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{OrganizedHome} Day 12: Kids' Clothes, The Rule of Three

[This is day 12 in a 31 Day Series about Organizing.  You can read what it's all about by going here.]

I've come to believe that less really is more.


I was washing a lot of kids' clothes that hadn't even been dirtied.  Lecturing my kids on caring for their clothes way too often.  Breaking up fights over who's shirt this is because it's been at the bottom of the closet so long that nobody knows anymore.

And I decided that less is more.  That we don't need to keep every article of clothing we've acquired.

So I picked a number.  Three.  We will only keep three of each type of clothing for each child.

Three long sleeve t-shirts.  Three short sleeve t-shirts.  Three pairs of jeans.  Three skirts for the girls.  Three khakis for the boy.

Three sets of flannel pajamas and three sets of cotton pajamas.

The exceptions are underwear and socks.  We kept plenty of them.
And formal clothes.  I kept one nice winter dress/suit and one summer-y dress/suit for each child.

My children seem to thrive best when they have options, but not so many options that it is overwhelming. So somehow getting dressed has become easier now that they have less clothing. 

The number three works well for us because I do laundry several times a week.  You may need to choose a different number depending on your own families system for doing laundry.  But keep in mind that three of everything equals more than three days worth of clothes: three skirts, three pants, three t-shirts and three button-up blouses will keep a little girl clothed for six days.

Just pick a number and then edit ruthlessly. 

Does this sound too radical?  Why not try putting the extra clothes in a bag in the basement or garage for a few weeks.  If you get through a couple weeks without needing anything from that bag you can donate it with confidence!

And because you stuck around through this text-heavy almost-no-pictures post I'm going to reward you with a photo tutorial of how to fold your kids' pajamas into nice little packages!


Fold in sleeves

Fold into thirds


And again the other way


Fold pants in half

Fold crotch in

Fold bottom half up

Put folded shirt on top and fold pants around shirt.

 
Presto.

69 comments

  1. I struggle with too many clothes for the kids.

    I fold pj's the same way. Makes life a bit more simple.

    I am enjoying your daily tips!

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  2. I've never thought of folding pj's that way. You may have just changed my life. Thank you!

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  3. Do you have this suggestion for newborns as well? I am due in late November and trying to figure out how much I need of what. Thanks!

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  4. Babies can easily go through 3 outfits in one day. For a cool weather baby, I would say you probably want 6-8 footed pajamas (zip up ones are easiest) 5 or more button-up diaper shirts, and 3 or 4 really cute outfits for when your going out to show baby off. Plus some socks, scratch mitts, hats, and a coat or thermal carseat cover. Now is not the time to become a minimalist.... If you start to feel bogged down by baby clothes,by all means purge some. But it's better to have too many than to change one of those squirted-up-the-back poops and not have anything clean to change the baby in to!!!

    Best wishes for your delivery and your growing family! How exciting!

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  5. Folding them TOGETHER! Genius! My 3yo has a fit if she can't find a matching set of PJs. And the undies box is handy, too!

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  6. Okay I have to admit that I'm scared of the rule of 3. It makes me nervous getting rid of all those clothes. It would make laundry more simple but I'm still nervous of getting rid of all those clothes...oh heavens I think I'm becoming my mother's daughter. I guess it's a lot like a band aid just do it quick and it will hurt less. lol.

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  7. Hmmm, I like this idea of three...but might have to modify it for us cold weather people. Like really cold weather. They need wicking longjohns, sweaters, turtlenecks, long sleeved shirts, hoodies, vests, wicking socks, lined jeans, regular jeans.... goodness!

    And then what about sports clothes? My kids play soccer-1 game and 2-3 practices per week. And swimwear? We have a pool and every kid has 6 bathing suits--so I don't have to do laundry so frequently in the summer. AGH!!!! I guess maybe a rule of 5 or 6 might work better for me =)

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    1. As for swim suits (I grew up in the pool), you only need one or two. When the swim suits come off hang them on a foldable laundry rack that sits in the tub or shower to dry. If the kids get them just toss them all in the tub and swish them in the water or was the suit off with the kid in it. They will last much longer that way. Do the pool towels the same (only if they are just wet)

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  8. Wow, and I thought I was purging like crazy to have seven everyday outfits for each child. =) LOVE the tip on folding jammies.

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  9. This is great, but I'm thinking about going with a rule of 5 - since there are 5 school days in a week. My kids wear the same 5 shirts every week regardless. No sense in having all those shirts in the drawer that they never wear, right! It really is just clutter.

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  10. I live in California, moderate weather, and I just cannot fathom going all summer rotating three shirts per kid???

    Honestly the first thing that comes into my head is how my kids would be made fun of for wearing the same three shirts for months on end.

    Not to mention how thrashed those three shirts would be at the end of a month between kids and washings.

    I definitely think parents these days tend to keep too much. Too many toys, too many clothes. And it definitely helps for dressing (esp. with smaller kids) to limit choices, but I tend to pull two outfits for my 3 year old and say "pick one".

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  11. Hi C Lo, Thanks for commenting. For starters, let me say that these are just suggestions to help...things that have worked for me and my family. I don't at all think that everyone needs to do things my way, I just want to give people some ideas and encouragement to simplify.

    My girls each have 9 shirts: 3 sleeveless shirts, 3 short sleeve t-shirts, and 3 long sleeve t-shirts. My son has 3 short sleeve t-shirts, 3 long sleeve t-shirts, three short sleeve button up shirts and three long sleeve button up shirts...so he has 12 shirts!!! This works for our lifestyle and our climate. I'm not suggesting that you get rid of things that you need,just that we can all simplify by getting rid of things we don't :)

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  12. i don't have kids, but my hubby and i have more than enough clothes!! i think this is a great idea to try with our wardrobes. i usually wash clothes about three times a week anyway!

    thanks for the tips! :)

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  13. Thanks for all the suggestions. I just found these posts/your blog on pinterest & I'm really excited to do this one. Like others before I will need experiment to see what my number is. We do laundry once a week so I'm thinking it will be around 5 or 6 but the suggestion to keep the 'extra' clothes in a bag is brilliant. That way I don't have to stress over any of my decision & I can prove to myself that my 'number' will work for us as well as the clothes suggestions. I may still hold on to a few & then switch them out so that they don't get too thrashed but we'll see I may just want the excess gone.

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  14. Everyday I let my kids pick what they want to wear, my oldest dresses herself and my youngest just brings me her outfit-they love this arrangement and so do I for the most part. What I don't love is that every other piece of clothing they own gets unfolded and taken out to look for something. It always irritates me but reading your post it just dawnwed on me that they have too many clothes in those drawers! I'm so giving this a try and soon. Thanks!

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  15. I am afraid of the rule of three. I purchase enough outfits per season so that my daughter has a new outfit every day and never has to wear an outfit twice. What is wrong with me? Her wardrobe takes up her own closet and most of mine. I obviously need help!

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  16. I have been wanting to do this for a long time now, but have been afraid of not having enough for the week! If I think about it they wear the same clothes all the time as it is so maybe it won't be as hard as I think! I will be giving this a try!

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  17. I have two girls in the same room. They have two hanging bars and one 10 ft high for storage. Their closet is so full of summer clothes that I can't even move them. I love to shop for my girls and so do both of their grandmothers. I will start getting rid of the things I know they just don't wear any more, but it probably won't be a whole lot. My youngest is only a year behind her sister, so I keep all of her hammy downs. They don't always have the same taste so I can get rid of the extra that way. I like to see them wear lots of different things, and they really love to have their own style and accessorize.

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    1. it's "hand me downs", not "hammy downs" ;)

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  18. While 3 is too small a number for me, I previously did this with my 4 children. My son has 14 T-shirt, 14 Long Sleeves, 7 pants, 7 shorts, 4 dress shirts (2 long sleeve, 2 short) and 7 PJs. Long sleeve stuff is always packed away from about April-October (we live in Texas), to reduce options.
    My (3) daughters are down to the same, except they have 4 shorts, 3 skorts, 3 dresses, 2 skirts.
    This gives them enough variety so they can avoid wearing the same shirt twice in 2 weeks to school, while still limiting my laundry duty.

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  19. This is EXACTLY what I needed to read today. EXACTLY. Thank you! Following. :) (found you via Pinterest.) Aubrey

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  20. I agree that 3 is FAR too radical. I'm guilty of excess that I know but somwhere there has to be a happy medium. Are your children school aged? Because I just forsee school age children being teased if they only have 3 shirts to wear. I know that you said 9 in all but they are not all seasonally appropriate at the same time.

    I also want to encourage others to consider what happens if they are sick for a few days or the washer breaks down. With just 3 items you will be dragging out of bed and washing clothes.

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  21. Hey Heather! I know it's not for everyone...i'm just sharing what works for me. My kids are homeschooled, so getting teased isn't much of an issue. And I do laundry every single day, even if I'm sick. I suppose you are right about the washer breaking down...i hope that doesn't happen! :)

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  22. Kids being picked on for only wearing a few outfits each week (and they seem to be able to mix and match enough to get by for days!)??? How about teaching your kids that having stuff, wearing a new outfit every day, being in fashion, isn't what's important in life? Kudos, Kelly! I'll pick a number that's right for me (and my laundry routine) and I'll let my daughter know that I was rarely in fashion, hardly ever creatively coutured, but that I survived to adulthood nonetheless.

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  23. This is awsome! We don't follow the rule of 3 because I hard laundry and do it 2xs a wk..(i know lazy lol) but in order for the kids (or dad) to help get dressed w/o everything getting unfolded or messed up. I hang outfits together. So a skirt w/ matching shirt r already on hanger, no thought to pairing needed. Same thing as the p.j's I do w/ a shirt n leggings or what not. Yes we have a lot of clothes but my girls r very close in age so we recycle everything! N what's to small now gets sent down to a younger cousin. Plus ee get hand me downs like crazy. Love it! Thanks for the wondefful tips though!

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  24. I don't have children yet but one of the greatest ideas I've heard for dressing is picking out clothes on Sunday. This is especially good for school-age kids. Select 5 hangers and hang a day label around the hook. On Sunday evening, take 10 minutes (or less!) with each child to pick out the 5 outfits for the week. Hang each outfit on the hanger for the designated day and you have no fights/dawdling in the mornings. Add a bag or clip to attach undies and socks and you are good to go!

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  25. Great idea! 3 isn't our number at all, but I see where you're going with it and I like it! ...and I would be embarassed if my kids were the ones teasing. Don't they have more important things to worry about in school?!?!? That's another can of worms though :) I found this through pinterest, but I'll definitely be back!

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  26. I love this idea! Three is definitely not our number but I love the idea of simplifying my kids wardrobes.

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  27. Well I have a lot of clothes, and so does my daughter even though she's not yet 1. But they were all hand-me-downs mostly so not like I spent the money :) I would rather the rule of 20s :-D B/c I hate doing laundry and would rather go through as many clothes as I can before washing. But we'll see if I change my mind when she's older.

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  28. For school she'll be wearing a uniform anyway so it doesn't really matter. I wore the same thing every day, but I had dozens of tights and socks so I could make it my own :)

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  29. I think that 5 is our "happy medium" number. Even though my 14 yr. old daughter has lots of fashionable clothes (thanks to my mother!), she still wears the same ten or so jeans/tops over and over, just with different belts, scarves, shoes, etc.

    We have five kids. The rule of 5 would still leave our kids plenty of choices each day, but cut way back on the clutter. My two youngest sons wear uniforms to school, my oldest boy could care less what he wears, and my youngest girl starts school next year.

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  30. You have NO idea how much I needed this! Thank you!

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  31. We are blessed with hand-me-downs for our 3 kids. I never know when I receive the clothes, what they will actually wear. So I have to many clothes, taking up too much space! I can't wait to bless someone else with the items that they tend to overlook. Thanks for giving me permission! :P

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  32. My 3 year old daughter has to many clothes, toys, shoes, just about everything. She has so many things that she will never even be able to wear or use. Right now I feel ashamed because she really doesn't care what she wears and doesn't really play with toys much. She would much rather be read to or play a family game. Some people have nothing, yet I have enough old baby and toddler clothes to dress a small country. Enough toys to open a toy store. I don't know about anyone else but starting today I'm getting rid of a lot of stuff that's just crowding up my house and give them to people who really need them. I'm going to start spending more quality time with my kid and teach her how to give and not always receive.

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  33. My daughter is grown and out of the house, step-daughters have small wardrobes here so they aren't an issue.

    I, on the other hand, have WAY too many clothes. I'm a SAHW who volunteers in an animal shelter. I wear jeans 7 days a week. I only need a couple pairs of dress slacks and skirts plus a dress or two for weddings. Yet I still have 15+ pairs of dress pants in my closet. I'm not going back to work professionally anytime soon (if ever). This gives me encouragement to clean out closets!! The only think I won't go down to a reasonable number on is my camis....they make a simple wardrobe look more interesting!

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  34. I was having the same problem of washing clothes that was never worn. I took gallon ziploc bags and put a shirt and a short or shirt and a pants and put in the drawers of her dresser. Now she just goes and grabs a bag and gets dressed.I now have less laundry and less fight about what she is going to wear.

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  35. I would be doing laundry every day if I limited my kids to 3 pieces of each clothing with the exception of socks and underwear. My kids do have a lot of clothes but that's because my mom gets brand new clothes for nothing at Goodwill and when Gymboree sells shirts for $3.99 and she has an extra 30% off coupon. I buy very little for my children anymore. I'd really like to limit it to 10 long sleeve tops during the winter and 7 pairs of jeans/sweats. But I never see that happening. I do hand down my kids clothes to their cousins.

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  36. I LOVE THIS IDEA! :) I have 4 kids, 2 share a room and their stuff is jammed in their closet. I think I might take baby steps and start going down to 7, then 5 and then try 3 as my GOAL NUMBER. My kids go to public school and I do not worry about them being made fun of. My kids all wear the same things every day anyway! ESPECIALLY the boys!!! Just this morning I had to tell my 2nd grader he could not wear the same bright red OSU jersy for the 3rd day in a row this week! Especially with the huge mud stain from playing in the yard yesterday!! So.... here is my question... Please answer me because I think you have wonderful advice! What do you do when your kids are given clothes as gifts? My brother-in-law sends clothes from far away, so I don't worry about returning those items, but my mother and my mother-in-law are both in town. Here is an example... my mom asked what my youngest wants for his birthday (2), I said a small train track and a train he could push would be a lot of fun for him. She purchased an enormous set. SERIOUSLY!??? We have 4 kids to put through college, I would have rather had the $20 set and $80 to put in his college fund. How do you get family members to be "ON BOARD" with simplifying without offending them???!!! Thanks! Also, my MIL and mom think a gift is not complete unless it includes some type of clothing for the child. (As if anyone cares about clothes in this house besides me!!!) We just had Christmas and now 2 birthdays coming up, that is already more JUNK to STORE!

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    1. Consider yourself extremely blessed and understand that it's the grandparents "right" to spoil the heck out of their grandchildren. If a gift is too large or too messy or whatever for your home tell grandma that gift gets to stay at her house.
      Seriously, I know people whos parents don't give a rats behind about their grandchildren, and others who simply strive for the basics. Realize grandparents often do this because when they were raising their own kids (you) they couldn't afford to give you all the things you wanted.
      My dad and I are polar opposites in every way shape and form...except we both think my ds lights the world each morning. So his politics and his constant $20 aren't what I would do for my son, what matters is that my son is loved. (And the gifts stay at PaPa's house)

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  37. Dear Anonymous: I wish I had some good advice for you, but I have the SAME problem. I donate a lot of the gifts we receive....I figure that if the gift was really given with the intention of blessing us then the person won't mind too much that we give away the things that don't bless us so that they can be a blessing to somebody else. Thanks for reading my blog and commenting!

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  38. I never realized how many clothes my kids just didn't wear until I read this and went to take a peek at their closets...I decided to go with the rule of 5. We usually wash laundry twice a week but lately, I feel that chore has been pushed off alot. With so much selection, it's easy to end up with overflowing laundry baskets. Why do laundry when there are still clothes to wear? Now, baskets can't overflow anymore because by the time the clothes are hitting the top, the boys don't have anything left to wear & it forces us to get some stuff in the washer. And even choosing 5 of each item to keep, there is still a HUGE pile for donations & there is so much space in their closet & dresser drawers. Thank you so much for sharing this tip!

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  39. if ONLY I could get my husband to go with this. I wouldn't mind him having 15 or so shirts but he has at least 40 work shirts (collared) and that is what I got him DOWN to! Also if i could talk my mom in to not buying cute clothes she sees on sale just because one of my kids liked it...lol
    I have however come to the conclusion that less clothing really is more. I can pick things that fit me better, might have a slightly higher price tag (my frugal mind hates that!) but since I'll be buying less it evens out. And with 4 kids 6 and under just think.. if you're only going with 3 of each thing, that is still quite a few loads of laundry. I don't even want to know what our 'wardrobe' as a family equals in laundry loads... or I'd never want to wash again haha!

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  40. I have a rule of 6 (mostly)! Same idea different number! I have 2 boys ages 7 and 12. They have 6 pants, 6 winter shirts, 6 shorts, 6 t-shirts, 9 socks, 9 undies, 1 pjs, 1 swim trunks, 1 dress outfit. They only have 4 shoes: dress, sneakers, boots, flip-flops. And 3 jackets: 1 heavy winter coat, 1 light fall/spring jacket and 1 hoodie. It makes everything so easy!!! =D

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  41. I know we have a serious problem with this. I just went through ODS closet and made him try on everything that looked like it was geting small and we filled 1 garbage bag already. I am letting him rest, then we are going back to do his drawers of pajamas (yes he has drawers of them). I need to do YDS drawers and closet also, he has hand me downs from ODS plus all the new stuff people buy him.

    I dread doing DH and my closet though, he think he needs everything, because he may wear it one day (he also had to keep 3 Carhart coats the other day, 1 was "thinner", 1 had a hood and was a little thicker, the 3rd was thickest and had a hood.

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  42. Needed this Sooo much today! "Nesting" needing to make room for new baby. Our girls have are close in age/size we have 2 Dressers FULL and the bar in the closet is packed tight. Mostly hand-me downs but none the less too much! Thanks agian Great Suggestions!

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  43. I don't understand how owning fewer clothes reduces dirty laundry, no matter how many clothes they own they still wear the same amount.

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    1. It would for us. No, WILL for us. My boys (3.5 & 5) regularly empty out their drawers and mix it up on the floor with everything else, and cleaning their room is low on my priority list. I end up washing unworn but dirty clothes all the time.

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      It doesn't cause them to wear less, just doesn't allow for a heap of laundry to build up before you wash it.

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  44. JUST FOUND YOUR BLOG!!! HAD A SIMILAR IDEA!!! AND U HAVE JUST INSPIRED ME TO GO 4 IT!!! I HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND NOT ONLY IS THE WASHING OVERFLOWING!! SO IS THERE CUPBOARDS!... A SO EXCITED!!

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  45. Great idea! I'm always looking for ways to simpify my life. Keep in mind posters- kids are growing and seasons will come and go. I find it hard to believe that kids will be wearing the same dozen shirts for too long! No matter how many clohtes I buy my kids, or myself, we always seem to gravitate towards the same clothes anyway. And if you are so worried that your kids' friends will notice, or that your friends will notice, that you are all wearing the same clothes over and over... I doubt they will notice as much as you think they will. And if they do notice... hmmm, time for some new friends? LOL...

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  46. My boyfriend has 2 girls, and every time we wash and put their clothes away, their drawers will barely shut. I think we'll go through everything tomorrow and make 4 piles - a)keep...not more than 7 of each thing because he has them every other week. b)alter/change... I sew just about everything so am planning on making some of those long sleeved tshirts into short sleeved to save some dollars. I may also make tshirts into build-a-bear shirts or pj pants. c) give away... we just found a cute mission thrift store just down the street, and it'll be nice for them to learn to donate... and maybe pick up a few kids' books for 10c each! d) throw away... some things just nobody should want ;-)

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  47. I have recently begun setting complete outfits together in the dresser for my boys. I've tried this idea in various forms for years. Picking outfits the night before--when I remember. Setting outfits on hangars in closet--too high for my youngest to reach and hangars end up on the floor. For my youngest, I'd pick a premade outfit and put it on his chair for him but there's still the hangar on floor issue. My 7 year old doesnt care what he wears and insists I get him his clothes for the day in order to get out of bed. So I finally just went through everything, used the bottom dresser drawer for out of season clothes (not to be touched unless needed) and hung up all the extra shirts (we have wayyy more shirts than pants). I decided on several outfits, folded them up together and stuck them in a drawer...the ones who care can pull out whatever outfit combo they like, the ones who just want to get dressed can grab whatever. It's been so much easier! Everything gets into the same load of laundry and I refold back into outfits they put away themselves (yipee). If we get bored we can change out for some new shirt variations. I'm so happy with how it's working!
    BTW thanks for all these blog posts! I'm organized as it but there's always room for improvement and this has motivated me to redo several areas that I've lost interest in or control of due to changing needs of the kids! I cant wait to tackle it! Love it;)

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  48. The pj idea is great it will work for the kids other clothes also. I have to pre match my 3 yr old and 18 month olds clothes because my husband has no clue as to what goes with what.

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  49. My daughters are 4 and almost-2, and they have more clothes than my husband and I COMBINED! I'm going to start with the number 5 and go from there. We live in south Florida, almost Miami, so I don't have to worry about long sleeves as much :) YAY lol

    Thank you so much for sharing this. I have had this pinned on my Pinterest for WEEKS but never got around to it. We just moved into a new place (6 moves in 5 years? Yeah, I'm a Marine Wife lol) so I am attempting to do declutter and this is the perfect start. Thank you so much :)

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  50. My boys are grown now, but I wanted to share our rule: We lived out in the country, and my boys loved to get all muddy. I had them strip off their muddy clothes at the front door before they came back in the house. They would come inside after fun in the mud, get warmed up and dressed again, then repeat the entire process in less than an hour! So we instituted the rule of only one muddy outfit per day. If they wanted to go out in the mud again after getting warm, they had to put their muddy clothes back on. (Which were still on the front porch).

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  51. I'm sorry but 3 of each is a bit ridiculous so your kids just wear the same clothes over and over? I could see maybe 7 a bit of variety and its not too much... 3 of each just makes you sound cheap and lazy... kids go through a lot of clothes my daughter goes through sometimes 2 outfits a day so 3 is kind of impossible...

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    1. WOW! 3ss shirts and 3ls or tank shirts is still 6 shirts for a week. While this would in NO WAY work for me (I <3 my clothes), I don't find it cheap or lazy, I find it to be extremely minimal. It's essentially what one would pack on vacation. Really...all the extras are just that and very unnecessary.

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    2. If you think a mom of six who home schools is lazy, then I'm a dead slug by comparison.

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  52. Thanks for the suggestion. For us 3 wouldn't be the right number but, love the idea behind this. I plan to start working on weeding out things tomorrow.

    I do find it sad that people make accusations about you (lazy) when they know nothing about you. Why can't we just learn from each other? Being a parent is hard. I can at least take from your suggestion and tweak it to fit my family. :)

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  53. I may have missed an answer to my question since I didn't read all the comments. But seeing the way you fold jammies (which is genius by the way-I'll be doing it tomorrow) makes me hope you have a similar system for footie jammies. They are so long they take over the drawer.

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  54. Wow! If only I could have read this years ago! I wish I had been able to do this when my kids were littler - After friends would "pass on" their kids clothes, I remember counting my son's shirts when he was in kindergarten - He had 60 of them and they were usually all over the bedroom. I would never do that to the kids again! Since they have grown to college age, they now are "minimalists" and don't like a lot of clutter. They are teaching me!

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  55. My problem is birthday/holiday time when EVERYBODY seems to want to get my kids new clothes and socks! It's not that I'm not grateful, I just try to keep things simple, and everyone expects to see the little ones in the clothes they bought them, so can't really return them either:/

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  56. I hope you have also limited yourself to only 3 of everything since you seem to believe that is plenty. My child loves clothes and how one can express themselves though clothes. The way one dresses is not just utilitarian, and that is also true for children.

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  57. We do the same thing with all the girls clothes. We wash the laundry, match up outfits, fold them together (with matching socks) and in the morning there's no fighting or fussing because they are ready to go :) it's cut our morning routine down immensely. Everyone gets to go to school/work happy and the kids learn about colors/matching/responsibility and they really look forward to doing laundry because that's when we evaluate for clothes that have been outgrown so it's a mini fashion show sometimes.

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  58. this is MY LIFE EXACTLY! what a perfect post for me. i struggle with several clothing issues with my girls. my older daughter is very sensitive to tags and 'itchiness', so i've found myself coming home with options for her to try. and then my girls love dress up, so i end up with tons and tons of NOT DIRTY clothes in the hamper!

    this is brilliant. i think i will pick my number and PURGE!! thank you!

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  59. thanx for this post

    it was very useful

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  60. Hello,
    This post or page is about clothes.All are too stylish and full of fashion.These will suit on kids.
    The Kiddys World

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