15 Ways to Play When There is No Space for Toys

Now, don’t get me wrong. We haven’t gotten rid of all of the kids’ toys. In fact, they have remained pretty high on our priority list of things to keep. Right up there with clothes and school supplies. The kind of ‘toys’ has been adjusted though.

Rather than getting a bunch of big toys that the kids will lose interest in within a day, we selected toys that have lots of a ways to play and didn’t take up a lot of space.

Some things that made the cut:
Littlest Pet Shop (Well, because they are small!)
Kitchen toys
Building blocks & Bristle blocks

Beyond these few specific toys, we didn’t really keep much else. A few stuffed animals for the beds round out their toy collection.
15 WAYS TO PLAY WHEN THERE IS NO ROOM FOR TOYS

• Make lots of play dough!
• Arts and craft projects
• Sensory bins
• Play dough printables
• Make your own games like DIY dominoes
• Play outside
• Take a walk
• Bake together
• Check out a museum
• Visit the library
• Draw with sidewalk chalk
• Create with recyclables
• Make your own puzzles
• Put on a puppet show
• Create with candy!
• Play with soap bubbles

Let your creativity loose! There are so many ways to play without traditional toys!

Kim is a 7th year Homeschooling Mom, currently teaching 6th, 5th, 1st and special education preschool. Visit Kim at Life Over C’s where she shares hands-on homeschooling ideas, crafts and DIY projects.

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Today’s article is a part of Less Toys. More Play. series. Tomorrow you can join us as we host Christy from Thriving STEM who will share with us her simple trick to pick just enough toys!