Five (5) Tips for Organizing American Girl Doll Shoes

While your child’s play is important, it is equally as important to teach them

organizing and cleanup skills when play is done

• The smaller the toys, the more difficult they are to organize.

• Doll shoes fall into this difficult category.• Losing one shoe of a pair wastes time and

money.• Having a method to store and organize doll

shoes is an excellent idea.

Here are five (5) tips that you may find of value.

Tip 1 - Plastic Tool Boxes

• Hardware and Home Improvement stores, sell a large selection of plastic tool boxes of many shapes and sizes.

• American Girl Doll Shoes are 2 ¾ inches long.

• Buying a plastic tool box that has compartments of 3 inches will be ideal for these doll shoes.

Tip 2 - Craft Containers

• Craft stores sell many size plastic containers meant to organize thread, beads, and small craft tools.

• Most of these are clear plastic which is an advantage as you can clearly see thru them and easily find the desired shoes.

Tip 3 - Hanging Jewelry Bags

• Jewelry and department stores sell many type of jewelry bags.

• Some are cloth and meant to go in a drawer or suitcase

• The type you want is on a coat hanger with clear plastic and small compartments.

Tip 4 – Plastic Shoe Boxes

• Plastic shoe boxes are not ideal because of the lack of small compartments.

• But they are Inexpensive.• A smart shopper can find them for less

than a dollar.

• Definitely the cheapest way and perhaps the most fun for organizing doll shoes

• Fun to decorate with child. • Least expensive.• Holds a lot of doll shoes .

Tip 5 – Old Handbags

A source of inexpensive doll shoes are available at:

http://www.american-girl-doll-clothes.com