Top hacks for Organising a Playroom:
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1. Colour
Divide playroom items by colour:
- Humans are very visual, categorising by colour is a great way for any child or adult to find something.
- Use with clear containers or jars
- Works well with books, games, books, lego, clothes and crafts
2. Hang stuff up
Make more space using vertical storage:
- Get creative
- Use backs of doors, walls and ceilings
3. Use a trolley
Create flexible storage:
- Compact, fun and easy to move around
- Easy for kids to see what they have
- Store items upright where you can
4. Zone the room
Divide playroom into areas (do this even if you don’t have much space):
- Stand back and look at the activities your child or teenager does now
- Categorise and put similar things together
- Then match the storage to each of these
You might want to consider zones for
Dress up
Desk for homework
Messy play
Lego or Duplex
Boardgames
Books
Large toys
Desk for homework
Messy play
Lego or Duplex
Boardgames
Books
Large toys
Collectables
Soft toys
5. Sentimental box
Create a keepsake box for sentimental items:
- Just like us if we mix up everyday items with our keepsakes it adds to the clutter
- Get kids used to this concept early in life
- Encourage them to store the ‘just for sentimental items’ somewhere special
- Sit with them to edit this intermittently