Posts Tagged ‘tips’
Kids Clothes that Grow with your Child
Are you concerned about growth spurts affecting how long your child can wear the clothing you just bought for them? Here are some clothing styles and design features to look for when you shop (or incorporate into the clothes you sew for your child). Each tip will give your child room to grow and extend the life of the clothing they wear. Read the rest of this entry »
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Study Finds that the Size Listed on Children’s Shoes is Rarely Correct
A recent study on children's shoe sizing conducted in Sweden finds that nearly 70-percent of kids are wearing shoes that are too small or too big for them. In large part, this is due to the finding that the size listed on shoes by the manufacturer is rarely the true size. In nearly all cases, the manufacturers overstate the size. Here are some tips for navigating shoe sizes and finding shoes that fit your child properly. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Undressed Child
Many of us have been embarrassed by stories our parents have told a friend or date about the the time when they left us alone briefly as a toddler, only to return and find us completely naked. These stories are so common because toddlers - then and now - tend to take their clothes off as part of typical childhood development. Read the rest of this entry »
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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 »
