 My house doesn’t have a playroom. Each of my two kids has their own bedroom and plenty of their stuff stays in there where they play a lot of the time. But they also like to be part of everything with us so they will drag toys from room to room to play where everyone is. Which means that more often than not, my living room looks like Toys R Us threw up in it. This room is the room that the front door opens into, so anyone who comes over sees it first. Toys strewn all over depending on the moment. 我的房子里面并没有设置一个娱乐室。但是我的每个孩子都有自己的卧室，以及他们大量的时间都是呆在卧室玩。但是他们也喜欢跟我们一起玩，所以只要有我们在的地方都有玩具的身影。这样就意味我们的客厅有时候更加像一个玩乐的地方。并且我们刚打开门就可以看到客厅，所以只要有人一进来，就会看到很多玩具丢在地板上。
My kids are 3 and 6, so I need to keep things practical and simple for them when it comes to helping me keep things tidy. In that picture above, do you see the big brown basket under the table with the bird cage? 我的两个孩子一个是三岁，一个是六岁，因此我必须保持所有的东西尽量简单实用，这样就有利于帮助我保持所有的东西比较整齐。你看看上面的图片，你是否发现到了在我放鸟笼的那个桌子的下面有一个大篮子。
There is nothing simpler than handing my 3 year old son a big basket and telling him to throw his toys into it. They get tucked away and he can pull them out the next time he wants to play. And I don’t have to look at primary colored plastic in a room that I want to feel grown up. I like the main living areas of our home to feel like grown ups live here and not just little people. I want balance in my home – for it be a place adults can relax and enjoy and kids can feel free to play in too. 对于我的三岁大的儿子，我有一个超级简单的处理方法，我告诉他，把所有的玩具都放在一个大篮子里面。这样的话，每次他想玩的时候，就自己能够拿出来，玩完后，就自己放回去。并且我不再需要去他房子里面看那些颜色不一样的玩具了，我想让他感受到他长大。我喜欢去感受家里的主客厅，因为这个会让我感受到他们正在长大，而不单单还是一个小孩子。我想在家里面保持平衡，这个地方能够给我们放松的感觉，能让我们享受，以及让孩子无忧无虑的玩着。
In the top picture, there is a dresser on one side of the room. The top two drawers are full of art supplies. The middle drawer has a basket for each kid. Hand them their basket and tell them to put their things in it and it’s tidy. They know where their toys are, or at least where to look first before coming to me saying, “I looked and looked and looked all over and can’t find ANY toys!” 你看看第一张图片，在房间的一侧有一个梳妆台，还有两个橱柜都是能够提供一种艺术的氛围。中间的梳妆台有一个篮子，这个篮子是给他们用的，可以用来放置篮球，告诉他们要把他们的东西放到这个里面去，并且保持整齐。这样的话他们就知道它们的玩具在哪里了，或者至少，当他们跟我说:"我找遍所有的地方都找不到玩具的时候"，我能够告诉他们首先去哪里看。
In my daughter’s room – toy bins easy to label, store stuff and keep track of it. 在我女儿的房间里面，她在盒子上面写标签，这样的话，她就知道哪里是放玩具，哪里是放其他东西的地方，这样就很容易知道所有东西在哪里了。
I would be remiss not to point out the obvious when it comes to feeling overwhelmed with toy messes. 当很多玩具都弄得很乱的时候，这里我必须提一下我一个很明显的感觉，这种感觉就是：我会被压迫的透不过气来。 Have fewer toys 有少量的玩具的时候： My son has trains and accessories, the random truck or tractor, and books. 我的儿子有火车及配件，卡车或拖拉机和书籍。 My daughter has a few small play sets, ponies, art supplies and books. 我的女儿有几个小游戏集，小马，美术用品和书籍 They both do better with less. They can see what they have, enjoy the things they have, and keep track of them too. Usually. Unless a train gets lost in the couch. Then there is more drama. 这样安排好后，我感觉很不错。孩子们能够看到他们所拥有什么，并且能够知道这些东西的走向。通常，如果丢失一列火车在沙发上。则可能有更多的戏剧。 How do you keep the toys under control? 那么，你在家的时候，你是如何保持这些在你的控制范围之内呢？
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