11 Fridge Storage Hacks: Tips To Keep Everything Organised 

Don’t you just love having an organised fridge that also looks neat and tidy? We’ve got awesome fridge storage hacks to organise every little thing–from fresh produce, meats, and even drinks!

1. First In, First Out

Love this hack whether it’s for food or clothes. Take note of what needs to be eaten or taken out from the fridge first by having a labelled fridge storage bin. Use a chalkboard label or dry erase label, so you can write notes like expiration dates or when they’ve been opened. 

2. Magnetic Zone

Utilise space in your fridge shelves by attaching a magnet for your bottled drinks. It’s the perfect fridge hack!  Now, isn’t that brilliant?

3. The Viral Hack

Here’s a smart fridge door organiser that has gone viral! Store every type of food in plastic containers. Have one for each kind and just take them out when you need to. Perfect for small food items or little packets like your kids’ snacks.

4. Bottle Pyramid

This little binder clip fridge hack will stop the cans and bottles from rolling over on and knocking out the other items. Stacking them in a pyramid will also make them super easy to grab anytime. 

5. Slip In The Pouch

If your fridge is constantly full and you keep losing tiny items inside, putting a small pouch that can serve as a fridge storage organiser is a brilliant idea! Talk about minimum effort and maximum storage space!

6. Eggstra Storage

Don’t be limited with the egg tray that comes with your fridge when organising your fridge. Use a deep storage basket and fit more than a dozen eggs. And yes, this time, it’s okay to put all your eggs all in one basket. 

7. Meat Stack

Here’s another one of those easy fridge organising ideas you will love! Stack up your meats in a magazine holder! Looks neat and fresh, too!

8. Hang Around

Ziplock bags are the ultimate space-savers for your fridge. A hack that we love is using a binder clip to hang them neatly. This is the best fridge organisation hack that is not only space-saving but also easy on the pocket!

9. Spiral Dreams

If you’re making batches of pre-cut or chopped food like these spiraled veggies, instead of using bulky containers, a ziplock will save you space. Properly store and make use of fridge organisation labels, so you can easily identify them.

10. Hanging Shelves

A fridge door organiser is a clever use of space! Hang these net storage on the fridge door shelves and put your spice packets and other sachets. It’s a nice way of keeping them upright, too. 

11. Cups Out

We can’t get enough of those magnetic fridge organisers! Here’s another way to use a magnet to help you Stick those magnets on your cups and put them outside your fridge. Kids can easily access them when they want a drink and it also keeps it off the table when they’re empty!

Got Amazing Fridge Storage Hacks?

Share them with us! Post and tag us on Facebook and Instagram. Who knows? We might just feature your amazing tips and hacks on our blog.

Want More Storage Hacks?

Check out our Pantry Organisation Storage Ideas if you’re looking into a little kitchen or pantry makeover. Read about Kids Wardrobe Storage Ideas and Toy Storage Organisers to keep the clutter away.  

Need Labels For Your Fridge Storage Containers?

You’ll love our dry erase labels! They’re perfect and practical to use for every type of fridge storage container! We’ve also got our meal planner and shopping list to help you organise everything you need for your pantry and kitchen.  The best part? These are all made for you in Australia and shipped super fast! You’re going to love them!

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Kids Clothes Storage: 11 Smart Ways To Organise Your Kids Wardrobe

There are different types of Kids Clothes Storage that can keep kids clothes organised. Here are 11 DIY Kids Clothes Organiser Ideas you can build to store and arrange their clothes neatly!

1. Clothing Tiers

Got kids that share wardrobe space? Assign each level of drawer or side of the cabinet for each one and label them. This makes organising kids clothes easy for you. It also helps them to know where to get what they need. 

2. Wardrobe Baskets

A clever tip on how to organise kids wardrobe is by having tubs and baskets for each cubby or drawer in your kids closet. This wardrobe solution keeps clutter tucked away and clothes neatly stored. 

3. Daily Clothes Organiser

Here’s a super smart idea for kids wardrobe organisation! Have a space to hang their weekly outfits, so they don’t mess up the rest of their clothes. Planning a week’s worth of outfits also helps them be responsible, so they can depend less on you when dressing up. 

4. Hanging Colour Coded Organisers

Kids hanging wardrobe is a great way to save some space in their cabinet. You can use these for folded clothes or small accessories. Use a colour coding system to identify what it contains or which kids belongings are inside. Don’t you just love how this rainbow system is such an eye-candy?

5. Daily Outfit Tags

Keep everything looking neat and organised with these kids wardrobe labels on their daily outfits. Saves you time and effort as it’s already been prepared ahead of time and labelled accordingly. 

6. DIY Wooden Rack

This kids wardrobe rack is another way you can have your kids’ wardrobe capsule ready. It’s easy to see all at once and keeps dressing up simple and effortless! 

7. Fabric Cubes Organiser

Just like tubs and baskets these fabric cubes are an awesome kids clothes organiser that keeps clutter at bay. It also serves as a good way to separate each type of clothing, so that you and the kids know where to find the clothes they need. Pro Tip: Add some labels, so it’s quicker to spot which cube to get them from.

8. DIY Closet Divider Rings

These closet dividers are an awesome way to organise kids clothes especially when you have heaps of clothing in your closet. It’s a great organising and labelling system in one!

9. Soda Tab Organiser

If space is a bit of your wardrobe worry, a simple soda tab is a clever kids wardrobe organiser! You can hang and layer clothes this way and not have to worry about space. This is also handy when you want to hang their clothes for each day out of their wardrobe.

10.  Baskets with Chalkboard Labels 

Make your DIY kids wardrobe system more efficient using several baskets all labelled with wardrobe labels. It makes them look neater and organised. No mess, no stress!

11. Chalkboard Drawers

Label your kids wardrobe with drawers with chalk, so you can easily identify which drawer to access for what type of clothing they’ll need. No need to open all drawers every time because they’re all properly labelled! 

Share your Kids Wardrobe Organisation ideas and tag us on Facebook and Instagram. We’d love to see how you creatively organised their clothes, toys, and more! 

Want More Tips and Ideas To Organise Your Kids Room?

Read about Kids Toy Storage Ideas and How-To Organise Kids Bedroom on our blog for more inspo on how you can make their rooms neatly organised and clutter-free!

Searching for Personalised Labels To Keep Your Kids Clothes Organised?

You’ve come to the right place! We’ve got clothing labels that you can use to organise their clothes and make sure they don’t get mixed up. We’ve also got tub labels, and chalkboard labels to make labelling a breeze for all your kids’ storage solutions! Makes organising and cleaning up their rooms super easy and quick too! The best part? These are all made for you in Australia and shipped super fast. Order yours today! You’re going to love them!

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Mummy Tip: Organise With Colours and Labels

 This Mum’s organisation tips help her to stay mega organised.  By colour coding and labelling her kids items at home, she manages to help her kids keep track of  their own belongings. You’ll be amazed to learn how super easy it is.

Deidre Turner, Mum of 5, tells Bright Star Kids

As a mum of 5 little kids I’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.

What is colour coding?

Colour coding kids’ stuff is where you assign each child a colour and buy items in that colour so they can easily identify what belongs to who.

What are the benefits of colour coding for kids?

• Own fewer items overall, 1-2 things in each child’s colour.
• 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 ‘their’ colour.
• Easy for parents to see at a glance who has been leaving their dishes/towel lying around!
• Easier sorting with items like socks, jocks clothing etc when you can see the colour at a glance.
• 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.
• Rainbows make people happy (I just made that one up-but my rainbow shelf makes me happy)

Who benefits from colour coding for kids?

If you have 2 or more kids, you’ll benefit from colour coding, the more kids you have, the easier it makes life to have a system like this in place.

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!

I didn’t do all this overnight, I’ve bought things gradually and added things I colour code over time.

Picking colours:

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’ve got a girl (or boy) that loves pink or purple, those are great colours to use. I’ve found the 4 easiest colours to find are green, blue, pink and purple.

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.

The kids colours are as follows:

Mr. 8 twin 1: red

Mr. 8 twin 2: green

Mr. 5.5: blue

Mr. 2.5 twin 1: orange

Mr. 2.5 twin 2: yellow

Mr. Green recently told me that his favourite colour is now purple, but I’ve instituted a ‘no changing colours’ rule as I’ve already bought all his stuff in green

What items do you colour code?

You can colour code anything really, towels, dinnerware and name stickers are a good place to start.

Here is a list of the items I have colour coded, I’ll list the brand next to them so people can find them if they want:

• 2 bath towels (mine are the Pillow Talk Urban Range)
• 1 face washer (Pillow Talk Urban Range)
• 1 toothbrush (Caredent Kids Junior Sparkle Toothbrush)
• 1 laundry hamper (eBay cheapie)
• 2 plates (1 divider plate, 1 normal-RePlay)
• 2 bowls (1 small, 1 large-RePlay)
• 2 cups (1 sippy cup for the younger 2-RePlay)
• 1 double snack pod (RePlay)
• 1 drink bottle (Nike)
• 1 Personalised Bento Lunch box (Bright Star Kids)
• Kids Name Labels (Bright Star Kids)
• 1 Personalised Swim Bag (Bright Star Kids)
• 1 Personalised beach towel (Yellow Duck Baby Gifts)
• approximately 7 pairs of undies (Big W, but the orange and yellow ones are hand made by my very talented friend as I couldn’t find these colours in store)
• approximately 7 pairs of socks (If I can’t find the right colours, I just black or white in a size that fits multiple kids)

Other things I colour code:

Hangers:

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’ clothes are hung on their colour coded hangers straight out of the washing machine to save folding.

Clothing:

While I don’t colour code the kids’ clothes, I do draw a dot in their colour on the tag of their clothes so I can quickly identify who’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’s coloured dot next to the first one and so on.

Stationery:

• I have chalk pens in each child’s colour which I use to write their appointments etc on my planner board with (chalk pens and board from Daily Orders)
• Folder dividers in their colour to easily identify each child’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)
• Ring binders in their colour containing their daycare and school achievements. (from Officeworks)
• 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’t break or leak and come in a good range of colours.

My kids love their colour coded items and like all the things I make them in ‘their’ 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.

We hope that you’re inspired by Deidre’s colour coding and labelling for kids. It’s a great way to teach your kids life skills and to encourage independence at home while also helping you to keep life organised.

Love Organising?

If you love this idea of colour coding at home to help keep your kids’ things organised, you can find more helpful tips and organisational inspo here.

Looking For Ways Personalise Your Kids’ Items?

We’ve got you covered! Our Ultimate Labels Kit is the ultimate way to help you get started in organising your kids’ items and more. With just one pack, you get to organise and label every little thing. We’ve also got Kids Shirts 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!

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