Getting organized does not have to be an impossible task. With a little dedicated time, planning and some simple methods you can get and keep your child’s room organized.
Plan ahead. Be sure to set enough time aside to allow you to get the job done correctly.
1) There are two basic categories in children’s rooms: toys/play items and clothes.
2) Start with one area of the room at a time. Sort out the items in that area and move to the next. For example start with the closet and when you are finished move to the toy chest.
3) First make piles and label them as, keep, donate, sell, and garbage.
4) Divide the items in the keep pile into categories such as games, puzzles, general toys, cards, arts and craft items, school supplies, books, and papers for filing.
5) Go through your child’s closet – empty it out completely and sort as above.
6) After you have sorted it is very important to decide how to use the space you have.
7) Decide what items of the keep pile will remain in the room and which items need to be put away in another part of the house.
8) Decide if any closet space will be used for items other than clothing.
9) Places to store out of season clothing or clothing for the future are a top closet shelf, under the bed store or a chest. These places can also be used for extra bedding, blankets or sleeping bags.
10) Decide what items are used the most. These items should be stored in the most convenient places, if it is easy to get it is easy to put away. This is one of the most important things to keep in mind when learning how to organize a kid’s room.
11) Next, decide what containers or storage items you will need based on what’s remaining in your child room. This is an important step so take your time and assess what you have before you buy anything.
12) Consider putting the room back together with your child. It’s a great learning experience and they are more likely to keep it organized if they are part of the process.
Darla Pompilio
Your Tasks – Our Time, Inc
