Good question! With my son I think I did pretty much as you suggested. 7-10 outfits plus a supply of playclothes. I'm finding it harder with my daughter; I have tons of hand-me-downs, which it's great to have, but there are so many I don't even know what she has. I think I'm happier with a smaller amount of clothing.
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I wish I could cut my dd's clothing supply down sometimes. She has tons of hand-me-downs as well. But I save them for my newest dd. I enjoy getting clothes and I guess that sometimes I wish I would slim my supply down..guess it's an addiction to get clothes for great prices
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My current 2 yr old needs a few more things, I think. He plays hard. Always rolling in the sand, dirt, ect. I don't like to stifle that kind of play so he gets really dirty. He only has like six outfits and a couple pairs of pj's. Hard to believe since he has two older brothers but I loaned stuff out and never got it back.
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OK, I lied. I just searched the basement again and found tons of clothes for my toddler! Thanks for inspiring me to look harder.
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My girls (6 & 3) have about 2 weeks worth of clothes each - casual - they also have nice dresses for church, going out with us (to the ballet, for example) or for family wedding/funerals, etc.
As for clothes you can't part with - I have done two things. I brought both my girls home from the hospital in the same outfit. I now have it in a shadow box displayed with locks of hair, a baby cap, booties, pictures, etc.
I have also used other clothes to make a rag quilt - first step outfits, first tooth, etc. You can use the clothes as either the top side of the quilt or the underside (since it's REALLY soft) and place some fabric on top that matches your decor.
Everything else I gave to charity, freecycle, my church nursery, expecting moms I knew, or my neice who is a bit younger than my youngest.
Cara
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As for clothes you can't part with - I have done two things. I brought both my girls home from the hospital in the same outfit. I now have it in a shadow box displayed with locks of hair, a baby cap, booties, pictures, etc.
I have also used other clothes to make a rag quilt - first step outfits, first tooth, etc. You can use the clothes as either the top side of the quilt or the underside (since it's REALLY soft) and place some fabric on top that matches your decor.
Everything else I gave to charity, freecycle, my church nursery, expecting moms I knew, or my neice who is a bit younger than my youngest.
Cara
I kept about 20 outfits and he probably had about 60. Both my boys now have about 3 pair of shoes (tennis and play) and one pair of church shoes. They were hand me downs too and i thought why in the world would anyone need that many outfits so I gave them to friends and family and freecycled the rest. I would be so frustrated trying to find something for them to wear when we had that many clothes. I never had to do laundry hardly and now I have to keep up with it but I'd rather have less and wear what we love then have so much and not like what they wear.
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I have a few outfits I can't get rid of either. But I'm still hoping for another one day so I'm keeping my favorites to be worn again I hope.
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