Stockpiling Clothes for Littles

Clothes Little C is growing into are stored in boxes in the bottom of his closet.

I don't know about you, but I think little ones grow way too fast!

I have been picking up clothes for Little C every chance I get. I hit up a lot of garage sales over the summer and often am able to stuff Wal-Mart sacks full of clothes for $5 or less! I am always excited when I find these good deals and they have nice clothes to pick from.

I wash clothes I bring home, even if I buy them new at a store because I'm paranoid... but that's okay! I also like to know that when I get them out they are ready to go.

Once the clothes are washed I usually dump them in a pile on Little C's floor.

 

While folding, I sort into different piles for each size.

 

In some of the bigger sizes I only have a few things each so I put them in Wal-Mart sacks to keep them sorted before storing in a larger box.

 

Here is an example of a box with more than one size in it. I use regular masking tape and write all the sizes and then line them up like this. Once a size has enough for its own box I move it out of a mixed box. This usually happens when we get close the next size he will be in.

After Little C outgrows clothes I move them out of his closet and dresser and sort through them again. This time I take out anything I don't want to keep and the rest goes in a box and is stored in the basement. I have donated and sold Little C's old clothes to help pay for items we may not have been able to find in thriftier ways (B/S/T pages, thrift stores, yardsales, etc).

I love having bigger clothes on hand because it really helps save money and it's not stressful when I suddenly realize his shirts are really too small and we need bigger clothes!