15 shirts a week

[theonlygirl]

DS2 starts big school in September, meaning there will be 15 shirts in the laundry each week. DH 5, DS1 5, DS2 5.
no issue washing and drying them but it will be a cold day in hell before I stand ironing their shirts. I don't use a tumbledryer so they all definitely need ironing.

Option 1 - make them iron their own.
Option 2 - drycleaners

Curious to know what others do

How old are your kids?

M&s no-iron shirts!

Ask your partner to iron too, simple.

I use Sainsbury's non iron shirts for our son. But I do use a tumble dryer so don't know how they are drying naturally.

I do them one week, dh does them the next. Doesn’t take long.

Surely there's already 10 shirts a week. How are they done? Why can't your husband iron his own shirts and do the kids while he's at it!

If you hang them on hangers to dry you’ll be amazed at the lack of creases - and then it might be worth getting a cheap handheld steamer (you can pick them up really reasonable) to quickly go over any creases that do appear, you can keep them on a hanger whilst doing it and so much quicker than ironing!

Yeah cos a reception aged child is going to iron their own shirts 🙄.
Hang them on coat hangers to dry.

I’d be interested to know if anyone has found a good hand held steamer for shirts

And DH can iron his own shirts.
TBF you haven’t given enough information here, because if you have a system of functioning based on who works more, who has more free hours, it should align with that.

But to be the parent who makes their kids iron their own school uniform - I think that’s a bit tight quite frankly, as it sounds like one could be as young as 11, and as mother, I would want to do this for them (as would my DH as their father).

Just my view!

I agree with the handheld steamer. But we buy non iron shirts here and I find they only need a little rub with an iron.

Well - how are they done now? Surely adding another five reception sized shirts won't make much difference?

Personally I wouldn't bother ironing a shirt for a 5yo (or for anyone else)

I dont iron them. They are all no iron / easy iron. I wash them, give them a good shake and hang them straight on hangers before they have time to dry crumpled and then hang the hangers on the curtain poles so they dry in the sun or the radiator is on and I can open windows to stop damp.

Occassionally one of ny husbands needs an iron and he does that. Its his shirt.

Unless they are dirty or smelly going children’s shirts don’t need changing every day.

M&S non iron shirts, hang them up to dry, no ironing. I don’t tumble dry school shirts and certainly don’t iron them. Dh irons his own

Hang them all on hangers on an airer to dry. Then your husband irons his shirts and the kids at the same time.
not sure where you have to get involved really.

Can’t you just hang them on a hanger on the line/ laundry rack? Some definitely look fine if you do this. If not yes they definitely get 1/2 lessons and then do their own apart from photo day etc.

Don’t iron them. Buy no iron shirts and hang them on a hanger to dry.

DH 5, DS1 5, DS2 5. thought this was their ages for a second! How old is big school? Secondary? What happens with the current shirts?

If you read the OP, the youngest child starts secondary school in September.

They're all old enough to iron their own shirts and do their own laundry.

And what's the jumper/blazer situation. Could you just iron the collar and be done with it?

And there are four shirts per male in this house, with four males, plus all the sports gear that goes with it too! I don’t mine getting my kids clothes ready, never have done!

Don't iron them? Never ironed Dts. Smooth and hang.

My husband irons all the shirts. I don’t wear shirts (or iron really) so makes sense it’s his job.

Depends very much on the child. I wouldn't let the 11 year old in my life near an iron.