Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Dressing My Kids II

A couple years ago I wrote about my clothing philosophy and how I plan and shop for my kids' clothing.  It's a hobby for me.  See the original post if you are curious.  People often ask me where I shop for my kids clothes.  With that in mind, I recently started a pinterest board where I pin some of the clothes I have bought or plan to buy for my kids.

In the last 2 years I have used my clothing checklists a lot and modified them.  Mostly, I removed things.  I've learned that I need even less than I thought I did for each child.  Some weeks I even -GASP- put my kids in the same outfit twice.  High quality clothing washes and wears really well so this isn't a problem and means I need fewer outfits for each child.  Isabel's clothes from years past are holding up really well so I buy very little for Chloe.

Here are my updated Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter checklists:

Spring/Summer Clothing Checklist

Liam
o Sneakers
o Waterproof/sandals
o Rainboots
o Sunday Shoes
o ooo 3 PJS
o swimsuit
o hat
SUNDAY
o pants
o shirt
o sweater or vest
o tie
o oo 2 socks
6 Everyday Outfits
o 2 jeans
o 1 pants
o ooo 3 shorts
o oooooo 6 SS shirts
o hoodie
o oo 2 socks

Chloe
o Sneakers
o Waterproof
o Rainboots
o Sunday shoes
o Sandals
o ooo 3 PJS
o swimsuit
o hat
SUNDAY
o oo 2 dresses
o white tights
o sweater
6 Everyday Outfits
o jeans
o shorts
o bike shorts (for under skirts)
o oo 2 skirts
o oo 2 play-dresses
o ooooo 5 SS shirts
o hoodie
o oo 2 socks



Isabel
o Sneakers
o Flip flops
o Sunday shoes
o sandals
o ooo 3 PJS
o swimsuit
o hat
SUNDAY
o oo 2 dresses
o white tights
o sweater
6 Everyday Outfits
o jeans
o oo 2 shorts
o oo 2 skirts
o footless tights
o 1 dress
o ooooo 6 SS shirts
o hoodie
o oo 2 socks


Fall/Winter Clothing Checklist

Liam
o Sneakers
o Rain Boots
o Sunday Shoes
o ooo 3 PJS
o Coat
o Hat/Scarf
o Mittens
SUNDAY
o Suit
o pants
o  oo 2 LS shirts
o Sweater  or vest
o oo 2 socks
6 Everyday Outfits
o ooo3 jeans
o oo 2 pants
o sweatsuit
o oooooo 6 LS shirts
o hoodie
o oo 2 sweaters
o oooooo 6 socks

Chloe

o Sneakers
o Rain Boots
o Sunday shoes
o Mary Janes
o Dress Boots
o ooo 3 PJS
o Coat
o Hat/Scarf
o Mittens
SUNDAY
o oo 2 dresses
o oo 2 tights to match
6 Everyday Outfits
o oo 2 jeans
o sweatsuit
o oo 2 skirts
o play-dress
o oo 2 tights
o ooooo 5 LS shirts
o hoodie
o oo 2 sweaters
o oooo4 socks

Isabel
o Sneakers
o Rain Boots
o Sunday shoes
o Mary Janes
o Dress Boots
o ooo 3 PJS
o Dress Coat
o Puffy Coat
o Hat/Scarf
o Mittens
SUNDAY
o ooo 2 dresses
o oo 2 tights to match
6 Everyday Outfits
o oo 2 jeans
o sweatsuit
o oo 2 skirts
o 1 play-dress
o oo 2 tights
o ooooo 5 LS shirts
o hoodie
o oo 2 sweaters
o oooo 4 socks