Deanna Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Please share your ideas! My daughter (6) loves her stuffed animals but I am very tired of dealing with them. They are all over her bed and it is very hard to keep a neat room or make a neat bed with animals everywhere. I'd like to pitch them, but she plays with them all and I'd love to find a contraption to put them in to have them accessible but out of the way. Any ideas beside a tub or bin? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Well, it's pretty similar, but I have my ds's in a basket (the kind with a nice liner) ....we also have a rule that when they no longer fit neatly in the basket, we have to give some to goodwill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyFarmMom Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 We're done with our cradle, so while we wait for grandbabies, the girls have it in their room with the stuffed animals in it. They pretend it's a cage at the zoo. Looks cute and solves 2 storage problems. Won't work if you're still using it though! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I have seen, but not used, an old beanbag emptied out and filled with stuffies. Makes a seat and storage. You could probably achieve the same thing by taking a fleece blanket and sewing two sides and adding a zipper on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsiew Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 My daughter has 2 nylon and netting stacked compartment things that hang in her room. They work for the littler animals. Then her big ones are on built in shelves in her room. She has a zoo in there! We got the hanging compartment things at Ikea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkay Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 She has a shelf high up, but didn't want to use it for her stuffed animals because she wanted quick access to them. So I found this last year. It's been wonderful! It holds small stuffed animals with their heads showing through the holes (36 of them), plus a LOT more room inside for larger ones. My dd has easily over 50 stuffed animals in there (mostly smaller ones though) and it's not quite full yet! Her room looks much better now! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I had a pet net hanging on my wall in a corner when I was a kid. Not sure if they sell them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I used a string hammock when I was young. It was pretty cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Doodle's are kept in a large wicker hamper that has an attached lid. It is easy for him to scoop them all up at the end of the day and deposit them back inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 We had the same issue here-getting rid of some was not an option. They are like people to her. So, we make a rule that she can keep X number on her bed (at the end, and 2 next to her)we do have some in a cute laundry basket type thing in her closet, AND we just bought a bin that is meant for shoes, it's on wheels and slides under the bed. It holds quite a few. This way, she rotates them, and they are "together". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I have a canvas shoe holder that goes on the back of a door. The smaller ones fit great in the slots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I made my daughter a zoo with elastic bars to keep hers in. It is very easy to put them away and equally easy to get them back out. It can hold all sizes of stuffed animals depending on where you put the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I've seen friends keep them in an old cradle, and a large doll pram. My sil kept her twins' beanie babies in a plastic shoe hanger (over the door type). We have pet nets and hanging plastic chains with clips on them. I think a large basket is also a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Very cool idea, JoAnn! We have a lined wicker basket, about the size of a laundry hamper, but it needs to be dumped out every time to get just the right stuffy. While clean-up is pretty easy, it isn't done unless Mom supervises. Putting them back in their 'cage', though, would appeal to my dd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I bought some of those string pet-net hammock things from an organizing website. I love them. We have 2 in each bedroom and it is so much better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 We used to have a Dora toy holder, but it broke. We now use a laundry hamper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 We have several nets from Ikea. They're star-shaped, sort of, with loops on the end of each star-point. You put the animals in the middle, gather up the loops, and hang it on a hook on the wall (we use hercules hooks). Pet nets that go up in the corner are a good solution, too. You can get those at organizing stores or wal-mart. We also have a plastic chain with clips on it that we used to use for stuffed animals; we hung it from the cieling. Now it's hanging across a corner and we use it for dress-up clothes. If you can't find a satisfactory net, or want something in a pinch, pinning/nailing a sheet up in a corner in a triangle works pretty well, too. It's just not as visually pleasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Boon Stuffed Animal Bag has a zipper closure and you just stuff all of your stuffies in there and it becomes a bean bag of sorts. (We don't have one because we've whittled down the stuffy population by about 75% in our home...whoopee for us!). It comes in a variety of colors and bigger sizes, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 In the fireplace? :D No really, my DD8 has a pet net hanging in her room. What ever doesn't fit in there (with a couple of special ones on the bed) has to go. I personally think there should be a global purging of all stuffed animals. The entire world should destroy all existing stuffies and start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 :lol: What else can one say? We do have hanging compartment nets from IKEA and a basket with an animal lid and the doll bed...My ds always said he would go to college locally since he wouldn't have room in his car to take all his animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I put a garbage bag full of them high on a top cupboard and only today found them. I put them there to see if ds missed them. When I got them down, he picked out a few and was ready to let go of the rest. (but he is 13 :) ) You could rotate them. I put ds's on the top bunk of his bunk bed. He only has a couple in his bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 We keep them in a laundry basket under the bed (and some on the bed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lahmeh Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 We bought this a couple of years ago http://www.littlezookeepers.com/Zoo.html, pricey, but it holds a TON and has held up well. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) We bought this a couple of years ago http://www.littlezookeepers.com/Zoo.html, pricey, but it holds a TON and has held up well. :001_smile: Someone on the boards here (I think) made a zoo out of ikea billy bookcase and some elastic for the bars. I am thinking about a stuffed animal "tree" : Edited November 2, 2009 by Jumping In Puddles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I have my ds's in a basket (the kind with a nice liner) Younger dd has 5 such rectangular baskets that all fit neatly in a row under her bed. Older dd has purged down to a few favourites that sit on a shelf in her room. They each have a favourite to sleep with and 2 larger animals at the feet of their beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 We bought this a couple of years ago http://www.littlezookeepers.com/Zoo.html, pricey, but it holds a TON and has held up well. :001_smile: I made one (see my post further up the thread) for a fraction of that cost. All it took was a shelving unit of choice, elastic, and a staple gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I feel your pain LOL. My DD is 5 and she loves her stuffed animals. We currently have an entire toy box filled with stuffed animals, plus two laundry bins, plus a smaller rubbermaid bin just for Webkinz (like 30 of them!), plus a small drawer for small stuffed animals. We used to use two nets but the animals were inaccessible. But yeah, this is AFTER cleaning some out and giving them to Goodwill. Ugh! But she just loves them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I forgot.....we also have one of those trees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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