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The 8 Commandments of Children’s Clothing Care
Last month, Cintas Corporation which makes corporate uniforms as part of the services they offer, released their 8 Commandments Of Garment Care. While they intended these clothing care tips for hotel managers who want to get the most out of the uniforms their employees wear, their suggestions may as well have been written for household managers who want to get the most life out of the clothes their kids wear. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: care, laundry, making clothing last, wash | 
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Tis the Season for Warmth and Winter Clothing Drives
While most of you are probably thinking about your plans for the year-end holidays, many people are thinking about how to keep themselves and their children warm. Consider helping out this season by contributing to a winter clothing drive. It is a great way to share your children's outgrown winter wear with kids who could benefit from both warmth and receiving something nice for the holidays. Read the rest of this entry »
5 Tips for Dressing your Kids for Thanksgiving Day
What's your family's holiday tradition: wearing jeans and team T's while watching the game; camping out to watch a parade; having a formal dinner around the dining table with all the relatives; or a family outing to the soup kitchen to help those in need? However your family celebrates the giving of thanks this season, make sure they're dressed in their best with these 5 tips. Read the rest of this entry »
Guest Post on Kids’ Clothing Management from Martianne Stanger of the Wonder and Will Blog
This week, SizeTracker asked Martianne Stanger, mom of three great kids and author of the Wonder and Will Blog, to share some of her tips for organizing her children’s clothing, inventorying hand-me-downs, and keeping the clutter to a minimum. Read the rest of this entry »
Organizing Your Kid’s Closet – Part 2
Recently, I talked about ways to sort through clothing in order to remove unneeded and outgrown items. In this article, we dig deeper into the remaining pile so that you can sort and store what's left in a way that reduces the likelihood that your child will outgrow clothing because the label is different from the fit. Read the rest of this entry »
Organizing Your Kid’s Closet – Part 1
What do you do with the outgrown, gifted, waiting-to-be-worn, and other kid's clothes that have piled up this past year? Store them, sort them, donate them, share them with others? If you don't yet have a plan for managing the flow of kids clothes through your home, we offer some tried-and-true tips that will help you avoid clutter and find what you need when you need it in this two-part series. Read the rest of this entry »
