Welcome Boys & Girls!!
It’s time to get your bedrooms organized!
Learning the skills of organizing your bedroom are so much more important than just making your mom happy.
Week 1: Bedroom Organizing Basics.
Week 2: Get ALL Your Clothes Organized
There are 5 types of clothes in your room:
1. Clothing that is too BIG {hand-me-downs}.
2. Clothing that is too SMALL.
3. Clothes you don’t like and would never wear.
4. Dressy clothes and uniforms.
5. FAVORITES! 🙂
By categorizing your clothing in these types, you can more easily make decisions on what to keep and where to store your clothes.
In this post, I also show you how I turned my kid’s regular closets into mini walk-in closets, and how I organize their laundry to be put away.
Once you know what your FAVORITE kind of clothes are, you can save time and money by shopping resale shops.
Locally, we go to a store called Platos Closet. Once you know what styles and brands you like you can shop online at Thread Up. If you use this link to go to Thread Up, you will get $10 off your order and I will get $10, too. Thanks!
Here is a printable to guide you in setting up a basic kid wardrobe.
Click here to download the clothing checklist: girls clothing basics
Week 3: Where to put your school and work stuff.
Your school work is similar to your parents “work” work. You need to have a space just for your backpack and purse. And you should only have ONE backpack and purse to use each week. Wait until the weekend to change to a new bag. 🙂
It’s time for you to get your own school and office supplies. I will share with you the basics you need, including your own stapler, tape dispenser, and scissors.
1. Get good bookshelves or cubby units.
Investing in a good bookshelf or 2 will really help make organizing your room over the next 10 years much easier. I have a few suggestions in this post.
2. In the summer, add to your school year memory binder and get rid of all your other school papers.
3. Print out the back-to-school shopping lists and create a home office area in your bedroom.
Get the checklist here: Back-To-School Checklist Printable
Week 4: Organizing Toys. Passions and Hobbies
You can view the whole week 4 post with pictures here.
Week 5: Organizing A Teen Bedroom
This week on the podcast I am talking about the transition from your childhood bedroom to your first adult space.
Week 6: Organizing Boy’s Collections
In the podcast, I talk about the different way boys use their bedroom and create collections. The key to an organized boy’s room is to buy specific organizers for each kind of collection they have.
Around the age of 7, a boy will have 3-5 collections/toys that he likes to play with. By the age of 12, most of the “toys” will be gone. Here are organizational solutions for the most common collections.
You can view the whole Getting Organized with Boy’s Collections post here.
Week 7: Organizing Sporting Equipment
Almost all sports involve special clothing, equipment, and leaving the house… even walking my dog!
Here are 8 steps to get your sporting equipment organized and have everything you need when you need it! Note that this post contains affiliate links to products I have bought and used.
- Get a bag for EACH sport and each person.
- Create a custom checklist for each bag.
- Buy MORE of anything you can!
- Keep the sports bags and uniforms in the car, garage, or laundry room.
- Stocked “Mom Bag.”
- Stocked “Spectator Bag.”
- Buy Garage Organizers.
- Clean out the car!
For more ideas and further explanation, listen to the podcast.
You can view the whole Organizung Kid’s Sporting Equipment post here.
More Bedroom Organizing Posts:
Making a Vanity in Your Bedroom
