Getting the Kids Involved with the Laundry
April 4, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Laundry, family
We have talked a little about developing a laundry routine and I briefly mentioned getting the kids involved. Let me say, I believe in kids being kids and enjoying their childhood, but I also believe in them helping out a bit.
Our younger children are 3 and 5, so we have asked them to do simple things such as bring all the laundry baskets to the laundry room, take the laundry baskets back to the rooms, and put away the socks that I have already folded. My daughter is 5, so she sometimes asks if she can help fold washcloths or put them away. Now that we have a 10-year-old in the house, I have asked him to switch the clothes from the washer to the dryer or hang up his shirts. Even my 3-year-old likes to help switch clothes from the washer to the dryer. I am actually the one that is switching them. He just likes the throw them into the dryer. It takes a little longer, but he wants to help and I need to encourage that.
Here are a list of things your children can do to help out with the laundry. Of course, you must choose which ones are appropriate based upon age and maturity.
- bring laundry baskets to the laundry room
- take laundry baskets back to the rooms
- put socks, pajamas, and underwear away
- get hangers
- help sort the laundry into darks, coloreds, whites, and towels
- switch clothes from the washing machine to the dryer
- match socks
- If you are line drying, the child can hand you clothing and clothes pins.
How do your children help with the laundry?
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