Are Hair Accessories Taking Over Your Home? Here’s Genius Ways of Kids Hair Accessory Storage Ideas You Have To Try!

If you’ve ever stepped on a stray hair clip or found a glittery bow in the pantry (just me?), then you know the chaos of keeping your kid’s hair accessories organized.

In our house, I swear my daughter—or some kind of mystical hair fairy—manages to create new bows, ties, and headbands in her sleep. They multiply like socks in a dryer. And once we upgraded her room from toddler to “big girl,” I knew we needed a real storage system for all her growing accessory options.

So I got to work organizing everything using items we already had around the house—plus a few tried-and-true favorites. Here’s how I finally tamed the hair accessory clutter!

Start With What You Already Have

Before buying anything new, I did a quick inventory of what we had:

• Bows from when she was a baby
• Headbands for every occasion
• Barrettes and clips of all shapes and sizes
• A suspicious amount of my own hair ties that had somehow migrated to her room

The first step? Sort and declutter. Toss anything that’s broken, stretched out, or never worn. I was surprised by how many pieces we didn’t actually need once I laid them all out.

That bow holder worked great when all she had was bows and barrettes. 

But now we have headbands and hair ties and clips, and I need to find a way to effective store these accessories, while making them accessible to her. 

I love that she is able to pick out what she wants to wear in her hair, so I want to keep encouraging her.

The bow holder already has hooks to hold headbands, which ends up being the perfect place to store them!

DIY Bow Holder

Not long ago, I made a DIY bow holder using a picture frame and ribbon. It has held up really well. Here’s how I did it:

• Spray-painted an old picture frame
• Removed the glass and backing
• Stapled strips of ribbon across the empty frame
• Hung it on the wall with 3M Command strips

This bow holder worked perfectly when she only had bows, and now we’ve added some small hooks at the bottom for headbands too.

✅ Pro tip: You can use hot glue or command hooks on the bottom of the frame for headband storage.

Repurpose Jewelry Storage for Hair Ties

Hair ties are the sneakiest clutter culprits. I found them all over the place—and not just hers. (Oops!)

To corral them in a cute and accessible way, I grabbed a ring holder from my dresser and used it to stack her elastic hair ties. It looks like a mini hair accessory display, and it fits perfectly on her bookshelf. Plus, she can grab them herself each morning.

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Drawer Organizers for Clips and Extras

As much as I tried to combine the clips and ties in one place, it quickly got chaotic again. That’s when I pulled out an old acrylic jewelry drawer organizer and gave it a new life.

Now all of her clips and a few bonus ties live in their own tidy little compartments. It’s kind of like a mini boutique, and she loves organizing them herself.

Let Your Kids Be Part of the Process

One of the biggest wins of this whole project? My daughter now gets excited to put things away. Giving her clear categories and kid-accessible storage has made it way easier for her to take responsibility for her space—without the nagging.

And as a bonus, organizing together has become a fun little “life skills” moment.

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Kids Hair Accessory Storage Ideas

• DIY Bow Holder – great for bows and hanging headbands
• Ring Holder – perfect for stacking elastic hair ties
• Acrylic Drawer Organizer – keeps clips visible and sorted
• Kid-Friendly Access – encourages independence and tidy habits