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7 Ideas for Organizing a Child's Closet

Rick Santos • July 20, 2022

Without a proper system in place, trying to keep your child’s closet cleaned and organized can become an all-day task. If you’re regularly spending hours at a time trying to get the space back in order, it might be time to switch up your approach.

With the right system and schedule in place, even a kid who struggles with keeping their closet tidy will have the tools necessary to stick to the task.

Once you’re ready to organize your child’s closet (and keep it organized), you should:

Invest in a double-hanging rod.
Get creative with your labels.
Make use of clear and color-coordinated bins.
Try a variety of boxes and baskets.
Consolidate their toys.
Make use of the closet door.
Optimize the floor space.

Let’s take a closer look at each of these ideas and see specifically how they can help you out.

Invest in a Double-Hanging Rod

It can sometimes seem like your child is outgrowing their clothes faster than you can buy new ones. With that said, children’s clothes take up less space overall, especially if you take advantage of a double-hanging rod.

With this kind of solution, you can adjust clothes for season and size, keeping commonly-worn garments lower (and within easier reach for your little one) while clothes they don’t get as much use out of can go up top.

Get Creative with Your Labels

In most cases, the right organizational system can make all the difference, even if your child tends to struggle with keeping things tidy. You can go the traditional route and bust out the old label maker, or you can get a little more creative and use photos of specific items to make it even easier for them.

Whichever direction you choose to take, having clear labels will help your child understand and remember where everything is supposed to go.

Make Use of Clear and Color-Coordinated Bins

Clear bins are something like a cheat code for closet organization. They allow your child to see at a glance what each bin is for. You can then go a step further and invest in clear bins with lids of different colors.

Maybe green lids are for toy bins and red lids are for old clothes storage. Whatever system you decide on, this should help quite a bit.

Try a Variety of Boxes and Baskets

Woven baskets and boxes work great as catch-all solutions when all else fails. For example, if your little one has trouble with leaving toys all over the floor, you can put a woven basket at ground level for them to toss their toys into instead.

Your child might forget to sort things in their proper bins in the moment, so this gives them a temporary spot to put their things before sorting them out later.

Consolidate Their Toys

Now that you’ve got a good number of bins, boxes, and other containers, it’s time to consolidate toy space. Toys tend to take up the most area in a child’s closet, so getting them organized can work wonders.

Try to group large dolls and action figures and make a tiered system of bins based on how often your child plays with each group of toys. Lower bins can serve as long-term storage, while bins near the top can store your kid’s favorite toys.

Make Use of the Closet Door

As Better Homes & Gardens notes, inefficient storage is the bane of any closet. This problem can be magnified when you’re dealing with a child’s closet, as young people often have trouble with organizing.

It’s easy to forget about the space on your child’s closet door, but the right door organizer can free up plenty of space. Smaller items that don’t fit anywhere else can go in their own designated pockets, leaving the floor space clear.

Optimize the Floor Space

Now that the floor is empty, it’s time to optimize the space. Shoe racks offer a simple solution for keeping shoes in order. Small drawers and cabinets can give your child the space they need for stacking foldable clothes they wear often.

Conclusion

With these tips and a clear cleaning schedule in place, even children who struggle with keeping their closet tidy should have cleaner closet space in no time at all!