Organize It! Kids Plasticwear

Hello again and welcome to another edition of Organize It! My own little journey of getting and keeping my home neat and organized. I'm sure you have heard the old saying 'There is a place for everything, and everything in it's place', well I live by this saying. With a somewhat messy husband and a 4 year old mini of DH I'm always picking things up and putting them back after them. Especially with having 6 other children throughout the week my home needs to be neat,tidy and clean (I own a home daycare and LOVE it)
With enjoying a 3 day weekend I decided to do a little project today. Organize my kids plasticwear (forks,spoons,lids,straws,etc) because it was one spot in my home that definately needed some attention!



Start with your area and access the damage. Because I do prepare breakfast,lunch and a snack for 7 kids 3 days a week, and 4 kids 2 days a week I have to keep more plasticwear that most so just be sure to only keep what you need and actually use.

Take everything out of the drawer (Or area your working on) so you can see what you have


Figure out your organizing strategy and make sure it not only fits in the space intended for but also maximizes space instead of just taking up space. These little baskets are great and are cheap! See how I organized my junk drawers HERE with them!


Clean and prep your area to be sure there are no crumbs or dirt after everything is organized and pretty! I make my own cleaning supplies that are green and 100% safe so remember to use something non-toxic especially when cleaning a drawer with eating utensils in it.


I went through it all and matched up all the forks and spoons then the misc items. Yes, that's a mixture of 28 spoons,forks and one knife. (And no we don't need that many)


Get rid of anything you don't need,the kids have outgrown or simply haven't used it in awhile. Somehow we had like 10 or more of those red lids that come with plastic kids cups at restaurants and we definately don't need that many! I'm getting rid of everything with the exception of the silver set at the bottom and I just don't want anything happening to it since it was a gift to my son from my grandmother.



Be sure to wash everything before you put it back so everything is clean when you put it back!

Now is the fun part! Organizing and putting everything back. Doesn't it look great?


Be sure to check back and see how I organized by drinking glasses and cups!