Clever Storage Ideas for Kids’ Bedrooms

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Keeping up with kids can be a tough call at the best of times, with every age group having its own set of storage needs. Keeping bedrooms tidy can feel like an ongoing battle. If you’ve got storage wars going on in your kids’ bedrooms, we’ve put together a few ideas to hopefully bring peace and harmony back into the house.

Everyday Toys and Books
Toy fads come and go, and they can make keeping kids’ rooms tidy a bit harder. Keeping an eye on which toys are in favour and which have been temporarily discarded can help keep everything organised. For favourite, everyday toys, you could try having a set of baskets or tubs arranged on shelves at an appropriate height. Keeping the favourites within reach encourages little ones to help themselves, and also you (if you’re lucky) to put them away when they’ve finished. This works for living rooms or bedrooms, and if you don’t want shelves the baskets can sit in a designated toy corner of the room.

For very young children, baskets or tubs are safer than chests or boxes as there’s less chance of pinched fingers. While having a jumble of toys in a box might not sound much fun to a grown-up, they make for great treasure hunt games for little kids, especially for dressing up clothes. Another useful piece of furniture is a book display unit. The books face outwards, making it easier to find the one you or your child is looking for. They’re lovely when you want to encourage reading, and maybe make a quiet corner with comfy bean bags or cushions to lounge on.

Ringing the Changes
With toys and playthings often costing a small fortune, it makes sense to get the most out of them that you can. Keeping toys at home when they’re no longer in use is a waste of space unless you’ve got loads of storage, and most of us don’t.

When you’ve got nowhere to put the items in use because all the cupboards are full of unused things, it’s time to rethink. Instead of parting with those unused toys (which might be in hot demand again in a few months), a better idea is to pop them in self-storage. They’re out of the house, out of sight and out of mind, but still in your possession.

You can get self storage space in all sorts of sizes, even large locker sizes if you don’t want an entire room, so it’s worth investigating for safekeeping all the overflow. Of course, if you took a whole storage unit, you’d have space for outdoor kids’ equipment too, like climbing frames, swings, or trampolines, when they’re not being used. A hidden benefit of putting items into self storage is how they feel new and fresh again when you bring them home. It really can give toys and games a new lease of life.

Storage for Older Children
As kids grow up, their needs change drastically. If you’re struggling with storage for older kids, consider replacing standard furnishings with storage alternatives. Items like raised beds with desk space underneath, or divans and ottoman styles that have storage under the mattress, for instance. These can make a huge difference to the feel of a room as things are either tucked out of sight or you get more use out of the same size footprint in the case of raised beds. If your teen would rather have a frame bed, invest in some pull-out drawers underneath to help keep things tucked away and tidy. Shelving systems, such as cubes or corner units can add a different dimension to a straight shelf on the wall. Run a couple of shelves around the corner above a desk or dressing table or arrange a modular system in creative and unusual shapes for books, shoes, sports gear or games.

Fashion-conscious teens might enjoy an outfit station behind the wardrobe door. Fit an over-door hook, a small towel rail and a few smaller hooks for hanging accessories. It makes choosing and laying out outfits fun and creative way to experiment with clothes and try different things together.

Future Proofing for You
As much as children have distinct personalities and preferences, they also tend to go through much the same growing up stages. From nursery to toddler, infant to junior and on to senior, bedroom storage and furnishing needs are fundamentally the same.

Saving good items to hand on to younger siblings is a great way of hedging against future costs. When you haven’t finished growing your family, save nursery furnishings and good baby equipment in self storage units, ready to come out again for a new arrival. Also save cots, first beds, toddler tables and chairs or high chairs. Everything that’s still in good, clean condition can be reused and repurposed as younger children grow up, or even put in a storage room for all future life changes. As well as saving money, you’ll also have the satisfaction of knowing you’re on-trend, seeing as we’re all trying to buy less right now.

Hopefully, there are one or two ideas in here that you can use or adapt to make your own kids’ bedroom storage work better. It might never be perfect, but it’s good to get as close as possible.

3 Unusual Things To Do This Mother’s Day With The Whole Family

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You ask any mum out there, she will tell you the greatest gift that you can give her on Mother’s Day is to spend time with her kids. Sure, you can go old-school and get chocolates for mum, give the goodies that she will absolutely love, give her the best gift in the entire world, but the best you can do is come up with unusual and engaging ways to spend time with her. That’s why organising Mother’s Day activities will make her feel extra special and extra close to you.

This has brought us to curate this article; a place where you can get inspiration to celebrate the upcoming Mother’s Day. We are here to tell you some of the many activities that not only involve and make your mother happy but promise a memorable day with the entire fam.

1. Go Shopping
The best way to spoil your mother is to take her shopping on Mother's Day. Sure, you do this activity every other day but it is time to tweak your experience a little bit. We are talking about exploring the old lanes of your neighbourhood, going antiquing at a local flea market, exploring the hidden artisans in the deep of your city and coming home with some of the most precious findings. Remember to propose this idea to her before and if she’s discomforted by this even a bit, take her to the good ol’ jewellery or clothes and home decor shopping, she will love your help to pick out something special for herself – after all, it’s her day to get all the pampering she wants.

2. A ‘Junk Food’ Party
Mums are known for their unconditional love, they would do absolutely anything in the world to give their children what they want. It’s time for you to spoil your mother a little bit with a dose of junk food for her. Chances are, your mum struggles the entire day to meet everyone’s deadline in the family including hers. She might be struggling to make ends meet when it comes to being healthy and for all those yoga sessions that she does, we think you should treat her with a pizza lunch. It doesn’t necessarily have to involve going to a pizza place - if she’s in the mood for her favourite movie marathon with pizza on the side, your Mother’s Day plans are sorted! Make sure you are there with her, watching her favourite movies while she enjoys her free day with you by her side.

3. A Spa Day
There is nothing better that comes to mind when we say self-care – A spa day is a perfect way to pamper your mother on the upcoming Mother’s Day. It’s time to get to work, to start noticing her favourite salon and her preferences when it comes to the kind of spas she likes. Once done, book an appointment for you and her, perhaps your entire fam and spend the day together getting pampered.

A budget-friendly alternative to this plan is an at-home spa, you can watch videos and learn how to make a DIY face mask, set up a station for a mani-pedi and make her feel like she’s on top of the world. Mums are the ultimate heroes of our lives and make sure you make them feel like one. Even if you fail in your at-home experiment, they’re definitely going to appreciate you for the efforts you put in.

To Sum Up…
There is an array of options when it comes to personalising Mother’s Day gifts for your mum, you need to decide what you think would be the absolute best gift. A great way to let your mother know that you care for them is through gifts, so this is an opportunity that you should definitely grab to tell her that you love her. We suggest you start brainstorming right from today, to land on the ultimate Mother’s Day gift. Come up with creative ways to align the surprises with her schedule. If need be, steal her from her office during lunch break for a quick lunch with the fam for a memorable Mother’s Day.


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