Help for a Baby"s Closet
Is your baby's nursery closet out of control? It's common for the baby's stuff to get cluttered and disorganized.
Babies need so many things that it can be very difficult to keep it all straight.
Toys, medications, bedding, diapering materials, and clothing can create clutter that is difficult to control.
We've gathered these tips from parents and successful closet organizers to help you get it under control and keep it that way.
Use this guide to figure out what will work best for you and your baby.
1) Organized emergency supplies are easy to find in a pinch.
Keep in mind that you may need to find these things in dark or low light situations.
Using a bin with a lid is a great idea, because you can take it out of the baby's closet and bring it outside of the room to rummage through if you don't want to wake the baby.
In this kit, you can keep medications, a thermometer, and other necessities that need to be kept out of baby's reach.
Make sure that the container you use locks, or is at least difficult to open.
Keep it out of the baby's reach, like on a top shelf in a closet.
2) Diapering materials are used several times a day and also should be kept out of baby's reach.
Many diapering items are dangerous for your baby, including diaper wipes, baby oil, and diaper rash medication.
Never let your baby put any of these items into their mouth.
Keep these things together in a bucket where you can easily grab them and put them away when you're done.
Don't leave them on a changing table or where the baby can reach them during diapering.
3) Bedding, burp cloths and receiving blankets can be kept in a basket underneath the crib or on a shelf in the closet.
You may want to keep these in a container without a lid so that you can easily throw clean ones onto the stack when you're putting away the laundry.
4) Clothing is the biggest challenge for many parents.
Babies can go through several outfits a day, making life a constant battle of laundry and finding what you need when you need it.
Make it easy on yourself by stocking the closet with separate buckets or baskets for body suits, pajamas, socks, gowns, shirts, pants, skirts and shorts.
You can use infant hangers or baby hangers for tiny outfits that you don't want to wrinkle or damage.
Children's hangers can be used for things that your baby hasn't grown into yet.
Use size markers on your hangers so that you can grab bigger sizes of clothing when you need it.
Also keep a hamper, bag or bucket for throwing in clothing that your baby has outgrown.
Babies need so many things that it can be very difficult to keep it all straight.
Toys, medications, bedding, diapering materials, and clothing can create clutter that is difficult to control.
We've gathered these tips from parents and successful closet organizers to help you get it under control and keep it that way.
Use this guide to figure out what will work best for you and your baby.
1) Organized emergency supplies are easy to find in a pinch.
Keep in mind that you may need to find these things in dark or low light situations.
Using a bin with a lid is a great idea, because you can take it out of the baby's closet and bring it outside of the room to rummage through if you don't want to wake the baby.
In this kit, you can keep medications, a thermometer, and other necessities that need to be kept out of baby's reach.
Make sure that the container you use locks, or is at least difficult to open.
Keep it out of the baby's reach, like on a top shelf in a closet.
2) Diapering materials are used several times a day and also should be kept out of baby's reach.
Many diapering items are dangerous for your baby, including diaper wipes, baby oil, and diaper rash medication.
Never let your baby put any of these items into their mouth.
Keep these things together in a bucket where you can easily grab them and put them away when you're done.
Don't leave them on a changing table or where the baby can reach them during diapering.
3) Bedding, burp cloths and receiving blankets can be kept in a basket underneath the crib or on a shelf in the closet.
You may want to keep these in a container without a lid so that you can easily throw clean ones onto the stack when you're putting away the laundry.
4) Clothing is the biggest challenge for many parents.
Babies can go through several outfits a day, making life a constant battle of laundry and finding what you need when you need it.
Make it easy on yourself by stocking the closet with separate buckets or baskets for body suits, pajamas, socks, gowns, shirts, pants, skirts and shorts.
You can use infant hangers or baby hangers for tiny outfits that you don't want to wrinkle or damage.
Children's hangers can be used for things that your baby hasn't grown into yet.
Use size markers on your hangers so that you can grab bigger sizes of clothing when you need it.
Also keep a hamper, bag or bucket for throwing in clothing that your baby has outgrown.
