How to Create a Neat Kid's Closet

Keeping children's or a baby's closet neat and clean can seem like an impossible task. However, if you follow these simple steps and suggestions, you can keep it organized quite easily. Some key elements of an organized kid's closet are having a place for everything, making it easy to keep up with, and involving the child in keeping it organized as soon as they are old enough to do so. Follow these steps and your kid's closet will no longer be a worry for you.

1) Most parents are avoiding using dressers to hold a kid's or a baby's clothes because of the tipping hazard that they pose. Dressers are tempting for children to climb. There is a real danger of the dresser tipping and trapping, seriously injuring, or killing a child. Therefore, if you do use a dresser, it should be securely anchored to the studs in the wall. Banning dressers from your home is possible if you get your closets set up in a way that handles the clothing in an efficient and accessible manner.

2) First, make an assessment of what all you want to keep in the closet. Pull out things that are already there and separate everything into piles. Be specific; Separate socks from tights, dress clothes from casual, and shirts from onesies and bodysuits. The more you keep things separate, the easier it will be to organize and keep it that way.

3) Figure out how much space you will need for each thing. Baskets are popular with parents because they're so easy for children to see what is inside. Not only are they helpful for you or your child to see what you need, but they are also really easy to put clean clothes away in. Children as young as six months old like to throw socks into the basket. Getting them to help as young as possible will help you to establish responsibilities with them from early on.

4) Choose baskets or containers with open tops so that they are very easy to access. You should be able to hold a laundry basket, reach in, and put all of the little things away with one hand. Throw in socks or place small stacks of onesies and pajamas into their respective containers. Make it as easy as possible to maintain the organization of the closet.

5) Hang small baby clothes on infant hangers or baby hangers. Regular hangers can stretch out the necks and shoulders of small baby clothes. You should use children's hangers for bigger kids for the same reason. Small, kid's hangers are also easier for children to handle, so they are more likely to be able to help you hang their clothes from a young age.

About the Author: Kurt Adams is on the staff of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of infant hangers. The right baby hangers, like wooden baby hangers and children's coat hangers, keep baby clothers organized and children's hangers are great for retail stores.