Simple Organized Toddler Dresser

Last updated on March 6th, 2024

Inside: Toddler dresser organization tips that will make your life easier. Simple and easy dresser organization with diaper changing drawer included.

Why Dresser Organization Is Important

Who doesn’t love a neat and tidy, fully organized space?! I know I do. It makes my heart so happy for everything to have it’s ‘place’.

Honestly, regardless of how nice it looks, the functionality of a perfectly organized dresser is totally worth spending a few extra minutes rearranging your current set-up. A huge bonus, is that when things like dresser drawers are fully organized, anyone can find what they are looking for. This is extra helpful for when you have a babysitter…or, let’s be honest, when your spouse is dressing the kids, haha!

Another reason dresser organization is so helpful is that your toddler will be able to learn the drawers and can eventually begin putting laundry away and picking out their own clothes. If things are just thrown in at random, they will never learn where to look and it also won’t teach them how to sort their laundry when it comes to chore time.

Rotating Clothes Seasonally

I’ve provided examples of what my 2 year old son’s dresser currently looks like. It’s summer here, so the dresser is set up for warm weather and swimming. I always reorganize my kid’s dresser for each season. There’s no sense in leaving jeans and sweatshirts in our drawers when we don’t use them for months on end.

I keep one cold-weather outfit in our dresser for easy access if we have a random cold day, but the rest is stored in the closet to keep things from being too crowded.

For cold-weather clothes, I don’t box them up until I know they don’t fit anymore, but I remove them from the dresser. I store our off-season clothes on the top rack of my son’s closet. I fold them nicely and sort them in stacks of pants, shirts, and sweatshirts/hoodies. This way, they are readily available if we have a random cold spell, but out of the way from our everyday wardrobe.

Once it starts to get cool outside again, the dresser will become a little crowded as I combine drawers to make room for sweaters again. But once we officially are out of swimsuits and shorts, those items will rotate out into the closet and we will have room again. This is usually a pretty short period where we live, so things don’t stay crowded for too long.

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Diaper Station

My toddler is still in diapers, so I designate one drawer for diaper changing supplies. I keep daytime and nighttime diapers stocked here, as well as diaper creams. Nail trimmers are also kept here because I typically will trim my toddler’s nails in the nursery still. I’ve done it here since he was a baby and the routine has provided enough predictability that he sits perfectly still for his weekly nail trim.

As a side note, I highly recommend making this a weekly routine so that they become used to the trimmers at a young age. Doing it in the same area each time adds that predictability to the task that makes toddlers feel safe and in control.

I like to keep Aquaphor and the more heavy duty zinc diaper creams on hand (my favorite!), because you never know when a rash will suddenly pop up. The last thing you’ll want to do is go searching in a different room mid diaper change when you notice a rash.

Here is my diaper station:

As you can see, I’ve got wipes in the back on the left. I always keep two bags stacked here. When one runs out, I immediately replace it. Always keeping two packages of wipes ensures that you will never run out of wipes during a blowout.

All along the back, I keep regular daytime diapers. I restock these once a week. In the left hand front corner, I keep overnight diapers (my go to diapers!), which are also restocked once a week.

You’ll see the diaper creams, lotion, and nail trimmers as previously mentioned. Super easy to access all of it.

Socks, Sleepsacks, One Cold-Weather Outfit

In the next drawer, I store all of our socks (the only socks I will buy for my kids!!!). I like to match each sock and fold them into each other so that I always have a matching pair. Next to the socks, I keep extra sleepsacks. I’m a huge advocate for sleepsacks because it can really help at this age with preventing your toddler from climbing out of their crib. They are also great for temperature control as blankets aren’t recommended in cribs.

Lastly, I store my one cold-weather outfit. I’ve got a pair of sweatpants, a pair of jeans, a long sleeved shirt, and one pair long sleeved jammies. As I said, I store all the other cold-weather clothes in my toddler’s closet, but I like to keep one quick outfit on hand for grabbing in a hurry.

Shorts, Overalls, Matching Outfits

In our next drawer, I keep all types of bottoms. I just simply make a stack for each type of shorts. So I’ve got a stack for overalls, a stack of nicer woven shorts, a stack of comfy pull-on shorts, and a stack of jean shorts. This makes putting outfits together a breeze.

I’ve also got a couple of matching outfit sets in the front of the drawer. Being a boy, we don’t have many matching sets, but I like to keep them separated so that anyone getting him dressed will know that these things go together.

T-shirts

In our next drawer, I’ve got all of our t-shirts. We go through about a million shirts in the summertime from playing in the dirt to melting popsicle stains. I like to fold them in this style because it’s super fast and it allows you to see each shirt clearly. Again, this method will make pairing outfits together so much easier.

It’s a little hard to describe how I fold our shirts, but I’ll try! I kind of use my chin to hold the collar part of the shirt up to my body while I fold the arms towards the back of the shirt. Then I just simply fold the bottom up into thirds so that the front of the shirt is shown. So fast and easy.

Pajamas

Right now, we are in short-sleeved pajamas. Some of them are long pants and some are shorts-styled bottoms. I don’t fold pajamas fancy. Just a quick fold and stack them into pairs. Simple. Storing all the pajamas together helps with a quick bedtime routine.

Swimsuits, Swim Diapers, Tank Tops

We are constantly in swimsuits during the summer, so I like to have a drawer fully dedicated to them. I find it helpful to store a handful of disposable and reusable swim diapers near the swimsuits so you can grab one of each when getting ready to go swimming.

I also keep our tank tops in this drawer so they don’t get mixed up with t-shirts. Keeping the swimsuit pairs together is helpful for getting dressed in a hurry. I just fold them normally and stack the pairs in single piles for easy grabbing. Again, it’s helpful for others that watch my son (like dad!) to have the pairs matched already or else he’d just grab random patterns, I’m sure, haha.

I should note that we keep half our swimsuit collection here, and the other half at Grandma and Grandpa’s house since they have a pool and we swim there every week. I only need a couple here at our house for kiddie pool, sprinkler, and water table days.

That’s A Wrap!

Well, there you have it. This simple dresser organization system has been super easy for all household members to maintain. This is because everything has it’s own spot and nothing is over-crowded.

If you’ve got a giant wardrobe collection for your child, you may have to get a little creative with storage and utilize the closet. As you’ll notice, we don’t hang ANY clothes for our toddler. I think it takes longer to hang clothes vs. folding them. I suppose if we had a girl with dresses and whatnot, I’d hang those, maybe. But folding is just so quick.

Let me know what your dresser organization tips are by leaving a comment below! I love hearing from you. Be sure to check out my toy rotation organization system or pantry organization tips next!