Laundry, laundry and more laundry! It piles up quickly in our home – with 6 of us, 1 in cloth diapers and a 2 year old daughter that thinks she is a fashion show and likes to change her clothes frequently during the day. And then if she changes her clothes she insists that her underwear have to match the new outfit so there is more laundry!
Typically I wash the kids shirts together and then do a load of pants and shorts. I like dry all their shirts, shorts and pants because I have found that putting them in the dryer shrinks them even the good brands and with 4 kids I need to pass down the hand me downs. I can’t afford for the clothes to fit smaller than they are labeled! Plus it’s good for the planet!
With their clothes being mixed together I was folding them and putting them in 1 basket and then putting them away in their rooms. I decided to make life easier.
I bought a laundry basket for everyone in our home at The Dollar Store and I took a silver Sharpie and labeled each person’s name on their own basket so that for instance after I have folded my 6 year olds clothes he can bring them in his room and but them away himself, same for my 4 year old. Before I had 1 basket with all their clothes combined and then I had to sort after folding them and I was putting their clothes away. Now they have their own baskets and they can put their own clothes away! And for my 2 little ones, everything is separated and easier to put away!
It has made my life easier! All for only a few dollars!
What are your laundry tips for big and small families?
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