Hamper Room Kids
Hamper Room Kids
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FOLDABLE STORAGE POP UP LAUNDRY MESH HAMPER KIDS ROOM $1.99 |
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POP UP TOY HAMPER ROOM KIDS FOLDABLE PORTABLE RED NEW $0.99 |
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Black Guitar Folding Clothes Hamper Laundry Kids Room $14.00 |
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New Kids Room Hamper Clothes Toys Laundry Baskets $10.24 |
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Redmon Bongo Buckets, Multi $15.95 These bright colored durable nylon fabric buckets are great for storage and classroom organization. May be used as ball totes, block storage and more! Fold flat when not in use to maximize space. Orange measures 9″ x 10″, pink 11″ x 13″, green 13″ x 15″ and blue 15″ x 17″. Color may vary…. |
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Redmon Original Bongo Bag … |
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Baby and Kids Funky Zebra Clothes Laundry Hamper by JoJo Designs $29.99 JoJo Designs coordinating stylish hamper matches exclusively with their JoJo Bedding Sets. Now JoJo has found a way to make even the laundry look adorable. The removable hamper body is secured to the wooden frame with corner loops and velcro. A removable mesh inner bag is also included. It fits inside the hamper and lifts out easily for convenience when emptying and toting the laundry. The fab… |
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Thomas & Friends All Aboard Beach Towel $16.00 Thomas the Tank Engine Towel for both boys and girls, and toddlers too! Use at the pool, beach or even at Bath time. 100% cotton, easy care, Machine Wash Tumble Dry. UPC: 032281617356… |
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BRATZ MY CHARMED HAMPER $7.99 … |
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Fran’s Wicker Furniture Wicker Green Frog Hamper $95.00 The smiling face and woven arms and legs of our whimsical frog hamper is sure to brighten up your childs bedroom or bath. Made of hand-woven natural wicker. The large capacity of this fun loving frog also makes for a great toy basket. Available in Brown, Green or White. 20″W x 18″D x 24″H… |
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Hello Kitty Mod Shopper Pop-Up Hamper $9.79 Almost too pretty to use for dirty clothes, this adorable Hello Kitty Hamper could also be used for toy storage… |
7 Strategies to Make Laundry Day Less of a Chore
Copyright (c) 2008 Simplified Spaces
With families so busy these days, the laundry room can be one of the most cluttered areas of a home. Kids are notorious for changing clothes frequently and adults often drop items as they come in the door. Often by the end of the week, the laundry room and hampers are overflowing and the weekend is spent performing the arduous task of doing laundry. So how does a busy family spend less time doing laundry and more time enjoying the weekend? By organizing the laundry process and laundry room to make the task a less time consuming chore.
Here are some tips to make laundry day much more efficient:
1. Assign one to two days a week as laundry day. If you run your washer and dryer less often it saves time and money on your electric bill. In our home we do laundry over the weekend and one load mid-week on Wednesday.
2. Make laundry day a family affair. There is no good reason for the home manager to be responsible for the family’s laundry without help. This is a chore that children need to learn and it makes the job much more manageable when everyone pitches in.
3. In each family member’s room or in a common area between bedrooms, replace the traditional one basket hamper with a three section laundry sorter. Clothes are then sorted according to color as they go into the hamper, saving the entire step of sorting laundry by loads (color, whites, etc.) This one tip will save you about 20 minutes per weekend.
4. Train your children to wear a piece of clothing at least twice. This was a habit I had to break in my youngest daughter, who found it easier to throw every piece of clothing she took off into the laundry basket instead of hanging it up. I developed a sign that hung over my kid’s laundry sorter that said “STOP, is that item really dirty? If not, hang it up and wear again.” Setting that expectation reduced our weekly laundry volume by about 30%.
5. Set up an organizer that contains your most used laundry supplies near the washer and dryer. That means detergents, softener, stain removers, hangers and baskets all in one place.
6. Assign each family member a basket or designated area for their clean clothes. As clothing comes out of the dryer, each family member is responsible to fold and put away their own items, then return the basket. Use these handy sorting labels for hanging clothes Simple Division Garment Organizers to separate clothes in a laundry room by each family member. Each family member can easily find their clothes to return to their room.
7. When purchasing new clothes, get into the habit of reading clothing labels and select fabrics that hold their color well, resist stains and wrinkles, such as polyester or rayon mixes. This will reduce the arduous job of ironing. I don’t even own an ironing board anymore.
I am in the process of developing a laundry sorting tool into a product that has helped many, many of my clients. You’ll be amazed how this one tool will reduce the time you spend doing family laundry. I can’t wait to introduce it to you in the next few months.
About the Author
Janet Nusbaum (AKA the Organizing Genie), WAHM of two, is an Organizing Consultant, Speaker & Author of ‘Mom, Can I Help Around the House?’ A Simple Step-by-step System for Teaching your Children Life-long Skills for Pitching in & Picking up’, who helps individuals, families, seniors and businesses organize life and navigate transitions. Visit http://www.KidsandChores.net to receive a FREE chapter of her new book and family chore system.