Get Your Kids' Closet Systems Organized Before the Holidays

The holidays might be the time for family get-togethers, gift-giving, and good times, but they can also be stressful, particularly if you need to get your little one’s custom closet in order before guests arrive.

Before you get too far into panic mode, check out these super simple steps that will make the whole process far easier (and a whole lot less stressful).

Once you’re ready to get your kids’ closet systems organized before the holidays, you should:

1. Start with a quick cleaning and purge.
2. Optimize all of the hanging space.
3. Remember that cubbies are your friend.
4. Use a shoe rack to help clear the floor.
5. When in doubt, put in a door organizer.

Now that we’ve got a good handle on the tips that will get that closet in order before the holidays, let’s dive into the details.

As with any other organization project in your home, you’ll want to start here with a blank slate. It’s tempting to want to just optimize what you already have, but this can make it more difficult to make and stick to big changes down the line.

Once you have everything out of the closet, you’re going to want to purge anything that shouldn’t be in there, from toys to toiletries and anything else that might be taking up space. You should have a great deal more room to work with after this step.

One of the quickest ways to get your little one’s closet in order is to make the most of hanging space. This is often the first casualty in a kid’s closet, and the end result can be piles of discarded clothes on the floor that will make getting ready in the morning even more difficult.

Try separating the hanging space into distinct sections. Maybe you can categorize by type, like school and non-school clothes, or keep sweaters and pullovers in one area, pants in another, and so on. This will make it easier for your child to stick to a routine that works for them.

When in doubt, cubbies can be a great way to put in some catch-all storage solutions in your child’s closet. You can label each cubby, or even get ones of different colors to make it easier for them to remember where everything goes.

This will help quite a bit, especially if your child has plenty of toys but nowhere to put them all. Not only can this free up space in their closet but it could help to keep the floor clear in their room, too.

When trying to get your child’s closet floor in order (and keep it that way), your first instinct probably wouldn’t be to look into getting a shoe rack, but this can actually really help. When your little one’s shoes end up all over the place on their closet floor, their clothes might too.

Shoe racks take advantage of the closet’s verticality, and they also make it easier for your child to find the pair they’re looking for at the moment.

As Martha Stewart notes, one of the best ways to overhaul a closet is to make the most of your floors and your doors. Door organizers are often overlooked when it comes to closet organization, but they really shouldn’t be.

Simply hang one of these up on the back of your little one’s closet door, and you’ll have entire shelves’ worth of extra storage space. On top of that, everything will be in clear pouches that will make it easy to see where everything is.

The time leading up to the holidays can be as stressful as it is exciting for you and your family, but it doesn’t have to be that way. By following these super simple steps, you should easily be able to get your kids’ closet systems in order before any of your holiday guests arrive.

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