We'd like our kids to keep everything in their rooms but that's not going to happen. Giving them storage space in other parts of the house will help keep clutter to a minimum so keep looking for space to give them for things they leave around: • Wall hooks for coats & backpacks • Shelves for games, toys, etc. • Drawers for school & craft supplies • Small, rolling carts can do double duty in multiple rooms • Color coding storage space for each child might help ... What's key is teaching kids early how to put away their belongings so when there's a problem, involve them in finding the next storage space. You can also take away things left around the house and have them work to get them back ... on a single day each week.