Our Dress-ups are used on a daily basis. We LOVE dressing up and imaginative play here but what I didn't always love was the huge mess that was made as my daughter furiously dug through the dress-up tubs, pulling every item out on her quest to find one item (always at the bottom of the tub).
I was also forever untangling items that were all caught up together so decided that it was time we came up with a new solution.
It's worked so well and we love it so much that I thought I'd share it with you.
To make your own easy dress-up storage you will need some space at the bottom of a wardrobe or cupboard.
For about a total of $4 I bought a clothes rail and installed it in the bottom of a wardrobe that was used for storage. I made sure that this was at the right height for my child to be able to take down and hang up her own dress-ups.
I then measured the bottom of the wardrobe to see how much space I had for baskets/tubs.
I found 3 baskets that fit perfectly and divided the dress-up accessories between them.
1 basket for material/scarves/sarongs; 1 basket for accessories you wear; 1 basket for accessories you use
We were lucky that we already had a shelf at the bottom of the wardrobe to put the baskets underneath and to put larger items on top.
If we did not have a shelf already there I would have put a cheap shoe rack in the bottom to create the same effect
HINT: Use words/sentences around your house in appropriate places to create a literacy rich environment.
Very happy with the results!
(And so am I as things are much tidier now and there is less cleaning for me.)
I've found that the more organised you are and the easier it is for children to access things, the tidier things are and your child is more likely to be able to pick up after themselves!
Remember, these things take time but the more consistent you are, the more they practice and the more you demonstrate and show your child what's expected, the easier it all becomes.
Happy playing,
Debs :)
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