In the past whenever we would have friends over to play it was an embraced given that the play room would be destroyed. I accepted it and learned to not let it bother me, like it use to. I want the parents of the children visiting to feel completely comfortable and not have to worry about the mess their kids are making along side of my own and just relax and fellowship. The only part that I have not been able to get past is the books, games and small building toys. Whenever I would walk into the room and see the books on the floor being trampled on, small pieces from a board game strung about and legos everywhere I would cringe. I tried desperately to instruct the children before they began to play to not play with those certain things… yeah, ha. I had no real solution to this little problem until I was reading Wondertime and found an article about a mother who made a little sanctuary for her daughter to read. A light bulb instantly went off in my head and I began wondering if I could pull this off. I decided to try it out. It was a lot of work but in the end totally worth it. I pulled all of the toys that were stored in the closet that I didn’t mind the children making a mess with and then placing the book shelf and books along with the other toys that I did mind the children playing and making a mess with. I no longer minded the mess of toys that were going to be strung about the room and it made the clean up much easier. Here is a small pic of our reading closet or our “little library” as Superman calls it.
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What a great idea! We’re in the process of reorganizing the house–including our daughter’s room. I might have to see what I can do like this.
Thanks!
It is hard to be a gracious hostess when things are being demolished. I think this is a lovely idea.
What a lovely way to promote reading as a special thing! Awesome!
This is a GREAT idea!! I need a little reading nook too. I want to be a gracious hostess as well, but the books are priceless. Yet you don’t want them to be out of sight out of mind all the time either. I will try this, thanks for the idea!
Thanks for the sweet words on my blog the other day. It melted my heart!