How to Organize Kids Clothing

Helpful tips and tracks for how to organize kids clothing! Tackle the clutter in your kids’ closets with these easy organization ideas!

How to Organize Kids Clothing

Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice weekend! Today, I am back with Keri for another Clear the Clutter Challenge! Last month we talked about getting organized for road trips and this month we are talking about kids clothing organization! The timing to work on organizing kids clothing is perfect for this month when most kids head back to school.

This is the time of year that most kids get a few new outfits for school.  We always decide what clothing doesn’t fit anymore for the new school year. So today, I’ll share my ideas on kids clothing organization! Plus, I’ve got a helpful free printable for you to make the task a little easier.

1. Take Everything Out

First, you need to know what your kids truly can and will wear!

In order to assess what you have, you will need to take everything out of the kids’ closets and drawers. I find that if you take everything all out, you are more mindful about what you put back in.

You are required to touch the item and get a closer look, which often times leads to realizing you do not want the item.

2. Purge and then purge again.

Start with a quick review of everything you have and then start to get rid of items you do not want. I find that I will do a first time review and then after I have gone through everything, I go back and get rid of more things! Since this is your kids’ items, you will want to ask them if it something they will really wear. You can even them try on the items and see how it fits!

If you are kids are like mine, then they wear the same things over and over again. So during our recent clean out, I got rid of things that I had not seen them wear in a long time!

Mom Tip: Take note of the items you are getting rid of and notice if there is a theme. For example, if you find the items a certain color or a particular style, then you might decide to avoid those elements when you buy the kids new clothing!

3. Decide what organization method works best.

When it comes to kids’ clothing organization, the big debate is whether everything should be hung in the closet or kept drawers. I tried every method over the years. And what I have found is that our needs change as the kids get older!

You might find that when the kids are little, it is easiest to keep all of their clothes in drawers. Then, they can easily get to them. Plus, if they put away laundry, it is a lot easier than trying to hang up in the closet.

As the kids get older, you might decide to hang more clothes. Especially as kids get bigger, their clothing gets bigger, so you might run out of drawer space.

4. Fill in any clothing gaps.

After you declutter your kids clothing it is the perfect time to assess if there are any clothing needs. Instead of making best guesses when you are at the store if they need something new!

It is now time to see what areas in the clothing department your kids might be lacking. After our latest clean out, I realized how many clothes my kids really had and how little they truly wore! So, I have decided to move towards a capsule wardrobe with my kids (and maybe me!).

I like the idea of a kids capsule wardrobe because it cuts down on decision making time for picking outfits. Plus, as it is true with most things, the less things you have, the less overwhelming you feel!

Because each of my kids approaches clothing differently (what they like to wear, how many choices they like to have, etc), I decided to create  this customizable Kids Capsule Wardrobe checklist. This checklist allows you to determine your child’s individual clothing needs. I have one kid who loves jeans and nothing else and one kid who only wears jeans if he absolutely has to!

I used one checklist for each of my kids and then jotted down notes in between each category taking stock of what they have and what they might need.

Kids Capsule Wardrobe (print here)

Depending on what climate you live in, you may require more or less of certain items. When you have a capsule wardrobe, you are more intentional when buying clothes and end up making decisions based on what you really need!

Write down sizes too. Take a look at what sizes your kids are wearing which might even vary by brand. So be sure to make notes on the best clothing sizes for your kids right now!

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Now you are ready to get started on organizing kids’ clothing!

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