Back to School: Kids Desk Organization Ideas

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A clutter-free and organized back to school workstation will encourage your kids to spend more time on their desk. Check out these back to school desk organization ideas for your kids. Desk organization begins with the right tools and school supplies.

Browse through our school supplies selection on Burlap and Succulents to get your child’s room ready for the school season.

Desk Organization: Separate Boxes for Separate Items

Boxes are good for any organization project. Use separate organizing boxes for different types of items to avoid mix up. For example, one box for unfinished assignments, another one for books, a third one for finished homework, and a fourth one for project files will keep the desk clean and functional. You can also use labels to mark which box contains what. Your kid does not need to turn over everything in the room anymore to find out a particular assignment or a project paper.

Desk Organizers are Essential

Kids always mess up with their pencils, pens, chalk, markers, and crayons. As a parent, I guess it is very regular for you to pick them up from the desk, chair, floor, and sometimes from the bed! Well, use pen holders or pencil cups to keep the desk from overflowing with pencils and crayons. You can also affix the pencil cups to the wall. It will keep the desk surface clutter-free and prevent the tip-over.

Try our Desk Organizer from Burlap and Succulents Shop to keep pencils and pens neatly organized.

Desk Organization and Wall Organization for Kids’ Supplies

A pegboard attached to the side of the desk or to the wall above the desk will help your little one to stay organized. You can use it to hold all the geometry tools, a chart for upcoming school events, a study routine, or study materials. Also consider hanging hooks or pegs to hang clipboards.

Look through our school supplies like these clipboards for hanging kids’ homework, chore lists, and more.

Wall pockets can be used for holding study materials too. Simply, affix them to the wall with one or two nails and store stuff like rulers, scissors, sharpeners, erasers, pencils, etc. Bigger pockets can even be used for holding rolled papers.

Keep the Collectibles on Display

Kids love to collect and it will be a great inspiration for them if you can find a displaying place instead of stashing everything in drawers. Use retails shop-bought wall rails to keep the photos and keepsakes pinned up. The small items like coins, marbles, shells, stamps, etc. can go into glass-fronted boxes. The collectibles on the display over the study desk will make your kid interested in spending more time on the desk.

These fresh ideas for back to school desk organization will create a clutter-free desk for your kids. They will find a lot more fun in doing homework and studying. Setting them up a workspace with all of their favorite things on display will also help nurturing their creative sides.

If you’re thinking YOU could use desk organization tips too, take a look at Lifehack’s 20 DIY Desk Organization Ideas to help you.

Do you have any back to school organization tips to share with us?

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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