How to Store Children's Hair Accessories

If you have girls hair accessories are a fact of life. Little girls seem to come from the womb with a collection of baby hair clips and toddler hair bows.

When they get a little older, they seem to leave a stream of hair ribbons and hair elastics everywhere they go. Before long children's hair accessories can begin to take over your child's bedroom, the bathroom and any other available space.

Before you drown in your children's hair accessories, get a handle on them. Learn some storage strategies and corral those hair clips and barrettes. Get organized with these storage ideas for your children's hair accessories.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• children's hair accessories
• small containers
• length of ribbon and fancy tacks

1. Store hair bows, barrettes and hair clips neatly on a length of ribbon fastened to the wall, or back of the closet door, with fancy tacks.

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   baby hair accessories

   Store headbands on empty 3-liter bottles. After finished the soft drink inside, wash and dry the bottles. Fill the bottles about a third full of water. Add some food coloring to match your decor, a cup of vegetable oil and glitter. Put the cap back on the bottle. Then slip the headbands over them.

3. Store hair scrunchies on empty 1-liter water bottles. Fill the bottle about half way with water. Add some food coloring to match your decor, a third of a cup of vegetable oil and some glitter. Put the cap on the bottle, then store your hair scrunchines on it.

4. Use empty paper towel or toilet paper rolls to hold hair ties neatly. If desired, cover the cardboard tubes with fabric to match your decor. Simply cut a rectangle of fabric and glue it onto the tube with school glue or tacky glue.

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   children's hair accessories

   Stretch a length of ribbon or piece of elastic across the back of the closet door to store hair ribbons. Simply fold the ribbons over the taut ribbon or elastic.

6. Store tiny hair clips in plastic ice cube trays.

7. Use a pretty vintage tin or ceramic box to hold hair pins.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have a lot of hair accessories, try organizing them by color so that you can easily find what you need to match your outfit.
• Keep hair accessories out of reach of small children, as they are a choking hazard.

[nancyzee]

on 10/3/2009 Nice article on how to store children's hair accessories. 5* and a recommend.