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Printable Dresser Labels For Organizing Kids Clothes

I love the idea of keeping things orderly, but sometimes I struggle. These super cute free printable clothing drawer labels are just the motivation I needed to really tackle the kids’ things recently.

If you are like me, sometimes it takes having something cute and fun like our Disney themed chore chart printables to get you motivated to make that step!

Along with these printable labels, I am going to share some of my best tips for how to keep your kids clothes in order!

Image preview of printable clothing labels for dresser drawers that feature text and pictures of clothing items.

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There is something about using printable labels that make me feel like I have conquered the world. It’s like I did something spectacular because they came off my very own printer at home!

I admit, the fact that they are practically free if you don’t think about the ink and paper makes them pretty amazing. So, adding these to help keep kids clothing orderly definitely helps keep me sane.

Free printable available at the end of this post.

How to Use Printable Clothing Drawer Labels

Using our free printable clothing drawer labels is as easy as ABC! All you need to do is fill out the form at the bottom of this post to get your very own free set.

Once you’ve downloaded them, print them out on a standard size paper. For added longevity, we recommend using laminating sheets to protect the labels from wear and tear, ensuring they’ll last for many wardrobe changes to come.

When it comes to attaching these labels to your dressers, you have several options. You can either tape them, attach them using velcro dots, or print them directly on label sticker paper for a more permanent solution.

Just remember, if you choose to use sticker labels, they might be a bit more challenging to remove later.

So, get your free printable clothing drawer labels today and take the first step towards a more organized clothing arrangement for your kids!

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Tips for Organizing Kid Clothing

Keeping children’s clothing organized can feel like a monumental task given how quickly they grow and change.

Not only does it maintain an orderly environment, but it also teaches them valuable skills about cleanliness and responsibility.

In the upcoming sections, we will delve deeper into specific strategies such as sorting clothes by use and type, and the importance of regularly purging old clothes.

These tips, along with our free printable clothing drawer labels, will transform the way you manage your kid’s wardrobe, leading to less chaos and more peace in your daily routines. And after you tackle the clothes, declutter the rest by using these organizing hacks for the kid’s room.

White dresser in kids' room with clothing labels on the drawers.

Sort clothing by use. 

One thing I like to do is to keep their school clothes separate from the play clothes they wear for more rugged time outdoors and such. This keeps those outfits cleaner and looking nice.

You can also use this to sort things like loungewear, pajamas, and even dress clothes.

If you live somewhere with changing seasons like we do here in Wisconsin, you could sort out winter and summer gear and move things around so you have items easy to separate and store between seasons.

Take time to purge. 

This is one activity you might need to do when the kids aren’t at home. Purging clothing that has been outgrown is not an easy thing to manage. However, it is time to purge outgrown, torn, stained, and worn out clothing.

Unless you want to save items specifically to use for dirty playtime outside or paint time, throw it away or use for cleaning rags. Here are a few other upcycling ideas for old kids clothes too.

For outgrown items, you can donate or even sell them to someone else who can use them. We like to offer some of these things on our local “buy nothing” group.

This definitely makes it easier to use the free printable clothing drawer labels for organizing your kid’s clothes when you have fewer categories to sort!

Sort by type so kids can pick out and put away clothing. 

When it comes to organizing children’s clothing, sorting each item by use and type is essential for a streamlined process. This means everything from dresses, skirts, pants, shorts, shirts, sweaters, tee shirts, pajamas, socks and underwear should have their own designated space.

When I set up my daughter’s dresser drawers, I wanted to group clothing types together that made sense to her while also staying organized. To utilize the space in each drawer better, I bought a couple sets of adjustable drawer dividers.

Open dresser drawer showing how using drawer labels and dividers help organize kids clothes.

These helped a lot so her clothes wouldn’t continue being a huge jumbled pile. Putting away laundry is not my daughter’s favorite chore, but it goes smoother now that she knows where her clothes go.

I love the idea of giving my kids the chance to show their own personality. That includes picking out their own outfits.

So, I like using these printable labels on the dresser to help them know what drawers they can pick from each day.

This gives them some independence and freedom to express themselves and helps free my time up in the mornings.

If getting ready in the morning is difficult, using a weekly hanging organizer for school clothes may help so they can pick things out and sort in advance.

Using fun printable labels for your child’s clothing can really help get your day to day struggles down to a minimum.

Not only will your kid’s rooms be more organized, but your daily routine getting them up and dressed for the day or out the door to daycare or school will be easier. These just help make it simple to manage.

What Age Can Kids Put Away Clothes?

As children grow, they become more capable of independently managing their own clothing. By the age of 5, most kids are able to dress themselves and put away clothes in an orderly fashion. Depending on your child’s maturity level, you might begin teaching them earlier or later than this.

Using free printable labels like ours will help make this process easier for both you and your kids. They will be able to quickly identify and sort their clothing into the proper drawers without your help.

Overall, the sooner you get them started on this routine, the better prepared they will be for later in life when it comes to organizing their own spaces. Plus, it’s a great way for them to gain responsibility and learn important life skills.

More Parenting Tips:

Besides our handy tips for managing your child’s wardrobe, we have additional articles full of helpful parenting advice. Check out our list below to get more insights and strategies to make parenting a breeze!

Use these great Printable Labels for organizing kids clothes to revamp your kid’s bedrooms and your daily routine in no time at all.

Consider this a jump start on your household organization plans for the year!

Preview of clothing label printable sheet and white dresser with labels on outside of drawers.

Sam

Monday 16th of September 2024

oh my gosh, this is so cool!! so i started doing this for our oldest a long time ago by just using post-it notes and writing them out and taping them on the dresser. my husband thought it was silly, but i was trying to help him practice reading common words and becoming independent enough to dress himself and pick clothes he wanted. I LOVE your printable version!

Darcy Zalewski

Wednesday 18th of September 2024

Thank you, Sam! It's a great way to help kids learning to read and pick out their clothes. I made handwritten signs at first for my kids too! :)

Cordy

Sunday 25th of August 2024

Love these Labels! They help out so much!!

Darcy Zalewski

Wednesday 18th of September 2024

I'm so glad you found our labels for kids' clothes helpful, Cordy!

Atbefort

Friday 9th of February 2018

Hi, I subscribed, needing the drawer label, they look great, but I'm getting a different download in the email. Help!

Darcy Zalewski

Friday 9th of February 2018

Hi! It looks like you opened the welcome email which includes our free family activities book, but haven't opened the email with your drawer labels yet.

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Mandy

Tuesday 24th of January 2017

LOVE these labels. I use similar ones andam going to start helping our 3-year old put away his own clothes soon. Thanks for the additional pointers that I'm definitely implementing!

Darcy Zalewski

Saturday 18th of February 2017

I'm glad you found our tips helpful, Mandy! Even though they may not put their clothes away as neatly as we'd like, it's great to get them into the habit of doing it.