Professional organizer Linda
Koopersmith shares a system to organize
children's things, and it's as simple as
one-two-three! Her ideas include a
color-coding system that involves
designating a color for each child.
Organizing artwork
It's hard to store all of the pieces of
artwork that your child creates, but a
large, clear plastic container works well
for storing a good portion of them. Choose
either a flexible plastic container with
an inner-frame (figure A), or a rigid
storage container with drawers (figure B).
Both containers store easily beneath a
bed.
Organizing paperwork
Keep homework, report cards and other
paper-related school items in a crate, box
or upright file (figure C). Boxes may be
labeled for grades one to six and so on.
To organize for more than one child,
assign a color for each and make
color-coded tabs/folders for each section.
Organizing memorabilia
Keep miscellaneous items such as birthday
cards, thank-you notes or tickets from
theme parks or trips in a scrapbook
(figure D). As the child gets older he or
she will enjoy looking through the
scrapbook and seeing proof of all his or
her childhood activities.
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