Realistic Playroom Organization Tips

If you’re looking for realistic playroom organization tips you’ve come to the right spot. Do you have a messy playroom? We do, but I know how to clean it up quickly!

My daughters are lucky to have the prettiest pink playroom of my childhood dreams. They take it for granted often and by nightfall it never looks as clean as it does above. I can’t pretend I have the secrets to playroom organization, but I do know what to use to hide the mess of toys.

Use a variety of baskets, bins, and storage with lids.

Baskets and bins are one of the easiest ways to organize toys in a playroom. Kids can toss a toy in a basket or bin with ease, but it’s important to keep toys separated by category. Baskets hold bigger toys, such as baby dolls, cars and planes, cooking items, etc. Bins are best for storing smaller figurines, Barbie dolls, and coloring books. When it comes to storing the smallest toy pieces and doll clothes, we use storage containers with lids.

Choose Furniture that Doubles as Storage for Playroom Organization

One of our favorite pieces of furniture in the playroom is the Rotating Storage Dress Up Station (station in pink and similar in white). Not only does the station hold crowns, jewelry, and princess shoes, but it also has hooks to hang costumes. My daughters have so many costumes that we have to keep a large basket and canvas bin on the floor filled with other gowns and outfits.

I love the idea of a children’s mini clothing rack system too!

Look at this different Dress Up Station!

Here is another Dress Up Armoire!

There is a six cube storage system (similar) in the corner of the playroom to hold books and bins filled with small toys. I use canvas bins from Target in every other cube. We store puzzles on the top shelf and house others bins beside the system against the wall.

The play tent is perfect for pretend sleepovers and tea parties, but also conceals a cradle holding the overflow of baby dolls.

Annabelle received a toy chest for Christmas one year that holds blocks, doctor kits, and more. The toy chest will eventually go in Annabelle’s closet, but for now it holds storage and doubles as a window seat during the winter.

Consider ‘not’ labeling.

It would be a giant waste of time to label every bin and basket in the playroom. We rotate toys often, storing away the least played with items for something new from storage. Our basement has two plastic bins protecting the toys we aren’t using.

Let go of any ideas of PERFECTION in a Playroom

There is no such thing as a perfect playroom – unless the parents don’t allow their children to play as they wish. A Mom friend once told me to teach my daughters to put away one toy before taking out another. This is a nice idea, but an unrealistic direction for my three year old to follow. We let go of any ideas of perfection when it comes to the playroom.

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Clean Up the Playroom in it’s entirety every few days

In a dream world, the playroom would be spotless before bed each night. We encourage our daughters to pick up their toys before we leave the house or begin bedtime routines. The girls have received consequences for not cleaning up their messes, but every day is an adventure.

Life gets in the way and there are instances where the playroom is not organized for a few days. All in all, my husband and I work hard to pick up the playroom in it’s entirety every few days.

Not pictured: a cabinet filled with art supplies and coloring books in our living room. In the future we might purchase a large organizational cabinet to store the bins on the floor. But for now we work with what we have!

Want More Playroom Organization Tips?

I’m so excited to be teaming up with these other talented Moms to share how we organize our playrooms. Check out these other playroom organization posts below:

Ali – Inspired by Designs – @alexcalame
Maggie – Polished Closets – @polishedclosets
Amy – Coffee Beans & Bobby Pins – @amy_cbandbp
Claire – Home with the Wileys – @homewiththewileys