How to Declutter Kids’ Rooms and Keep Them That Way Easily
How to declutter kids’ rooms and keep them organized using the KonMari method. Our experience with finding joy in everything we have!
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As promised, here is the scoop on the munchkins’ rooms. Let me tell you, when I first started reading Kondos’ book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, she was speaking my language.
I couldn’t wait to start going through everything in our house; purging, and creating homes for items that would stay. I wanted to immediately go through my husband’s and kids’ belongings but Kondo mentions that if you are patient, your family will see the impact of decluttering and organizing and will want to get in on the magic.
How to Declutter Kids’ Rooms and Keep Them Organized

I approached my 6 yr old daughter first and told her how everything in her room should make her happy. Of course she insisted every single piece of clothing and toy does make her happy but I followed Kondo’s method of having her hold each item and see if it makes her smile.
Wouldn’t you know that when we had finished, at least 30% of her clothes and toys were in trash/giveaway piles by her choice. It is by far the most success I have had with her room. Usually my method is to sneak out happy meal toys, trash, and too small clothes when she’s at school. 😉


We organized the remaining toys in the closet. Her stuffed animals are in the two pink bins and only two of the cloth bins are holding doll clothes and barbies. The third cloth bin is empty. Success!

The hanging clothes left are only dresses and coats.

After using the KonMari method of folding, her three dresser drawers all fit into one. My daughter’s dresser now has TWO empty drawers. Amazing!

The bottom drawer hold dress up clothes and the top holds clothes that are too big. We’ll see how the empty drawers hold up.
The only toys out in her room are her dollhouse and basket of dollhouse items. Organizing the toys and keeping like items together and where she uses them, will help her keep things nice and tidy. Think about where in your child’s room he/she uses a certain item and consider storing them together in that spot.

My daughter’s books, video games, board games, and Legos are neatly organized in a bookshelf on the other side of her closet. One of the things I love about the KonMari method is that you go through items by category. So each of my kids’ rooms has ALL of their toys and belongings with the exception of a few books that stay in the living room. That helps the entire house stay neat.

My 10 yrs old son’s room had even a better outcome. He willingly purged about 10 bags of toys and a bag full of clothes. I would say that at least 40% of the stuff in his room is gone. Both of the kids had fun decluttering by holding items and seeing if they truly sparked joy.

I know it can hard to get rid of so much as parents because we think of how much money those things cost. But this one-time purge using the KonMari method sets better habits for the future and you see how much easier it is to live with things we really don’t need. Fewer items make for a better and simple life. Trust me!
We put all of his clothes including dress clothes and slacks into two drawers. Only his winter jacket is hanging. The other drawers are for costumes and masks.

Like his sister, the remaining toys fit into a bookcase in his closet and a plastic clothing hamper holds swords, nerf guns, and tactical gear (like father like son!). We decided to move his books onto the bunkbed desk to free up shelves for Lego creations.



I really enjoy NOT stepping on Legos every time I come into his room! The desk drawers are perfect for holding notebooks of his original stories, a matchbox car case, and Pokemon cards.

The kids’ rooms were decluttered and organized almost two months ago, and the outcome was a success. Picking up the rooms at night is much quicker and easier for them.
I created a new golden rule in the house, “You can pull out clothes, but you can’t put them away until you learn how to fold the KonMari way.” My oldest is learning but I’m totally fine not finding all of my daughter’s clothes in a big heap in the mornings. She has really stuck to it!
This book really was magic!
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