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    Home » Tips & Tricks » Organization » Clean Up the Clutter!

    Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids

    Published: Jan 29, 2021 by Heidi Fowler. This post may contain affiliate links 10 Comments

    If you have little girls, you probably also have something else, too . . .  Lots of dress-up clothes!  And, unless you are one of those lucky parents with organized children who like to put things away, you probably also have a big mess every time they search for something to wear.

    Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids {OneCreativeMommy.com}

    Below is my previous solution for dress-up clothes.  In theory, the girls can clean up very quickly by dumping all the dress-up clothes inside.  Easy.  (All you moms are shaking your heads because you can see the problem already, right?)

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids (Before)

    In order to find what they want, they have to dump the whole thing on the floor.  Sure, they'll throw everything in the bucket when I tell them to (if I'm lucky . . . ), but the clothes are all over the place all day.  I tried putting the bucket in the playroom.  I tried putting it in Bear's closet.  I tried putting it in Boo and Lu's room.  Same problem.  Same mess.

    By accident, I found a rolling clothes cart at Walmart for a good deal.  It was just what I needed!  I left off the wheels and lowered the hanging bar as far as possible.  The result:  PERFECT!!!

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids (After)

    . . . but, I had no place to put all the extra junk that goes along with dress-up clothes.  Here's what I made today:

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids

    It was so easy!  I used a hanger from a baby gift that has been hanging--literally--around in the girls' closet for years.  All I did was add a new bow and sew on one-yard lengths of ribbon.  I glued ribbon on clothes pins and glued and stitched them to the ribbon.  Easy, peasy.

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids

    I hung it with a  removable hook, clipped on the gloves, feather boas, wands, cat ears, etc, and it was all done!  (I like clothespins because the kids can clip stuff on themselves.)

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids

    Add my new clothes cart, and here's the final dress up corner.  I love it!

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids

    Need some more dress up storage ideas?

    DIY Dress Up Storage Ideas for Kids

    • Hangers with clothespin clips are perfect for hanging wings and dresses with wide shoulders or skinny straps.  I made my own hangers by attaching clothespins.  DON'T do it.  It's worth the money to buy the hangers with the plastic clips already attached.  The wooden clothespins fall apart!  I love the clothespin hangers because little fingers can use them.  Pants hangers that come with clothes are a little tough for little ones to use.
    • The ribbon hanger would also work for organizing girls' clip-on hair bows.  Just leave off the clothes pins and let your girls clip on their accessories!
    • I love the adjustable hanging rack because it can get taller as the kids grow and the dresses get longer.

    Have fun organizing!  I'll admit, my girls don't always remember to hang everything back up, but at least we only end up with a few things on the floor--not the whole pile of clothes!

    Now, will someone please teach me how to get my girls to put their regular clothes away instead of leaving them in a pile next to the dress up corner?

    Thanks for stopping by!

    Click here to see the other fantastic sites I like to link up with each week.

    Heidi

     

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    About Heidi

    Hi! I’m Heidi, the sometimes scatterbrained, but always creative mind behind One Creative Mommy. I'm a retired teacher, wife, and mom of three beautiful teenage girls and one adorable fur baby. In my spare time, I love to share my ideas (mistakes and all) with anyone who will listen.

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    Comments

    1. Crystal

      February 20, 2013 at 8:49 pm

      That is a great idea! I wish I would have done it when my girls were little. I just had a tub with all dress up stuff. Love it!

      Reply
    2. [email protected]

      February 20, 2013 at 9:29 pm

      I LOVE this! My kids love to dress up and it is all over the place. Thanks for the great ideas!

      Reply
    3. Diana Rambles

      February 28, 2013 at 5:14 pm

      I love the accessory holder! Very clever! Thanks for linking up to my Pin Me Party!

      Reply
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    4. Jamie

      May 02, 2014 at 10:06 pm

      This is adorable! My baby is almost 2 and I can't wait to start playing dress-up!

      Reply
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