A toy rotation template you’ll actually use.

Six slots, one shelf, four weeks. Print, fill, and tape to the chest.

The reason rotations fail is the rotation system. A spreadsheet wants to be a database; a calendar wants every day filled in; a list wants to be comprehensive. None of those things match the rhythm of a toy shelf, which rotates roughly weekly, by feel.

Here’s the system we use, on paper, in 30 seconds a week.

The four sections

1. This week on the shelf — six toys, one line each
2. Coming off — what you’re retiring, and why
3. Going on — what’s replacing it
4. Watch list — three toys to bring back when the time is right

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