Get Rid of Clutter Stress: Expert Tips for Decluttering Your Kid's Room Like a Pro!

A cluttered kid’s room can be a source of stress for both parents and children. From toys and clothes strewn across the floor to overflowing bookshelves, the mess can feel overwhelming. However, with the right strategies and expert tips, decluttering your child’s room can become a stress-free and rewarding experience. In this blog post, we’ll share professional advice and expert tips for decluttering your kid’s room like a pro, bringing order and harmony back into your home.

Welcome to my Year Long Thorough Declutter Series. We declutter 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Each day we do a daily task based on the room we are working on. Today, our task is to start decluttering your clutter in your guest room or kid’s room. If you prefer watching videos, check out my youtube channel here. Today, we’ll look at some tips for decluttering excess pillows and blankets.

The best way to develop a new habit is by slowly and daily application. We will begin a new daily declutter habit starting with the 2nd bathroom. In the Year Long Thorough Declutter Series, we will declutter 30 minutes a day, five days a week on weekdays. Sign up to receive daily encouragement and motivation.

Plus, you’ll learn your specific daily task to work toward completing the goal of a Year Long Thorough Declutter where you will declutter every space and learn how to start to purge your house. Are you ready to finally get organized? If so, will you join us? Leave a comment below to subscribe.

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Currently we are working on decluttering the Guest Room or Kid’s Room. The daily task for today, July 21, 2023, is to begin decluttering any excess pillows and blankets. Remember, we are focusing on just the guest room or kid’s room area, so don’t declutter your whole house. We will cover each room separately.

Get Rid of Clutter Stress: Expert Tips for Decluttering Your Kid’s Room Like a Pro!

Plan Ahead for Success: Decluttering requires planning and organization. Before diving in, take some time to create a decluttering plan. Identify specific areas in the room that need attention, such as the closet, bookshelf, or toy chest. Having a clear plan will keep you focused and prevent you from feeling overwhelmed.
Involve Your Child in the Process: Getting your child involved in the decluttering process is crucial. After all, it’s their room, and they should have a say in what stays and what goes. Explain the importance of an organized space and the benefits of decluttering. Encourage your child to make decisions about their belongings, teaching them valuable life skills in the process.
Categorize and Sort with the “Keep,” “Donate/Sell,” and “Toss” Method: To maintain order during decluttering, use the “Keep,” “Donate/Sell,” and “Toss” method. Sort items into these three categories as you go through the room. Encourage your child to assess each item’s value and decide whether it’s essential, can be given away or sold, or should be discarded due to damage or no longer being age-appropriate.
Streamline Storage Solutions: An organized room requires efficient storage solutions. Maximize space by using shelves, cubbies, and bins to keep toys, books, and clothes neatly organized. Clearly label storage containers to make it easier for your child to find and put away items, instilling good habits for the future.
Embrace the Power of Toy Rotation: Children can quickly become overwhelmed with too many toys. Consider implementing a toy rotation system, where you store some toys away and rotate them regularly. This approach keeps the room fresh and exciting, while also reducing clutter.
Tackle Sentimental Items with Care: Parting with sentimental items can be tough for both parents and children. Create a designated space, such as a memory box, where your child can keep their most cherished items. This way, they can hold onto important mementos without cluttering up their everyday space.
Make Clean-Up Fun and Rewarding: Encourage your child to participate in regular room clean-ups. Turn it into a game or set a timer for quick clean-up sessions. Celebrate their efforts and accomplishments, making the process enjoyable and rewarding.
Implement a One-In-One-Out Rule: To prevent future clutter, adopt the one-in-one-out rule. Whenever a new toy or item enters the room, an old one must leave. This practice ensures that your child’s space remains organized and clutter-free over time.
Simplify Schoolwork and Artwork Storage: Schoolwork and artwork can pile up quickly, contributing to clutter. Designate a specific area to display your child’s latest creations, and then periodically go through them together. Keep only the most meaningful and well-done pieces while recycling or repurposing the rest.
Celebrate Progress and Maintain the Order: Lastly, celebrate your child’s accomplishments in maintaining an organized room. Praise their efforts, and continue to reinforce good habits. Keep the decluttered room a priority by addressing any clutter buildup promptly.

Decluttering your kid’s room like a pro is possible with the right strategies and a positive attitude. Plan ahead, involve your child in the process, and categorize items thoughtfully. Streamline storage solutions, embrace toy rotation, and be considerate of sentimental items. Make clean-up fun and rewarding, and adopt the one-in-one-out rule to prevent future clutter. Simplify schoolwork and artwork storage and celebrate progress in maintaining an organized room. By following these expert tips, you’ll create a stress-free and harmonious space where your child can thrive and grow happily. Happy decluttering!

I personally have a bad habit of placing items that need to be donated in the laundry room behind the door. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Wrong. Delaying decisions means we still need to declutter.

Maybe you have a habit of delaying decisions, too. Let’s decide today where your decluttered items need to go. Do they need to be donated? Disposed of? Don’t delay that decision any longer. If they need to be donated, sort and put them in your vehicle. Then, make a note in your calendar to drop them off at your favorite charity.

As you are decluttering your items, I want you to try not to just move them to another room. You may be tempted to do that. However, resist the urge to keep everything. Decluttering means we actually part with these items. Otherwise, assign those items a permanent home where you can best utilize them.

Advanced Strategies & Expert Tips for Decluttering Your Kid’s Room

1.Only spend time on your specific daily task.

2.Do not get side-tracked or distracted.

3.Work within a time of day that you have the most energy and stamina. This is one of the most useful declutter motivation tips. Listen to your body and work at decluttering when you feel the most alert and energized.

4.Avoid thinking too long about whether to keep or discard an item. This is one specific way for How to Be Ruthless When Decluttering.

5.Avoid cleaning during your declutter. The goal is to purge the dead weight. Getting rid of the clutter is your priority. Cleaning can be accomplished later. Read on for more declutter motivation tips and my room specific deep clean checklist, though, as you will begin cleaning after your declutter.

Advanced Strategies & Expert Tips for Decluttering Your Kid’s Room

Supplies Needed:

1. boxes -preferably ones you can donate (Avoid plastic storage bins because you may be tempted to just store the items and not part with them.)

2. sturdy trash bags

3. marker/pen to label boxes

Decluttering Tip: Avoid using storage bins to declutter. Storage bins tend to tell your brain to “store” the items for later. That is just delaying decisions. If you aren’t getting rid of items when you declutter, you are not truly decluttering. This is why I recommend a trash bag, also. A trash bag tells your brain to “trash” the item.

Obviously, recycle if you have that option. The boxes you use should be ones you are willing to part with, so I recommend sturdy cardboard boxes. As to donations, there are many charities that will come pick up your items for you at your home.

I use one in particular where you can book an appointment for pick-up online. This is so convenient, as it saves you the hassle of hauling stuff away yourself. Scheduling that pick-up also motivates you to declutter by a certain date.

Steps & Expert Tips for Decluttering Your Kid’s Room

1. Start by eliminating trash first- use a sturdy trash bag

2. Sort items by category if needed so you can see what you have

3.Get rid of items that don’t work or that work poorly, expired items, anything you don’t love, anything that you’ll never use again

4. Box up the donations and trash/recycle the rest

5.Select a charity to donate your items and schedule the pick-up if that is an option

How Do You Declutter Your Entire House (and get it deep clean?): Need to deep clean?

First, My How to Deep Clean Your Kitchen list can be found here.

Second, My How to Deep Clean Your Bathroom list can be found here.

Third, My How to Deep Clean Your Kids’ Rooms list can be found here.

Fourth, My How to Deep Clean Your Living Room list can be found here.

Fifth, My How to Deep Clean Your Bedroom list can be found here.

You can get your printable Daily Housekeeping Routine and Deep Cleaning Your House Schedule here. This 15 page printable kit is delivered digitally to your email for you to print and personalize. What Does a Deep Clean Include? It includes a daily schedule, calendar pages, and deep cleaning checklists for every room and area of your home. Check out the link above to see a sample page of what you’ll get in my printable set designed to help you create your personal Homemaking Checklist.

Also, you can get the complete digital printable copy of the Year Long Thorough Declutter Series Calendar and Checklists here. The printable digital download is delivered to your email. It includes 25 pages of printable calendar pages and checklists to help you declutter every room in your home. You can find that here.

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Step 1: Check out this post on the 1st step you should take to get organized. If you don’t have a calendar, you can grab my free weekly printable calendar page here. It is in my shopify store, but it is totally free, so you won’t be prompted to put in any payment information. It is a free download and will be delivered straight to your email.

Step 2: Create a daily Housekeeping Schedule. You can use this series to start to set up your own schedule. You can also use this simplified weekly schedule.If you often ask: What is the fastest way to clean a dirty house? Or, if you struggle to get organized and have tried and failed time and again, you can likely find out which of these 11 reasons cause you to fail to get organized.

Step 3: How do you remove clutter? How Do You Declutter Your Home?.…Sign up for the Declutter Series and get your entire home decluttered in just 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.”Declutter Your Home” checklists are provided in each email.

Step 4: What is the fastest way to clean a dirty house? Use a timer and use the Deep Cleaning Checklists above. They will help you get your home sparkling after you’ve decluttered.

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