https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:52:23 +0000 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:14:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=29091 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=796986&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#796986 Author: Twinboys2b
Subject: 29091
Posted: 05 October 2009 at 9:14pm

Thanks guys,

Emz: my boys arn't at the stage to 'help' me clean, they enjoy both copying me put books on the shelf and then pulling them down again but will start purposely doing this task with them. I hope by the time they reach the top shelf they can understand the frustration of cleaning up after themselves.

My husband had a good idea, we have taken out the third shelf so they don't have anything to pull up on to reach the top shelfs. So everything they are allowed to touch (i.e. books they won't rip the pages out of & toys etc) is on the bottom two shelves and other items on the top. Times like this I'm glad they are short!]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:14:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=796986&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#796986 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=796346&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#796346 Author: emz
Subject: 29091
Posted: 05 October 2009 at 12:53pm

If the child is made to pick up EVERY SINGLE BOOK AND TOY each time they rip them off the shelves, they soon learn it's not that fun Jack's already slowing down his rampage and now only yanks a few toys and books off thank god it was getting pretty frustrating but nowhere else to put them]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:53:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=796346&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#796346 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792564&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792564 Author: xLUCKYx
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:57am

Wow Babe they look cool - good idea! ]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:57:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792564&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792564 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792559&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792559 Author: Babe
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:54am

I got the colourful 3 shelf ones from warehouse, flipped them sideways and put them above each other - see pic



ETA generally there are baskets in the three lower shelves with cars in one, books in another and match up animals in the third. Keeps it organised and he learnt to tell which one he wanted to play with. Easy to tidy too!

Edited by Babe]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:54:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792559&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792559 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792555&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792555 Author: kebakat
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:50am

We used to get everything taken off the bookshelf but now he realises it makes it harder for him to find the one book hes looking for so hasn't done it in months lol]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:50:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792555&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792555 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792552&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792552 Author: xLUCKYx
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:47am

We have a open bookshelf in the room and the books used to get swept off ALL the time but now Gabrielle is getting the hang of just taking one of at a time - just had to catch her in the act several times to teach her. Don't think my patience would stretch to having to teach it to 2 tyrants at once though!!!

I saw a cool idea in a magazine that built one long shelf - like a freeze that went all along a wall and the books could be displayed nicely on that - it was a real feature.]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:47:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792552&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792552 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792532&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792532 Author: Twinboys2b
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:31am

Babe: great idea - I like the screwing of the bookshelf on the wall. Maybe I look into a smaller bookshelf to do that with.

Flutterby: was hoping to contain everything in their room as our corrider isn't huge but might have to. Until 3 - eek]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:31:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792532&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792532 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792520&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792520 Author: Babe
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:24am

I screwed the shelves up on the wall lol bottom ones are within reach and have his baskets with toys and un-rippable books in them for his to haul out and everything else out of reach!]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:24:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792520&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792520 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792502&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792502 Author: FreeSpirit
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:13am

I have the bookcase just outside the bedroom door in the hallway - close enough to get a bedtime story, but out of the hurricane's reach.
After watching my close friends battle this, it appears that they don't grow out of it until around 3 so I decided that it wasn't worth the extra work to have open shelves in her room - the change table is bad enough!]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:13:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792502&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792502 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29091&PID=792430&title=bedroom-mayhem-for-how-long#792430 Author: Twinboys2b
Subject: 29091
Posted: 01 October 2009 at 9:42am

Hi guys,

So my boys pull them selves up on everything, which is fine and they play in their bedroom for most of the day as it's a pretty decent size.

So now it has an empty bookcase in there with everything that used to be on the shelves piled on the top shelf which they can't reach (yet). What do you guys do with bookcases/open shelves?

- Do they just grow out of sweeping everything off each shelf & chucking it on the floor?
- What did you do with all their books & other paraphinalia? I was thinking of buying closed drawers but then they're just going to jam their fingers in it all the time & it's not the ideal place to store books. Grrrr.

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