others. Making sure books are age appropriate and that will keep your child’s interest.
Place it in the closet, under a bed or on a shelf. Every quarter rotate out some books and keep others. Making sure books are age appropriate and that will keep your child’s interest.
If you
don't have fabric storage bins like these that you can use for rotating children’s
books, you can make your own with our DIY Fabric
Storage Tote Tutorial.
Or you can use some old boxes. I do a combination bit of both. I have some great milk boxes from Costco, they are perfect for storing books.
Once I have rotated, I put my bins and boxes back in the closet for next quarter.
Or you can use some old boxes. I do a combination bit of both. I have some great milk boxes from Costco, they are perfect for storing books.
Once I have rotated, I put my bins and boxes back in the closet for next quarter.
Step 4
Remember
to rotate. This might be the hardest
part of rotating children’s books. I have it as one of my quarterly
cleaning jobs.
You can grab your own cleaning chart for free HERE on our site. If I haven't marked it off, that means I haven't done it.
You can grab your own cleaning chart for free HERE on our site. If I haven't marked it off, that means I haven't done it.
Another
way to help you remember is just put a reminder in your google calendar to
rotate once a quarter. That way you get
a reminder right to your phone or email.
I hope
this method of rotating children’s books will help keep your home and family
more organized. But I also hope it
will lessen the stress of a messy home
and too much “stuff”.
Make sure
to check out this great post about how
I rotate my children’s toys too.
This is such a good idea! I would live to trade out my nasty, old, falling apart bookcase for one if those cube-ical things! :)
ReplyDeleteTotally understand. You should make your own bookcase. You can upcycle and nice box and some old fabric. On of my favorite projects ever. http://www.gyctdesigns.com/2014/03/diy-childrens-bookcase.html
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