8 ways to keep your kid’s room clean and organised

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Staying on top of their toys and clothes can be a challenge, especially since they seem to multiply by the dozens when left to themselves.

As moms we often find ourselves in a bind, juggling between having so many commitments and the need to find time, keeping our homes clean and organised. 

This post is all about 8 ways to keep your kid’s room clean and organised

A clean room is more than the aesthetics, it is also teaches children discipline, responsibility, and the ability to clean and keep your personal space organised.

It is an essential life skill and one the kids could easily learn before they go out into the world. The most important step to keeping your kid’s rooms clean is to start small. This prevents the adults and children from feeling overwhelmed and tantrums are kept to a minimum.

Here are 8 easy ways to keep your kid’s room clean and organised

1. Make the bed every morning:

 Making the bed every morning before the kids leave the room is a good practice to instil in your kids. It allows them to form a routine which is easy to maintain in the future.

2. Develop a no-eating-in-the bedroom policy:

This will remove the need to take dirty dishes from the room to the kitchen. It also prevents little critters from find scraps of food laying about.

3. Vacuum once per week:

If you have girls, then you know the struggle is real. We have two girls and if I didn’t vacuum once a week, I’d have yetis growing out from the floor. Plus, there is always so much paper on the floor…from all their crafting. Involve the kids in the vacuuming.

To make the chore fun, create a chore chart for each kid and come up with a reward system. You can browse through our chore charts here!

4. Dispose of all visible trash daily:

While this particular tip may not seem very practical at times, I cannot stress enough how picking up a little bit everyday, saves hours over the weekend. Get your kids to pick up for 5 minutes a day. For extra fun, use an egg timer and think of fun rewards like an extra 5 minutes of play.

It’s also a good idea to have a paper bin or a lined rubbish bin in each bedroom, to make the task easier.

5. Put those toys away:

We have all stepped on one too many Lego or Play-mobile bits. Ikea has some amazing storage ideas which can help you streamline your toy organisation. Make putting toys away at the end of the day a habit.

You can use inexpensive plastic drawers to store legos or smaller bits. These are also really good for all those colouring pens and crayons.

6. Place dirty clothes in the laundry basket:

My kid’s have their own laundry baskets in their rooms. At the end of every week, I just carry the basket downstairs to the laundry room. This keeps things off the floor and reduces tripping.

It also makes the room look cleaner and clutter free.

7. Place clean clothes on hangers or in drawers:

Once the laundry is done and dried, it goes immediately into drawers and shelves in the children’s rooms. I do this once a week, usually on Mondays when I have the house to myself. This makes sure that any counter space being used for laundry is automatically empty.

However, now that my older one is more independent, I simply place the clean laundry on her bed and she puts them away.

8. Place books that are not in use on the bookshelf:

Organise a small space for books that the kids are currently reading. The other ones should go back into the bookshelf.

Learning to take care of their things isn’t just a way to teach them accountability, routine and discipline. It also increases the life of any object when they are well looked after.

This is a great way to introduce age appropriate ideas on finance and budgeting. Learning to value things not just for sentimental or emotional reasons, but for financial ones as well.

The easiest way for your child to keep track of what needs to be done, is to assign them a chore chart.

 At the end of each day or week depending on the activity, have it ticked off by your kids and to encourage them further, have stickers granted for each day or week. 

You can check out all our Free Printables page here for Chore and reward charts! 

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