My son just turned one and we are already overwhelmed with toys. And, of course, he'd rather just play with an empty cardboard box or the electrical outlets. Sigh.
I have given birth but stepping on a plastic shape the other day hurt so much that my eyes watered. Obviously, if you value your feet, having your kids pick up their toys is a priority.
It's called a Toy Jail. When your child forgets to pick up a toy, it goes in the box. If your kid wants their toy back, they have to do a chore.
That means that not only is hack smart, and it's also really cheap!
This parent used just a regular cardboard box. Honestly, you can use whatever you have lying around the house. Any container will work!
You can use the toy jail along with some other motivational reward systems. She also stepped up her game by adding a deadline to when the chores need to be completed by.
These are a great tool for the classroom and will help students learn to take responsibility for their items. Pretty smart if you ask me.
I love this! When my son is older I think I'm going to try something similar for him. What do you think of this hack?
