How can I organize my older child's closet?
Older children's closets are a lot of fun, because children really start getting into clothes, and especially older girls. They love their wardrobes. So, it's always fun to work with them. You'll find, to help them create a space, and help them organize you need to learn the concepts of maybe putting skirts, shirts, and outfits together. Putting their shoes in one place. Learning how to sort things and separate things. So, it's really a fun process. Because, again we grow up. We develop habits at certain ages, and these are the habits that go with us as we become adults. So it's really great if we can work with our children to develop some of these habits from that age. As far as specifics in organizing their closets, I find that it's always good to use baskets and containers. They tend to have lots of certain things, lots of flip flops, lots of hats, lots of things like that. So really finding things that we can use to hold all those things in. For boys, it's always fun to get them a basket so that they can put their baseball caps in. Or, for girls, something to put the flip flops, sandals or the sunglasses. You know these aren't things that all have to go in drawers. They can be things that can go on a shelf or in a closet, and they can utilize them that way. I think that's the other thing it teaches them, that things don't have to be boxed in. Just because it's in your closet, it doesn't have to be just something that you would wear. It can be your sunglasses or it can be your make-up or something. Purses. So, whatever it is, it's really like getting them to think about space differently.
