Nanny Tips on Keeping Things Tidy

by Gayla on June 30th, 2007

Storage Ideas:

Avoid open shelves – children are unlikely to keep them tidy and you’ll be constantly dusting or tidying them up.
Get your children involved in decorating their storage boxes. A sheet of wrapping paper and stickers can transform a shoebox into a jewellery or stationary box.
Once they have their own toy box, give each child the responsibility for maintaining it, so they don’t feel put upon. This goes for washing baskets, too.
Store children’s games and toys at their height, so they can reach them and put them away, but low-level storage systems are a waste of space. Buy a tall shelf or cupboard, but allocate the bottom shelves for kids stuff, and the top ones for household items.
Try to cultivate a culture of ‘one toy at a time’, so the clutter never seems insurmountable. Gold star for you if you manage it, of course…
Use multi-use furniture for storage, for example beds with drawers, seats with lifting lids and coffee tables with drawers.
Be careful with themes, particularly in children’s rooms. Will she still love bright pink fairies next year?

This and other valuable tips from Supernanny Jo Frost at Supernanny.com

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