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Stashing Toys: Who says dressers belong in a kitchen? A characterful old piece like this looks great anywhere. It's the essence of country style, but also brings invaluable storage space to the room -if you have kids, it's great for stashing toys in at the end of the day. Its shelves are left fairly uncluttered so the warm wood shines out, but a jug of sweet peas adds a pretty, country note. A small folding Table provides a place to perch a cup while sitting on the sofa, but it can be folded away when extra space is needed.
Whereas large-sized toys can be put safely out of the way on shelves or stood in a corner when playtime is over, there is always a need to confine small toys and games somewhere safe, especially if there are component pieces that could easily become lost if left lying about on the floor. For a lightweight toy box, use 'Am (1 2mm) plywood. However, if a large, robust box is needed, then it is best to use Kin (1 8mm) blockboard instead.
Sometimes such toys along with potentially worthwhile and valuable experiences are consigned to, and remain in, the toy box, or alternatively children are given many items to explore simultaneously! In such circumstances the 'toys' frequently become mixed up, constituent parts separated, making 'educational' play described by Sylva et al. (1986) difficult because of the chaos of the nursery toy box which may appear to be a kaleidoscope of colours and small pieces bearing little or no resemblance or relationship to each other. |
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