Organizing Hall of Fame: How to Store Kids’ Gloves and Hats
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I have a trick for how to store kids’ gloves and hats (and their backups) — and I found it by accident.
We had one of these shoe organizers hanging in our hall closet and it wasn’t getting a ton of use for shoes. One day, I cleaned it out and vowed to only put the shoes we had worn recently there — and after a few days found that instead I was sticking all of my son’s little hats, gloves, and other things there instead since there was no great place to put them and they were always underfoot and right by the door.
I’ve since made it official: I got out my label maker and labeled each “column” with our names, and because they’re clear you can see the contents pretty easily.
I stick: winter hats, gloves, sunglasses, lip balm, sunscreen, extra mitten clips, and all those other little things you always need right before you run out the door.
(Psst: this is the BEST lip balm when your kids have crazy chapped lips.)
This pictured shoe organizer is $8.99, eligible for Prime, at Amazon. Whitmor Crystal Clear Over The Door Shoe Organizer
Update: We’re adding this solution to our CorporetteMoms Hall of Fame because we still love this solution, there are a ton of products like this still being sold in stores!
Sales of note for 5/14/25
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty Deals up to 25% off (ends 5/17)
- Ann Taylor – Suit Yourself! 30% off suiting (ends 5/16) + 25% off your full price purchase (ends 5/18) + extra 60% off sale (ends 5/14)
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 25% off
- Eloquii – Up to 60% off everything + extra 60% off sale + $1 shipping on all orders
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off long-weekend styles + 50% off select swim and coverups
- J.Crew Factory – Extra 50% off clearance + extra 15% off $100+ + extra 20% off $125+
- M.M.LaFleur – Lots of twill suiting on sale! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – 40% off all markdowns (ends 5/18) + 30% off dresses, skirts, accessories, and shoes
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I love this idea!! My coat closet has bifold doors, so this won’t work, but what a great idea! We’re forever searching for a matching tiny glove, which makes the morning rush even worse.
Yes! I use one of these for all the little stuff in my kids’ bathroom. Higher pockets for medicine, lower pockets for stuff they need – combs, floss, whatever random stuff. My SIL uses a mesh one to organize bath toys, but we don’t have that many bath toys.