Comments on: 5 Terrific Tips to Staying on Top of Your Laundry https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/staying-on-top-of-your-laundry/ educating kids at the kitchen table Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:15:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sara Dennis https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/staying-on-top-of-your-laundry/#comment-34772 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:37:56 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=15395#comment-34772 In reply to Anna.

Yes, but I keep two baskets in the laundry room and have my 9yo sort for me as one of her chores. It keeps life simple. 🙂

]]> By: Anna https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/staying-on-top-of-your-laundry/#comment-34771 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:28:49 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=15395#comment-34771 When doing one load of laundry per day, do you sort your laundry? I currently have 2 laundry days a week. I’d like to try a system of 1 or 2 loads a day, but if I still sort, it seems less efficient to have to look through all the dirty laundry one day to find the whites, then look through it all again the next day to find the colors, etc.

]]> By: Sara Dennis https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/staying-on-top-of-your-laundry/#comment-29549 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:55:16 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=15395#comment-29549 In reply to Kristi.

Kristi, thank you for sharing your system for getting laundry done. Laundry is so much easier when everyone in the family chips in and has a job to do. 🙂

]]> By: Kristi https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/staying-on-top-of-your-laundry/#comment-29547 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:28:11 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=15395#comment-29547 I have a family of 10 and rarely do laundry myself. We have a large machine and run 1-2 loads through it each day. My 8 and 11 year olds share the responsibility of sorting the laundry and running it through the machines. When the clothes are dry, they sort them into baskets. They fold the towels, baby clothes, Mom’s clothes and Dad’s clothes. The rest are sorted into 6 other baskets that are in the laundry room. Everyone age 5 and older have a basket with their name on it. They are all responsible for folding their own laundry and putting it away. My husband puts away our clothes, baby clothes, and towels after work.
My part is usually reminding the kids to get started in the morning and check it later in the day. I also teach them how to fold and put away their laundry. Every once in awhile I help each kid fold and put away, so that we can take out the clothes that they don’t wear anymore and get ready for the next season. I help when we have items that need extra work, like when someone is sick or a diaper doesn’t do it’s job.
My 8 year old is capable of sorting and starting the machine. I had written instructions taped onto the machines while they were learning.

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