Clothes and Vacations - Staying Organized

When our children were young, I wanted them to be able to get dressed on their own while keeping the clean separate from the dirty.

My solution was to take an outfit - shorts, t-shirt, socks, undies - roll them up and put a rubberband around it. Or, if I had some, I’d roll them up and stick them in a large ziplock bag. I also have a few with jeans and a sweatshirt, an extra bag each of socks, undies and t-shirts.

To help with the 'I don't like this outfit!' we work together packing - what top goes with what bottoms. In the morning, either they put on what they wore the day before, or they just grab a roll - no more 'I can't find any socks!'

Using the bags works especially well for camping, this keeps clothes clean and orderly - even in messy weather.

Don’t think this is just for the kids, we do it, too!