Growing Up Means Hand Me Downs

Everyone knows about hand me downs. And, now that I have a baby of my own, I understand the value of saving clothing for giving to another child who needs it more.

Growing up with siblings means you cannot just throw away clothes. You will have to reserve the best ones for other siblings to use. But there are exceptions. If one sibling is taller than the others, you may need to alter the clothes to fit the siblings that are shorter. Sometimes, genes have a way of going to one kid and staying away from another, and the tall or big genes are no exception. Instead of buying more big and tall clothing for a taller (albeit younger) child, parents can save some of the clothes of the older sibling and alter them a bit to fit the younger one.

But there’s a trick to storing hand-me-downs. It would also be helpful if you could label the boxes or bags containing clothing as you’re going so they know what to expect when going through each one.