Children's Baskets

Wicker Children's Baskets for Nurseries and Bedrooms

The range covers smaller-scale shelf baskets sized for nurseries and children's bedrooms, decorative round baskets for soft toys and dressing-up clothes, lidded baskets that contain toys properly out of sight, and traditional handwoven hampers that grow with the child. Most use soft, child-friendly materials like seagrass, water hyacinth and willow, with edges that do not catch on small fingers.

The alternatives all have drawbacks: plastic toy boxes look industrial, fabric cubes sag and stain, and open shelves contain nothing. A handwoven basket fits a child's room, hides the chaos visually, and is light enough for children to drag from room to room themselves, which gently encourages them to put their own things away.

The right basket depends on age and contents. Soft toys benefit from a lined basket so plush does not catch on the weave, while books and harder toys are fine unlined. For toddlers, lidless baskets work better than lidded since lids can pinch fingers, and round shapes are friendlier than rectangular for a nursery.

Baskets in daily use want a brush-out every few months and an occasional wipe-down, and lined ones benefit from a liner wash once or twice a year. Pair children's baskets with our shelf storage baskets for shared family spaces, storage trunks for serious toy storage, or keepsake boxes for treasured items.

Read more: Easy Summer Toy Storage