If you have or are responsible for children you know how much comes along with them in a car! Having an organized car helps to ensure you have the essentials you need on a daily basis – no matter where you are or how long you are stuck in traffic.
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Keep It Safe & Accessible
The most important issue with storage solutions for children in cars is that they need to be easily accessible, within reach, safe, sturdy, and flexible in how and where you can use them. You also want to minimize the potential hazard of hard projectile objects that can cause injury in the event of an accident. So use organizers that safely and securely attach to your vehicle’s seats or floor – or travel with a soft-structured car organizer.
I try to keep the trunk for emergency storage and shopping. I have everything I need for “on the go” for children in the main body of the car. The after-market industry has done an excellent job of creating organization systems for the smallest of automotive spaces. More vehicle manufacturers are starting to address this, with purpose-built organization accessories that fit your vehicle like a glove.
Car trunks:
Back of seats:
On seat storage:
These accessories are great because your children can easily access what is in them and they are very safe – particularly if you choose the soft kind and ones that secure to the seat during travel.
Garbage:
I use a basic plastic bag but that is not a good idea with young children – the garbage needs to be secure, leak-proof, durable, able to be closed securely when needed, and fit in the back of the car where the children are.
Again all these options are soft – if you don’t need them or you want to make room for someone or something else, then most of them can easily be stuffed under the seats, put in the trunk, or removed completely.
Don’t forget door storage – they are great for umbrellas, maps, tissues, and technology. And the sun-visor is great for storing all your insurance and identification documents – little hands can’t reach and remove!
For more suggestions and tips on Car Organization you can check out my Pinterest Board:
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