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    Hula Hoops=toy mess solved :)

    Just thought I'd share this concept...working so well for me
    Another poster shared a great idea of using Hula hoops (or you could use mats too) to segregate individual play zones. I was having an issues of the babies destroying another's block towers, for instance or toys being brought out but not put away when done. So, I've hung the hoops on an easily accessible shelf by all and rotate the 10 bins on that shelf monthly (the other bins are already made up and stored away). All of the children know that to start an activity bin they must grab a hoop first (& I only have 3 on purpose to keep my floor fairly clear). The babies (& other children) know not to touch toys within that hoop. Then, when done they put that activity back in it's bin (no missing pieces, yay!), start another or simply put the hoop back on it's hook. It works like a charm!!

    Some things in my bins:

    Connect Four game & shapes game
    Medical kit/ambulance/fire engine/little people emergency personnel
    Animals with farm & click together fence
    Alphabet wooden train
    Kinex Junior
    Mr. Potato Head
    Foam interlocking pieces to form a garden
    Peg boards
    Magnetic letter/number/word leapfrog fridge toy
    Blocks (megablocks, wooden & foam)
    Train tracks and trains
    Car tracks and hot wheels cars
    Puzzles
    Shapes sorters
    Magnetic activities (with a cookie sheet)
    Children are great imitators.
    So give them something great to imitate.

    ~Anonymous~

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    I'm really glad you found a solution to your problem. It isn't a solution I would use but if it works for you that's great. I'm sure you have lots of other times to teach the children to share and get along together in many ways.
    Frederick Douglass
    It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Momof4 View Post
    I'm sure you have lots of other times to teach the children to share and get along together in many ways.
    . Yes, of course! I have only 3 hoops (that alone is a lesson in sharing)....it's certainly not like my entire daycare is segregated into hoops
    Last edited by Dreamalittledream; 09-24-2013 at 06:40 AM.
    Children are great imitators.
    So give them something great to imitate.

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