The toys are taking over.

Pre-kids, when I knew everything about being a good mom, I said I wouldn't let toys take over our living room. I said I wouldn't buy my kids a lot of things because they don't need a ton of toys. I said a lot of things.

Now I have kids and I see how excited my two year old gets when we get a new train (Thomas & Friends). And I just can't stop myself sometimes! There are Legos and pirate ships and train tracks and crayons and PlayDoh. It's too much.

So we are at a point where we're reaching full capacity in our small townhouse. I am desperately trying to store the toys so that they're accessible, but also look semi-organized when they're put away.

Before I sound like I have any of my crap together, here is a picture of our living room in its usual disarray.

Don't judge me.

With the help of Target, I've come up with some feasible storage solutions.

A basket for books next to the chair where we read. (Yes it's a to' up basket.)

Big baskets for the bigger toys

1 bin for MegaBlocks/Legos and 1 for train tracks

I love this so much. Again, Target. I kind of have a system for what goes where that may or may not be followed regularly. We do what we can. 

That's how we (sort of) keep the chaos under control. I'm open to other suggestions! Happy toy organizing!