Put away toys
Putting away toys asks for two things at once: ending something fun and returning each item to its own spot. The visual support below breaks the task into smaller steps your child can follow.
♂Pick up toys
A boy picking up toys from the floor, including blocks, a car, a teddy bear, and a ball.
♂Boy picking up a block and teddy
A smiling boy bends down to gather a red block and a yellow teddy bear from a row of toy cars, blocks, a ball and a dinosaur.
♀Pick up toys
A woman is picking up toys from the floor.
♀Woman gathering toys
A woman kneels on the floor and picks up a red teddy bear along with colorful building blocks.
♀Put away toys
A child kneels holding a yellow teddy and a red block, with toys on the floor.
About this visual support
Two demands at once make this harder than it looks: the play that was fun needs to end, and at the same time every item must find its place. Many children get stuck between the two, drift back into play mid-sort, or give up when the pile feels too big.
Pictures separate the ending from the sorting. One card shows that play time is finished, the next shows which box or shelf a specific type of toy belongs in. The child no longer holds it all in mind, just looks at the next picture and does what it shows.
A practical tip: decide your categories before you start — cars in one bin, soft toys in another — and let the visual support match the bins you actually have. With Routined you can attach a short timer to each step, so the child sees how long each part takes.
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