Kids' bedrooms are a mess of broken toys, working toys, clothing and miscellaneous odds and ends. With a busy household and children running around, you likely face storage issues every day. As your children grow, they inherit even more items and secondhand toys and lack the room to store everything. Ideas to organize a small kid's bedroom help you to put everything away and give it a place of its own. Does this Spark an idea?
Sort it Out
Before attempting to organize a kid's bedroom, go through every item in the room. Keep cardboard boxes and trash bags on hand. As you work, divide the items into three separate piles: keep, donate and throw away. Involve your child in the process, watching what items they're drawn to and which items they barely notice. Throw away dirty or stained clothing and any broken toys. Donate the items your child no longer wears or plays with. Once you're finished sorting, move the toss and donated items outside. You want a clear view of everything that needs a place in the room.
Wall Storage
Attach hooks and hangers to the walls, placing each one at your child's height. Avoid hanging things too high or keeping racks out of the reach of small hands. Hang jackets, clothes and mesh bags with toys.
Plastic hanging storage organizers are another idea, as these organizers feature small plastic pockets. The pockets are large enough to hold small toys, certain types of clothing and even books.
A short bookshelf quickly becomes a storage area when used with plastic or wicker boxes. Label each box with a different type of toy such as puzzles, action figures and games.
Bed Storage
Look for shallow plastic storage boxes and arrange several under your child's bed. Small hands can easily and quickly pull out the storage boxes to reach the contents inside. Use the boxes for things you child plays with or uses on a regular basis, including books and favorite toys. Replace the existing headboard with a storage headboard, consisting of a bookshelf and drawers. Or mount a wall-hanging bookshelf directly over the bed and use it as a headboard. Be sure to mount it into studs or with anchors, and high enough that it is safe and there is not a possibility of the child pulling it off the wall and onto them.
Toy Library
The toy library removes toys from your child's room, but still gives the child the option of playing with each one. Fill a large plastic storage bin with toys from around the room and let the child see the contents. Keep the bin in another room of the house. When the child wants something from the bin, he must swap it with something in his own room. He still has the same amount of toys, but without all of the toys littering the room.
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