More Kid's Clutter Tips

by Marjorie Dorfman | More from this Blogger

28 Jan 2007 09:32 AM

Kids and their toys comprise a very specific form of clutter that must be reckoned with in very different ways than other clutter. After all, it's educational, for the good of the child, necessary for growth and literacy, etc, etc. So how can that wealth of toys in that enormous box be better organized? Read on for some tips, if you dare.

Toy Box Blues Buy an inexpensive plastic garbage can in the gaudiest color you can find. Get your own child to decorate it with his or her own stickers and help out with a stencil and the words "toys R' mine" or some such prose across the top or other visible place. You will find that your child will be very attracted to the new toy box and will be more likely to use it.

Lego Toys Using a circular piece of heavy cloth about 4-5 feet in diameter, roughly hem the circumference. Run a heavy string or light rope through the hem. In this manner, the child can use the cloth as a makeshift rug upon which to set up the Lego toy. All the child has to do when finished playing (or you can do it for him or her) is simply pull the string tight. It forms a great storage bag for those wandering pieces even though in this particular case, there are a few strings attached!

Hat Boxes A clever and often attractive storage container is the long neglected hatbox. (Of course, if there's a hat already inside, this won't work at all.) These boxes can save a great deal of space in a kid's room and they are very decorative. Use them to store undergarments, socks, scarves and the like. Stack them and they can form an attractive feature in the room.

Do YOU have any kid's room tips to add to the list? Please share.

Related Reading:

"Kid's Clutter: Any Hope At All?"

Kid's Rooms: Scary Places or Comfy Spaces"

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Marjorie Dorfman is a freelance writer and former teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York.

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