DC clothes organiser for outfits for the week

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Does anyone have an organiser for storing kids outfits in for the week? I'm thinking something with 5 or 7 pockets to hold outfits for each day for small DC? My DH is awful at selecting outfits, so this would mean I could sort out all outfits for the week on Sunday night. I have in my mind something made from fabric with pockets that can hang on a wall.. any suggestions?! Thanks!

@Sunshinegirl82 thanks that looks great!

@3littlemonkeys82 thanks but I have a weird and unexplainable dislike for plastic drawers. No idea why! It isn't logical.

Just put all the clothes you don't want him to use in a plastic bag then. But really none of this stuff should be beyond the wit of men. They are not more stupid than women as a rule.

Stop infantilising them!

**Men are only this useless because those around them enable them. By looking for solutions like special storage rather than explaining where the good clothes / messy clothes are kept (once, he's an adult with a functioning memory) and moving on. This willful incompetence boils my piss.

This ... exactly
Tell him to get his fucking act together

We just have one drawer that’s designated for nursery clothes. Easy.

@greentomatos no I get it, our systems in wicker drawers for the same reason but I couldn't be bothered to move off the sofa to take a picture 😂

Just looking for storage solutions thanks not looking to start a huge debate about men.

Thanks to those that gave useful ideas.

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Not sure if this clicky link will work. Saw this shared on another thread recently. Does it fit the bill?

Men are only this useless because those around them enable them. By looking for solutions like special storage rather than explaining where the good clothes / messy clothes are kept (once, he's an adult with a functioning memory) and moving on. This willful incompetence boils my piss.

^^ This

He needs to find a solution if he finds something so basic so hard.

How does he cope with keeping down a job or driving a car if he can't even pick a child's outfit?

@Orangedaisy I might do that... could be a lot easier.

I have to say I just put everything away in complete outfits and I DH could tell the difference between everyday and "best" buy tbh our DDs grew so fast I didn't actually keep anything much for best, what's the point 🤷🏽‍♀️

I know you're not wanting a debate buuuut. I have a wardrobe. At one end is work stuff. At the other is going out stuff and then gym gear and p js etc in drawers. Surely your husband has the ability to work out what are his work clothes, weekend going out stuff and lounging attire? If he can work that out, he has the ability to work that out for your child. If he wishes to.

Is this more about you (control) than him?

I had full outfits all folded together, so much easier in the mornings.

Can you sort the drawers and outfits so you can label the drawers with nursery clothing and weekend clothing.

All he will then need to do is take out a set of clothes, ready paired together, from the nursery drawer.

What about one of those over door storage hook things for coats? Ideally a 5 peg one (assuming that’s the number you need per child) each.. make up the outfit on the hanger n pop them on the pegs, label them mtwtf if you really need to. Flocked hangers with a trouser bar work best so that pants n bits don’t make anything slide off.

I do this for speed.. but one hook each. Me, ds and dp (who’s hooks usually bare, not because he’s flashing the town, but if it’s a wedding etc I’ll do his). Learned it working nightshift in a nursing home, if we put out clothes as we put them to bed it gave them time to pick out bits if they could and meant in the morning you grabbed a coat hanger n took it with you no fussing about looking for Mary’s compression stockings while running a bath.

Mumsnet can turn the most innocent of threads into a ‘your husband is useless’ thread Maybe OP should just LTB? Or perhaps she could spend £15 finding a solution.

As for the controlling suggestion - most of my friends have nursery ‘uniform’ for their kids. Especially when they’re really young they often come back covered in stains (and depending on the nursery - DD’s previous nursery stopped using bibs before she was 2). There are definitely clothes of DD’s that I’d rather keep nice.

No real suggestions, OP. I just lay out the OOTD before I leave for work in the morning.

Can you bundle outfits on a Sunday and put one outfit out a day for DH?

I tried to keep a nursery drawer and a non-nursery drawer. My husband has always picked appropriate outfits but my god sometimes the patterns have clashed. I just has to let go. My pre-schooler has been picking her own clothes since she was around 2 though. I tried to micromanage but she generally she picks sensible stuff and it’s not worth the hassle unless she’s picked something totally weather inappropriate.

I think your biggest priority is to separate the non/nursery clothes and try and find someone for them. I’ve got one drawer with pants, leggings and anything else that can go to nursery. The other has non-nursery clothes and pyjamas. You could get some large mesh bags to keep outfits together. I’ve got some for washing delicates and they were pretty cheap. Coloured ziplock bags could be an alternative as well.

If your husband is capable of choosing between work and leisure clothes for him, he can do it for your children.

It's not about LTB,it's about not treating men like children. They're not. They have to step up in the home.

Ikea hanging shelves might work.

Something like this

Some of the comments on here. I think it's a fantastic idea to have clothes laid out for the week for BOTH parents so there isn't any faffing in the morning.

When my DS is older I shall be doing what OP is doing. Not because my DH is , useless, another child etc. But because my DH and I like to be efficient. 5/10 mins on a Sunday night organising outfits it's much more efficient than rooting around every morning for 5 mins at a time. 5 x 5 = 25 mins of lost time.

Could you buy some of those drawer organisers and label them ?