Quick Start Back to School: Back To School Clothes

Your kids just got out of school and it is already time for Back To School.  It’s hard to get started, so I have created this series Quick Start Back to School to get everyone going!   The next post is about Back To School Clothes.

Your kids keep outgrowing their clothes. They’ve been wearing gym shorts and flip flops all summer.  Now it’s time for school to start and its time for Back to School clothes.

Weed out clothes

• Your kids drawers may not be closing because there are too many clothes.  Your kids drawers may be a mishmash of all types of clothes together.  Start by weeding out what is too short, too tight or not appropriate for school.  Work with each child for 15 minutes, and then finish up in an hour.
• Weed out shoes too.
• Donate or consign clothes that day.

Categorize Back to School clothes

• Not everything will be clothes for school.  Set up areas for dressy and after school clothes.
• Determine what’s easiest for your child to maintain: hanging or folding clothes.
• Set up easy access for your child to get clothes out the night before and get ready the next day.
• Make a list and set a budget for clothing purchase to fill in.

Back to school clothes routines

• Have your kids lay out clothes the night before and get all their stuff ready for the next day.  Start practicing this a week before school begins.
• Baskets and a triple slotted sorter are great for laundry routines.  Each child should have a basket to carry clothes to and from the laundry room.  The sorter is great in the laundry area.
• Host a family meeting to talk about laundry standards.  When will clothes be washed and put away? Who will help with this?  Having procedures in place helps everyone work as a team.

Back to school clothes can be found inexpensively at consignment shops, during tax free weekend or online at Thredup.   Being organized about your shopping list saves you money!

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