{"id":10109,"date":"2021-01-20T02:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T15:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/?p=10109"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:27:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T06:27:12","slug":"organisation-tips-for-mums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/organisation-tips-for-mums\/","title":{"rendered":"Organisation Tips for Mums: 5 Tips on Colour Coding and Labelling For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/name-labels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"307\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-16491 csco-lazyload\"  style=\"width:603px;height:180px\"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1024x307.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-720x216.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1536x460.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-2048x613.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1336x400.jpg 1336w\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mummy-tip-organise-with-colours-and-labels\"><strong>Mummy Tip: Organise With Colours and Labels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;This Mum&#8217;s organisation tips help her to stay mega organised.&nbsp; By colour coding and labelling her kids items at home, she manages to help her kids keep track of&nbsp; their own belongings. You&#8217;ll be amazed to learn how super easy it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"deidre-turner-mum-of-5-tells-bright-star-kids\"><strong>Deidre Turner, Mum of 5, tells Bright Star Kids<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a mum of 5 little kids I&#8217;m a huge fan of colour coding kids things, I really believe it makes life easier for me and the kids. I am a tad obsessed with colour coding, as you can probably guess.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-colour-coding\"><strong>What is colour coding?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colour coding kids&#8217; stuff is where you assign each child a colour and buy items in that colour so they can easily identify what belongs to who.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-the-benefits-of-colour-coding-for-kids\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-10116 csco-lazyload\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  width=\"600\"  height=\"743\"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-7-720x892.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-7-720x892.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-7-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-7-640x793.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-7.jpg 775w\" ><strong><br>\nWhat are the benefits of colour coding for kids?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Own fewer items overall, 1-2 things in each child&#8217;s colour.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids take responsibility for their items more easily. It is much simpler for little kids to take their dishes to the kitchen and hang up their towel when they can easily identify which items are theirs based on looking for &#8216;their&#8217; colour.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Easy for parents to see at a glance who has been leaving their dishes\/towel lying around!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Easier sorting with items like socks, jocks clothing etc when you can see the colour at a glance.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No fighting over who gets what colour. This was seriously the biggest benefit for me, my older twins used to argue endlessly over one particular green plate, assigning colours eliminated these arguments completely.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rainbows make people happy (I just made that one up-but my rainbow shelf makes me happy)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who-benefits-from-colour-coding-for-kids\"><strong>Who benefits from colour coding for kids?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have 2 or more kids, you&#8217;ll benefit from colour coding, the more kids you have, the easier it makes life to have a system like this in place.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I started colour coding when I had my 2nd set of twins over 2.5 years ago (I had 5 kids in 5 years), I figured I was going to need to level up if I was going to keep up with 5 little boys!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I didn&#8217;t do all this overnight, I&#8217;ve bought things gradually and added things I colour code over time.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"picking-colours\"><strong>Picking colours:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"720\"  height=\"720\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  class=\"wp-image-10110 csco-lazyload\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-720x720.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-1-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-1-1.jpg 960w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To pick the colours I went with easy to find primary colours, red, green, blue, yellow and orange. I have all boys so steered away from pink and purple, however pink and purple are easier to find than yellow and orange, so if you&#8217;ve got a girl (or boy) that loves pink or purple, those are great colours to use. I&#8217;ve found the 4 easiest colours to find are green, blue, pink and purple.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To decide who had which colour for which child, I went with the favourite colours for the older three kids. The younger 2 just got assigned a colour at birth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The kids colours are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. 8 twin 1: red<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. 8 twin 2: green<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. 5.5: blue<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. 2.5 twin 1: orange<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. 2.5 twin 2: yellow<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. Green recently told me that his favourite colour is now purple, but I&#8217;ve instituted a &#8216;no changing colours&#8217; rule as I&#8217;ve already bought all his stuff in green <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-items-do-you-colour-code\"><strong>What items do you colour code?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"720\"  height=\"720\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  class=\"wp-image-10114 csco-lazyload\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-5-720x720.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-5-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-5-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-5.jpg 960w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can colour code anything really, towels, dinnerware and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/name-labels\">name stickers<\/a> are a good place to start.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here is a list of the items I have colour coded, I&#8217;ll list the brand next to them so people can find them if they want:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 bath towels (mine are the Pillow Talk Urban Range)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 face washer (Pillow Talk Urban Range)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 toothbrush (Caredent Kids Junior Sparkle Toothbrush)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 laundry hamper (eBay cheapie)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 plates (1 divider plate, 1 normal-RePlay)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 bowls (1 small, 1 large-RePlay)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 cups (1 sippy cup for the younger 2-RePlay)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 double snack pod (RePlay)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 drink bottle (Nike)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 Personalised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/bento-lunch-box.html\">Bento Lunch box<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/\">Bright Star Kids<\/a>)<\/span><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  width=\"600\"  height=\"600\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-10115 csco-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-6-720x720.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-6-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-6-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-6.jpg 960w\" ><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/name-labels\">Kids Name Labels<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/\">Bright Star Kids<\/a>)<\/span><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  width=\"600\"  height=\"394\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-10113 csco-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-4-720x473.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-4-720x473.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-4-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-4-640x420.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-4.jpg 960w\" ><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/swim-bags.html\">Personalised Swim Bag<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/\">Bright Star Kids<\/a>)<\/span><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  width=\"600\"  height=\"600\"  class=\"alignnone wp-image-10111 csco-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-720x720.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-2-2.jpg 960w\" ><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 Personalised beach towel (Yellow Duck Baby Gifts)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">approximately 7 pairs of undies (Big W, but the orange and yellow ones are hand made by my very talented friend as I couldn&#8217;t find these colours in store)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">approximately 7 pairs of socks (If I can&#8217;t find the right colours, I just black or white in a size that fits multiple kids)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/name-labels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"307\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-16491 csco-lazyload\"  style=\"width:606px;height:181px\"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1024x307.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-720x216.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1536x460.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-2048x613.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAYCAR1-1336x400.jpg 1336w\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-things-i-colour-code\"><strong>Other things I colour code:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"720\"  height=\"720\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  class=\"wp-image-10117 csco-lazyload\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-8-720x720.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-8-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-8-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-8-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-8.jpg 960w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hangers: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approximately 20 hangers per child (I colour coded their hangers by buying coloured dots from Officeworks and sticking them on wooden hangers from Kmart). Kids&#8217; clothes are hung on their colour coded hangers straight out of the washing machine to save folding.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clothing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While I don&#8217;t colour code the kids&#8217; clothes, I do draw a dot in their colour on the tag of their clothes so I can quickly identify who&#8217;s clothing is whose. This is handy when you have several kids in similar sizes like I do. When the clothing is passed down, I just draw the next kid&#8217;s coloured dot next to the first one and so on.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stationery:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"720\"  height=\"720\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Organisation Tips \"  class=\"wp-image-10112 csco-lazyload\"  title=\"Organisation Tips \"  data-csco-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"  data-csco-src=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-3-720x720.jpg\"  data-csco-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-3-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-3-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-from-iOS-3.jpg 960w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have chalk pens in each child&#8217;s colour which I use to write their appointments etc on my planner board with (chalk pens and board from Daily Orders)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Folder dividers in their colour to easily identify each child&#8217;s section in a folder of important information (bank statements, birth certificates etc). Instead of having 1 folder each I consolidated this down into all 5 kids paperwork in one folder. (from Officeworks)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ring binders in their colour containing their daycare and school achievements. (from Officeworks)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know this list is pretty extensive, but what you colour code is up to you. Products I really recommend from experience is everything RePlay (recycled and really durable), my boys are rough with their stuff and the RePlay items still look like new after 2 years. Plus they have an awesome range of colours. Also Nike drink bottles are the bomb, my boys destroyed every other type but these ones are really sturdy and don&#8217;t break or leak and come in a good range of colours.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My kids love their colour coded items and like all the things I make them in &#8216;their&#8217; colour. I never have any fights or issues with this system with my kids, it works great. Even my 2 year olds know their colour and can get their towel off the hook and carry their bowls to the sink.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that you&#8217;re inspired by Deidre&#8217;s colour coding and labelling for kids. It&#8217;s a great way to teach your kids life skills and to encourage independence at home while also helping you to keep life organised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Love Organising?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you love this idea of colour coding at home to help keep your kids&#8217; things organised, you can find more helpful tips and organisational inspo&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/blog\/decorating\/organisation-perfection\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking For Ways Personalise Your Kids&#8217; Items?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve got you covered! Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/the-ultimate-labels-kit.html\">Ultimate Labels Kit<\/a> is the ultimate way to help you get started in organising your kids&#8217; items and more. With just one pack, you get to organise and label every little thing. We&#8217;ve also got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarkids.com.au\/kids-tshirt.html\">Kids Shirts<\/a> you can personalise for special occasions or give as gifts for other kids too! These are all printed in Australia and shipped super fast. You are going to love them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mummy Tip: Organise With Colours and Labels &nbsp;This Mum&#8217;s organisation tips help her to stay mega organised.&nbsp; By colour coding and labelling her kids items at home, she manages to help her kids keep track of&nbsp; their own belongings. You&#8217;ll be amazed to learn how super easy it is. 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