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Easy Kid Clothes Organization

Getting kids ready in the morning for school, outings, or co-ops, or just for getting your homeschool day started can sometimes be hindered and cause a day to begin harried when children need to pick clothes out for the day. Having your son come to the table ready to start a day of painting in good out of the house clothes is not something mom wants to deal with when trying to get her day started.

Laying clothes out the night before is a nice option and a good habit to get in to. Let your kids know what the activities are planned for the following day so they can pick out appropriate clothing. This is the most common method used for organizing kids’ clothes to keep chaos under control.

There are other methods that are very adaptable and help kids get better organized. One of these methods is to have a weeklong schedule of activities and a closet hanging sweater storage unit in their closet. Each section of the stacker is designated for a day of the week. Children can pick an entire outfit, including underwear and socks, and place in the appropriate cubby in regards to the activities planned for that day. This allows children to have easy mornings and they only need to spend about 20 minutes one evening a week organizing their clothes for the week.

To help keep things even more simple and easy, try keeping all bottoms in solid colors. Limiting those bottoms to neutral colors doubles the ease of children learning to organize themselves. Now designate each day a specific color. The child will know that Monday is red day and pick a red shirt and a pair of bottoms (if you keep things simple with bottoms, every shirt will match every bottom!). For even more organization, use this method with the above weeklong organization method!

As with anything I recommend, use an organization method that best meshes with your family’s personality and schedule. If your family changes their schedule regularly and at a moment’s notice, planning a week in advance may actual create more chaos than keeping it at bay. If you have children that enjoy picking their clothes out for each day as it comes; laying them out the night before or having color coded days of the week will be a better method. Find the method that works best for YOUR family and stick with it!

These are my thoughts.