Both actually. I have a "classroom" which is more structured- one thing at a time but in the regular toy room I let them take out anything they want at the same time. Like homeschoolmom though the toys are limited. I have a bin shelf, a toy box 2 wicker baskets and a few larger loose toys out at a time. They do their own clean up as much as possible. Sometimes I will ask them to stop though and clean up whatever they aren't currently using.