Now the assumption I’m making is that if (when) he’s mature enough to put his own toys away, he’ll be mature enough to put the lid on the box right after.

I don’t see a scenario where he’s responsible enough to put the toys in the box, but not enough to put on the lid. A kid whose going to do one is likely to do the other.

Yes, I know that’s what Matt was talking about. And if he thinks it would act in any way, shape, or form like a guillotine then he must have some really dull blades in his shop. Again, these things have been standard issue for at least a decade, if not more.

@kdp:

You must not have kids…

My thinking is that if the kid picks up his or her own toys, then they’d likely put the lid on. If they aren’t, then whomever is picking them up will put it on.

NickC Says:
June 25th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
They also make a dedicated Toy Box Lid Support for only $7.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=410

Uh, exactly how would you cut anything with that hinge?

The hinges in this article are nifty, but they’re also vastly more expensive. Heck, they’re more expensive than either toy box we have (one Ikea; one deeply discounted from Zany Brainy when they were going out of business).

The ones that NickC linked to have been pretty much the standard toybox design for a decade or so.

That fancy lid-stay-open-thingy looks like a good spot to cut a finger badly on a toy box, just my two cents though.

Spoken like someone with kids of his own, Zathrus. I had exactly the same thought.

Which just means the kid will take the top off and NEVER put it back on. It just becomes another piece of clutter at that point. May as well just forget the lid entirely.