Abstract: A method for holding a pacifier within easy reach of a child in a crib includes the step of providing a pacifier-holding assembly having a length sufficient for the assembly to be draped between top end rails of the crib while holding the pacifier near the child. Structurally, an elongated assembly includes a cloth cover component over a longitudinally extending elastic band and two transversely extending elastic strips that are disposed on opposite sides of a pacifier-receiving opening in the cover component. The user presses the pacifier into the opening in opposition to the elastic strips while they cooperate with the elastic band and the cover component to removably hold the pacifier in place so that a nipple-simulating member of the pacifier extends outwardly away from the assembly. Mounting components removably attach the assembly to the top end rails.