We have a bit of a stuffed animal overpopulation problem at Chez Toy Report. There is a huge wooden chest filled with them upstairs, storage boxes in the attic, an empty duvet cover filled with them downstairs, and all the current favorites on the beds, of course. Now, I would be happy to thin the herd but the boys switch favorite animals all the time and we periodically go on hunts for stuffed teddy bears or bunnies or brown puppies or whatever is needed. They would certainly notice and be distraught if they disappeared forever. I have done extensive research on how to store stuffed animals and I have determined that there is only one truly good solution. The Boon Animal Bag.
I haven’t ordered one yet, but I am dreaming of them as the answers to all my problems. I think the single green one is cute, I may have to acquire one to see just how much of the plush menagerie fits inside.
The genius of these bags is that you end up with functional bean bag type seating in addition to stuffed animal storage. The bags zip open and animals get stuffed inside, but there are see through panels in the bags making it easier to spot a a favorite if needed. Of course, having imaginative kids, there are always some unreal concerns here. There are certain plush animals that really do not belong together. You cannot put the plush manatee and plush seal in the same bag as the stuffed shark, and woe be to the parent who packs the tiger plush together with the plush bears. You may wake up one morning to find a bag full of shredded fluff and stuffing.
My only real concern is that we have three children and I’m not sure I can invest in three separate bags so everyone can have their own. I am tempted by this triple bag, but I’m not sure how if three actual children could sit on it together. It would solve the issue with large stuffed animals fitting in the smaller bag though.
The lounger model looks comfy, but we again have the three kids problem.
This is absolutely the best stuffed animal storage I have ever seen, and boy are there some terrible options out there. I’ll tell you about the unpleasant alternatives later.
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That looks really cool! My 6 month old twins are getting so many stuffed animals already.
My solution is not nearly so cute but it’s cheap — we use an old kids pop-up hamper. It fits a lot of animals and can be easily rummaged through.