Organize Your Kid's Room in 3 Easy Steps

The challenge in organizing a kid's room is getting their cooperation. Even erratic cooperation is worthwhile and helps the parents save time. So begin with a plan for getting your child, or children involved in the being neater process. Not easy, in come cases, but still worth the effort even it it has to be repeated.

First step, the closet. Before beginning a closet "re-do" you should consider sorting through everything in the closet and decide what to keep and what to do away with. Having a child (or children) involved in this process can be good or bad.... you will have to decide whether or not to include them. Once you are down to the "keepers" then getting a closet organizer is a very good way to start. Some organizers are simple wire hangers, some have baskets and some have multiple cubicles for storing. You will be able to find one that is pretty close to what you need. You may want to think about a wooden storage unit with multiple drawers, but these are sometimes expensive.

If what you have to work with is a traditional rod with a shelf above it, then the organization comes in the placement of the items. For children, infrequently used items make good use of the shelf space or perhaps other family member items that are also not used very often.

The bar can be made more versatile by using hanging organizers. Some of these "fold" or "collapse" into a fairly thin unit. Hanging organizers are also pretty versatile because they can be moved from place to place or even closet to closet.

And don't neglect the possibility of using small nails or hooks at a level that children can reach. Sometimes this kind of "special place" will be the one thing they like and it might get them more interested in the project.

Second step, getting clothes off the floor. Having a place for clothes to be put is important if you are to have any success in getting clothes off the floor. An open clothes basket works well for some, although plastic hampers and wicker baskets also are used. But regardless of the place provided for the clothes, getting the child involved in picking up is a very good goal. You may still have to pick up but at least you have a place to put the items.

Rewards or other kinds of incentives will work on occasion, but you will decide what works best.

Third step, under the bed. This space is often used as a catch-all for hiding things. You can turn it into a valuable storage space by placing containers for shoes, toys and other not too large items. One successful plan used most of the space for storage but allowed a special space for things that the child thought were worth having a place of their own. Again, this got the child involved and helped make the organization of the room work.

Keeping a room, particularly a child's room, is an ongoing task. The ideas shown here will make the task quicker and less stressful because of the organization. Try it, you will be glad you did.

Sources:

-Personal experience