25 Ideas for Sorting and Organizing Kids' Toys

Kids’ rooms deserve style, functionality, and order. It’s important to have a space that inspires them without losing your head amidst all the chaos.

In addition to making the play area look nice and tidy, setting up a storage system for toys makes tidying up easier and keeps kids involved by teaching them responsibility.

Here we show you many ideas, some easier and others more complex, that can be adapted to any space to keep children's spaces tidy and beautiful.

Organize with wicker baskets

This is a very easy idea to achieve since it simply consists of looking for wicker baskets of different sizes, placing them on the floor and filling them with toys. It is also a versatile solution since it is an element that can be adapted to the child's room as he grows and even to other areas of the house.

Wicker baskets fit very well into Scandinavian style rooms and any colour palette of the space due to their aesthetics and textures, they are very flexible and easy to integrate.

Look for decorative baskets to keep things organized

An idea that uses the basket format, but in a more original way. Bet on designer containers that decorate and order at the same time to integrate personality into the room.

When using floor baskets, toys are always within reach of the child, in a soft container that will not harm them. Safety is a very important factor to consider in all furniture and decoration pieces in a child's bedroom.

Everything in one place – use a drawer with a lid

To maintain visual order, find a drawer with a lid that is large enough to hold all of your child's toys. This option is great for small spaces because it can be quickly converted into a workbench or drawing table in addition to being a storage area.

A flexible solution with rotating drawers

Organizers on wheels allow you to have organization and flexibility as you can move it to wherever in the room you need it. With this idea, toys remain at the disposal of the child in a unique organizer that he can move around the room.

Integrate the order with a companion cart

This accessory can be adapted to any empty corner of the room. It is a versatile element that allows you to easily organize and move toys thanks to its structure with various storage levels and wheels.

Like the previous storage areas, this is an accessory that can be continued to be used in the children's room or in other rooms of the house when the child grows up.

Create a custom-made and inexpensive shelf

This is an idea that requires a little more effort and space, but low cost. Look for fruit drawers to create a very original shelf and adapted to your space.

There are many ideas to transform a fruit drawer into a shelf with many styles and functions, get inspired PinterestSimilar ideas to find the furniture that best suits your available space and storage needs.

Dedicate an entire shelf to your toys

If your play area already has built-in shelving or you want to add one, you can use it to organize toys so they stay in one place. Arrange them by item, in baskets, or loosely to decorate and organize at the same time.

The total is stored in a low cabinet

With a low cabinet, you can add storage and storage space to any corner of the bedroom. You'll also keep all toys within reach of the child so they can reach them without help.

Organize shelves with colorful baskets

An easy and decorative way to organize open shelves is to use baskets in different shades that match the color palette of the bedroom. This way you maintain the overall order and add color to the room.

Choose narrow shelves for books and toys

To add an organizational solution without taking up too much wall space, look for narrow shelves that will help you organize both books and toys, so you can use the same element in different ways.

Take advantage of the space behind the door

I know we repeat this advice all the time when we suggest organizational ideas, because it's a surface we never take into account when ordering, and it can be so helpful, especially in small spaces.

You can place narrow shelves, compartmentalized fabric organizers, or some hooks like the ones we see in the photo on the back of the door to hang bags full of toys. It’s a great place to keep toys close at hand but out of the way.

Don't forget the inside of the closet

If there is a built-in wardrobe in the children's bedroom, you can use it to store their clothes as well as toys. Children's clothes are much smaller than adult clothes, so they take up less space and leave free storage space.

Organize the shelves with boxes or baskets and you can also take advantage of the inside of the doors with special organizers like the fabric we see in the photo. Don't leave any inch of the closet unused.

Optimize every corner of the space

An empty corner is an opportunity to tidy up the room. Take advantage of small unused spaces with shelves to decorate and organize the child's toys. It is a good idea to integrate metal shelves or baskets with a rail system that can be moved according to the needs of the space.

Hang a net for stuffed animals

Another way to take advantage of a corner, but in your airspace. Hang a cloth or net in the corner of the bedroom to keep all the stuffed animals in one place. It makes a very nice addition to the room as well as being organized.

Add nets to the sides of furniture

Fabric or mesh pockets are ideal to place anywhere in the room, you can hang them on the walls or take advantage of the edges of the furniture as we see in the photo. Make sure that the toys are visible but inside by using mesh.

Hide toys in drawers under the bed

The space under the bed is also often wasted and this can be very helpful when organizing. Choose a bed with built-in drawers or built to measure so you can store lots of toys very discreetly.

Keep everything in sight with clear cubes

With this system, you will never forget where you have hidden that special toy: Use transparent cloth or plastic baskets to organize the bookshelf in the children's room. With this solution, you maintain order and at the same time keep the toys in sight.

Use matching baskets to organize

For a more modern and cohesive look, use matching baskets on a shelf to store all the toys and keep them out of sight. At playtime, you can take all the baskets down on the floor and let the child freely retrieve their toys.

Fill a crate full of toys

Another way to keep toys out of sight and organized within the same piece of furniture is to dedicate a dresser to store them in. You can choose to classify them and identify the drawers as in the photo to find everything easily.

Bet on furniture with open and closed parts

If you can, opt for a piece of furniture that has closed storage areas and another that is open to display your favorite toys and keep others out of sight.

Place several equal shelves

Find an original shelf design and line them up to create a wall full of toys. You can add a few pieces of furniture, adapting them to the existing space, and give the feeling of a special piece of furniture.

Dual function: worktop and storage area

It's a good idea to take advantage of the space under the bed to store toys, or you can build a bench with storage underneath that serves as a reading area.

Add symmetric save columns

One way to frame a space in the environment and give more relevance to a wall is to create symmetrical shelves that serve for decoration and organization.

Although this solution requires a special structure, as in the bench idea, there are parts that can be used and change their functionality when the child grows up.

Combine different solutions vertically

Make the most of a wall’s vertical space with different options like floor shelves, wall cubbies and baskets. By integrating different solutions, you give that wall more functionality and create different levels of organization.

Original shelves that decorate and organize

You can choose a piece of furniture that helps you organize toys and also adds style to the bedroom. The most commonly used in children's rooms are those in the shape of a house, which can both serve as shelves and be used during play.

A playground in order

Children's play area should be beautiful, interactive, attractive and organized so that they can have fun with joy and security. An organized room will look much more beautiful and will eliminate the chaos of that environment.

Any of these ideas can be adapted to the room you have, thus integrating order and style for all the toys a child has. We hope that in this article you will find the ideal solution to keep your play area tidy and beautiful.