Keeping kids spaces organized can be extremely frustrating for parents and kids alike. It’s a space that is always changing as they grow. It’s also a space that can keep us guessing and experimenting until we get it right.

Here are 10 tips for organizing kids spaces:

1. Use shelves instead of toy boxes to store your kids’ toys.

This allows kids to see all the toys they have. Using shelves will put an end to digging through the toy box and emptying all the contents on the floor.

2. Put up a cork board in your kids rooms to display their artwork.

This will keep it from taking over the refrigerator. Kids are proud of their work and should be able to display it. This way everyone is happy.

3. Give each of your kids their own basket or container for the bathroom.

This container is for storing all of their toiletries. When they are getting ready they take out their basket and use what they need. After they are done they put everything back in and store it under the sink. It helps keep those bathroom counters clear of clutter.

4. Store all your kids’ crafts in the place where they like to do them.

If that is at the dining room table, then store all of their craft supplies in a hutch or nearby cabinet. There are many decorative organizing items that would look great in the dining room or kitchen. Fifteen minutes before dinner, have the kids clean up the table and put all the items back in the appropriate place.

5. Have the whole family do a five minute quick clean every morning and night.

This helps to control clutter. Keeping a house looking organized should not take hours and hours. Preventive maintenance is the key and kids should take part in the responsibility.

6. Install hooks on the wall or door for robes and extra towels.

Make sure that the hooks are at a height where the kids can reach. It makes it easier for kids to hang up their things as opposed to a towel rod.

7. Give each child a treasure box.

They can store their most prized possessions in there. Kids accumulate a lot of miscellaneous items that are special to them like rocks, feathers and small toys. By keeping them in a treasure box, it not only limits how many items they can keep, but it keeps all of them in one place.

8. Create a special place for reading and relaxing in their room.

Kids love having special little areas like a reading nook. All you need is a bean bag and a book shelf filled with books and you have a place they can go and relax. You can even join them if you would like.

9. Use bed risers to raise the height of their bed.

This allows for more storage space under their bed. You can store baskets full of toys, dress up clothes or video games under there. All they have to do is pull out the container, get what they need and push it back under the bed. This makes for easy clean-up too.

10. Consider purchasing a loft bed.

If your child has a small room, the bed can take up half of the space. With a loft bed, you can use the underneath section for a desk, shelves, dresser or secret club house.