Let me start by saying I do NOT enjoy laundry at all! Over the years I have tried many processes in our home to make laundry easier or at least bareable. I think I have finally found the thing that works for us. We have been doing this for around a year now and have stayed caught up on laundry for the most part.
All the kids are responsible for bringing their own clothes to the upstairs bathroom. We have a large hamper in there and they bring all their clothes and put them in there. EXCEPT their socks. (I'll talk about socks in another post.)
The boys are responsible for carrying all the dirty clothes down to the laundry room. They have their own basket to use to carry clothes down in. They usualy have to make a couple trips each to get it all. My boys are 4 & 5 and manage this job great. I would probably assign this job to them even if they were 2 & 3 but just give them smaller baskets so they couldn't carry as much. I firmly believe boys really are made for work. That is why God gave them so much more energy.
I wash and dry the clothes. Then I put them in a large tote and bring them to the living room for sorting.
All the girls sort the clean clothes into small baskets. Each child has their own basket. I labeled them with their picture (so the non-readers could help) and name. I got the basket at the dollar store but anywhere will work. They are about 12" square and stack together for easy storage. You want to get something small enough for your littles to carry.
Each child is responsible for putting away their own laundry. My 3-yr-old still nees some help but the others do just fine. I do not require them to fold it. I used to spend hours folding and putting away their clothes neatly, but it always looked like a bomb went off in there drawer after a day or two. So now I just let it get wrinkled and if I need it wrinkle-free I mist it with water and toss it in the dryer for 10 minutes.
This works for us. What works for you?
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