Spring cleaning: Guide to organizing your baby’s nursery
Spring cleaning offers the perfect opportunity to reset. It’s a time for decluttering and making space for a new season, both physically and mentally. Whether you are a total clean-freak or just doing your best to keep things tidy, this is our guide to organizing your baby’s nursery.
Spring cleaning goes beyond tidying up. It helps streamline daily routines, clear out what no longer serves you, and create space for what’s next. For parents, an organized nursery can make everyday moments feel calmer and more manageable. When you make it part of your yearly rhythm, spring cleaning can even grow into a meaningful family ritual over time.
Before you start: set yourself up for success
Start your spring cleaning by setting the mood - put on a podcast or music that energizes you. Purchase or find some bins, organizers, shelves, and anything else you need to get set up for success. Try to set time aside in your schedule that works for both you and your partner, so you can do it together.
Decide what to keep, donate, or store
Begin your spring cleaning session with a focus on decluttering. Sort your baby clothes by current size, next size up, and store away or donate the ones your little one has outgrown. If you’re planning on having more babies, you can store away a few high quality or sentimental pieces for future use in a small box.
Next, do the following with their toys: keep favorites, toss the broken ones, and donate unused or outgrown ones. If a toy has not been used for 3 months, it’s time to donate and give the toy to a new owner.
Think about this, fewer items make organization easier and will save space for new items.
Make sustainability part of your spring clean
As you declutter, consider that items you’re no longer using can still have value when passed on, helping reduce waste while supporting other families. You can donate gently used toys, clothes and other items to shelters, thrift stores, or your local ‘buy-nothing’ group on Facebook. Pass along items to your friends and families with babies in an earlier stage or age.
Choose what you keep carefully and repurpose items when possible. For example, stained burping cloths can easily become rags for cleaning. Sustainable parenting is all about giving items a new purpose, to reduce landfill waste. If you need to buy new toys or clothes, there are so many sustainable brands to choose from, investing in a brighter future for all.
Smart ways to organize baby clothes
The right system will drastically improve everyday routines. Below are some simple, practical ways to organize baby clothing.
Use Drawer Dividers & Bins for Small Pieces
Investing in drawer dividers and bins for small items like onesies, socks and accessories can help with organizing baby clothing. Keeping essentials separated can help with accessibility for all those late night changes or spur of the moment accidents. A well-organized drawer can make daily routines feel much more manageable.
Organize by size, season, or type
We recommend choosing the right system from you for organizing baby clothes. Some ideas include organizing by size, season or type of item.
For extra clothes or out of season items, we recommend storing them in labeled bins, and putting them away for the future. Keeping everything marked and organized ensures that you can easily rotate items for the future.
Clever toy organization ideas
The amount of toys can build up quickly, but with some simple hacks, clutter can turn into clean. There are so many creative toy storage ideas, but here are a few tried and true ideas.
Sort toys into categories
One idea is to group the toys by categories. For example, you put all the stuffed animals together in a bin, put all the blocks into a basket, and neatly stack books on a shelf. Organizing the toys into categories can help a quick and efficient clean-up, as well.
Rotational toy system
Babies (and parents) can get overwhelmed easily by a large amount of toys, so keeping a small set out can help keep the disorder at bay and will make playtime more manageable. Try rotating toys on a weekly or monthly schedule to keep your baby engaged while maintaining order. This approach ensures that toys stay interesting and nothing gets forgotten or lost in the mix.
Nursery storage solutions that maximize space
Smart storage in a nursery can make a world of difference. Here are some suggestions to transform the space turning into a peaceful oasis for you and your baby.
Utilize vertical wall & shelf space
Walls for storage solutions are often under-utilized when thinking about organizing a space. Wall shelves offer the perfect solution for books and toys, while keeping them within reach. Avoid hanging shelves over cribs and always securely place all items with appropriate screws.
Multi‑functional storage pieces
When investing in furniture, think about multi-use items like storage benches or items with built-in storage that are functional and will be used for years to come.
Daily habits that keep clutter at bay
It’s the daily habit that keeps clutter at bay. After all, cleaning and organizing is not a one-time ordeal. It’s time about perfection, it’s about doing something small everyday to keep up with clutter. You only need five minutes each evening to put toys away and fold laundry. An end of day reset, will set up the next day for success.
Enjoy a calm space all year long
Spring cleaning is all about supporting your day-to-day life with your baby. Focus on finding systems that fit with your daily routines- not perfection or pressure. Enjoy an organized space all year long, so you can focus on what truly matters- creating memories with your little one.
