A few months ago I embarked on paring my kids’ wardrobes down to the minimum. And while I did get that done, I did not take a full inventory, nor take any pictures – so I apologize!
Now, here it is 2 months later and while I still have not taken any pictures, I can give you an idea of what I have put together for them. Again, Honey is 2 1/2 and Sweetie is 1. The list is the same for both of them, with just a few notations.
I followed the guidelines from Project 333 just to get me started, and I actually still have a few slots to fill for each of them – so I am hoping I am not missing anything!
Things I did not count: Diapers, Pajamas, or Bibs. These loosely corresponded with an adult’s exceptions of Underwear, Pajamas and Loungewear. We use cloth diapers and have a stash of approximately 30-50 that both of them use (Honey is transitioning to potty-training, but we still aren’t there yet. Once she is, I will box up some of these for storage). Pajamas we own about 7 sets total, between the 2 girls – both warm & cold weather. And Bibs are shared also – with about 12-15. Will be going through those next to get rid of what we really don’t need.
For each of them, I have:
- Winter Coat
- Winter Hat & Gloves
- Spring Jacket
- Swimsuit
- Sun Hat
- Sunglasses
- Shoes – casual
- Sandals (*need to buy for both girls*)
- Jeans/Bibs (Sweetie has a pair of denim bibs that I love!)
- Jeans/Bibs
- Skirt
- Skirt
- Socks (7 pairs each)
- Dress – Nice (just purchased by great-grandma for Easter. Otherwise, this wasn’t a priority for me!)
- Dress – Casual
- Sundress
- Long-sleeved onesie (Sweetie)/Long-sleeved Shirt
- Long-sleeved shirt
- Long-sleeved shirt
- T-shirt/short-sleeved onesie (Sweetie)
- T-shirt
- T-shirt
- Sweater
- Shorts
- Shorts
- Tank top
- Tank top
- Tank top
- Hair bows
- Leg warmers/Tights (these are shared – have maybe 8-10 total. Will be revisiting these again after the warm weather is here to stay to donate what hasn’t been worn.)
I feel like there are more than enough things here. Covering 2 seasons like this means that as it gets warmer, some stuff will drop out of use (winter coat, long jeans, long-sleeved shirts, etc.) and others will finally get some use (tank tops, swimsuits, shorts, etc.). Some can go together – I often layer a t-shirt over a long-sleeved onesie on Sweetie when it’s colder, for example.
This was actually very liberating. We share kids’ clothes with about 4 families in my extended family (kids aged 1-7), so there have been times that the girls could wear a different outfit every day for 3 months and never wear the same item twice. Paring down to the essentials cleared up the closet and when I had to dive into The Boxes for summer items, I really was looking for basic items that could go with other things we already had.
Do you notice anything that I may have missed?
The Simple Spirit 