You don’t have to choose between letting toys pile up on the floor or shoving them into a massive chest, where little items like building blocks and action figures can get lost. Not when there are ZipBins, the colorful, washable play mats that zip up to become portable toy totes.
Introduced by Northfield-based company Neat-Oh! International LLC last year, ZipBins are perfect for holding miniature cars, plastic animals, wooden trains and more. And with nine designs, kids can choose the context for their play.
Dinosaur lovers? Pick the mat featuring images of an island and a volcano. Barbie fanatics? There’s a mat designed to look like a dollhouse, right down to the picture of a swimming pool on the bin lid. Who knew toy storage could be so much fun?
ZipBins start around $20 to $25 each at sears.com,
babycenter.com, sensationalbeginnings.com, plus a host of local specialty stores; see zipbin.com for complete list.
