Here is everything used in her room: https://liketk.it/4nY34
My daughter has an amazing imagination. She sits in her room by herself and plays with her toys for hours. She has a LOT of toys which I don’t mind (because she actually plays with them) but we’ve been struggling to figure out the best way to store them. I needed to implement a process that was easy for her to handle on her own. Otherwise, cleaning her room always ended with tears and her begging me to help her. I think we’ve finally figured it out!
- Her Barbie Dream House doubles as a night stand. There really wasn’t much room to add more furniture so the “Barbie room” closest to her bed is where she stores her alarm clock, water, and remote control (yes, she has a tv in her room. I know that’ll be frowned upon by some but it works for us.)
2. We found this huge basket to store all of her stuffed animals. Before, they covered her bed or floor. This makes it easy for her to control the mess.
You can see how tall it is in relation to her below. It’s about 2 foot tall and 2 foot wide.
3. I mounted her own cork board on her wall at her level. She was actually using tape to hang up pictures she drew or her friends gave her. Now she has her own space that she can manage. She can display the art work that’s important to her and even switch it out seasonally if she chooses.
4. She has started to really enjoy reading lately. I mounted these book ledges and we keep seasonal books on the lower levels for her to easily grab. The remaining books are neatly arranged at the top of her closet. Every few weeks, we rotate them to keep her interest.
5. The biggest help in her room has to be the wire shelving and labeled bins/ baskets. She does have a cube storage cubby in her closet but she needed something for her larger toys. I like the fact that you can clearly see what is sitting on the shelves.
I asked her what are the top items that she plays with and that is how she labeled the storage bins. I figured the more control she had over this project, the more likely she’d be to stick with it. So far, it’s worked really well.
She does still use the cube bins but we’re down to only one “random” bin which is great since it used to be everything just randomly dumped into all of the bins. She definitely thrives in an organized space.
Again, she had full control of what she wanted to label each bin. Some were pretty specific and some, not so much…
