8 Tips for Organising Your Kids Clothes

Follow Strawberry Children’s step by step for getting sorted with ease. Why not pop your little one in their cot with some toys as you work through the steps? Anything to get a few moments of peace as you organise the most central part of their nursery.

1. Remove everything

Firstly, take everything out of the drawers or wardrobes. You will probably be amazed at what you find lurking at the back, sometimes still with labels on and unworn. Get it all on the floor and be prepared for the big sort.

2. Get sorted

Go through the clothes and remove anything that is too small, that you don’t like, that your child is unlikely to wear, or that is no longer suitable for whatever reason. Keep clothes to go back into the drawers or wardrobe in a separate pile.

3. Give things away

For any clothes that you don’t want to keep for any younger children, consider giving them away to charity. You can choose a charity shop, local clothing mission or other charitable cause that will be very happy to receive clothes in good, clean condition. For clothes which have basically become torn and ragged through active baby play, consider recycling the fabric so that it doesn’t end up in landfill.

4. Store

For special designer or good quality items of clothing that you want to put away for possible future use, wash and clean everything so that it is ready for storage and fold neatly into vacuum packing bags, or boxes with acid-free tissue paper.

5. Label everything

Mark up boxes with relevant sizing and store clothes in size categories for easy organisation later on. You could also label storage boxes with out of season items or shoes in.

6. Structure

In your drawers or wardrobe, decide on a structure for your child’s clothing storage. For example, you might want to organise your clothing type or by colour. Use boxes and dividers for shoes and small items such as socks.

7. Maintain

Keep things tidy by committing to properly fold, hang and generally maintain the storage solution so that it doesn’t descend into chaos once more. Roll up t-shirts and tops that will go into drawers; this will prevent them from becoming creased and minimise storage space.

8. Review

Regularly repeat the process so that you can stay on top of your child’s clothes. Try repeating the exercise every three months whilst your baby is small, or every six months for older children when their growth spurts slow down slightly.