Organizing Your Preschooler’s Room

The following are sure fire ways to help reduce the chaos in your child's room by overall organization.

• Divide your child's room into areas - an art zone, a games/toy zone, a dressing zone, etc. Once the room is zoned, organize everything accordingly. By dividing the room as such, your child will also get a better sense of where things go at the end of the day.
• Organize your child's closet so that what he or she uses the most is accessible. A combination of adjustable shelves, drawers and rods are a great way to utilize every ounce of space available or a modular shelving system will allow for closet layout modification as your child grows and needs change.
• Use plastic bins with lids to store toys, clothes, books, etc. under the bed. Clear bins makes it easier for kids to find what they want or, alternatively, attach a label or photo to the containers according to their contents.
• Consider purchasing open concept shelving units, divided into cubby holes of varying sizes. These systems are great for storing books and CD's as well as stacking games and displaying collections. Storage baskets also fit nicely into the cubbies to help reduce the visual clutter.
• Hang some shelves low enough for easy access and others higher to display collectibles, models, photos, etc.
• Consider purchasing a bed with a built in storage system underneath. The uniform design is aesthetically pleasing and the drawers are a great place to store clothes, linens, towels and/or toys.
• If your child's room is particularly small, try designing a loft system for the room. A loft bed will allow ample room for a work table, storage systems and shelves beneath it.

By Rochelle Strauss