.Helpful Ways to Organize Kids’ Rooms for the Holidays
Entry #3024, November 18, 2013
There are creative ways to get your kids organized this holiday season. Kids have so many toys, clothes, and stuff that their bedroom looks like tornado-ravaged most of the times. Kids’ bedroom is not just a sleeping place. It is the place where they play games, do homework, make artworks, and do other stuff. Seasonal events like holidays are great occasions to motivate the kids to get organized.
Helpful Ways to Organize Kids’ Rooms for the Holidays
Check out these easy-to-follow tips:
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Donate and Declutter their Room
A great way to start the organizing process will be to sort out the toys, clothes, books, and other stuff that are not necessary. Donate them to who are in needs. However, you should not just take these things away from your children. Gently explain to them that Christmas means sharing with and caring for others too. You can also tell them that Santa will give their donated items to other children. After convincing them, donate all the unnecessary items to children charities.
Involve the Kids in Organizing
It might seem easier to do the cleaning and organizing works alone. However, you should involve the kids in this process too so that they can learn about organization skills and maintenance methods. Take their advices on what is causing them problem, what is working, and what is not. If they understand the process, they can greatly help in maintaining an organized room.
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Divide the Room into Sections
After decluttering the room, your next job is to divide the room into several parts like sleeping area, play area, study desk, reading nook, etc., and organize accordingly. A tiny cabinet or shelf should be placed near to the bed so that you can place the alarm clock, clip-on task lamps, and other accessories there. A cabinet should be there to hold the children’s clothing and shoes and the drawers under the bed can keep the extra bedding and out-of-season clothing.
The play area should have separate and enough storage to hold all their toys, art papers, crayons, painting brushes, and color pencils. The activity table should have built-in storage too. One or two canvas bins can act as the quick solution to place toys and other stuff when in a hurry while buckets or pails will be great for holding crayons, pencils, and erasers.
A tiny reading nook can also be created with a small cushion, two or three soft pillows, and a shelf. The shelf will keep the books in place while the cushion and pillows will make the reading enjoyable. Dividing the room in such different parts will make your organizing job easier. If the room is not big enough, multifunctional furniture will solve your problem.
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Do not forget that you are organizing the place for children. So, the size of the storage and furniture should be fitting to your child’s height. In addition, label the drawers and baskets so that your children can easily understand which is kept where. Use graphic labels for young children. It will help them to keep the place organized.
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