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Tina Engle
Tina Engle is the Owner/Operator of Brickstreet Clothesline, a namebrand re-sale shop located in the historic business district of Augusta, KS. Tina has been in business since 2001 and she can be reached by phone, at (316) 775-9920 or stop in at 406 State Street.
Fashion & Style
2004-02-01 16:25:00
Timesaving tips for kids’ clothes
Tina Engle Question: Each morning is a hassle getting the children ready for school.  Do you have any suggestions to help me organize their clothes better?Answer: This is an answer for every parent or grandparent who's dealt with a 7-year-old girl who wants to wear that summer dress in the middle of December!  Or better yet, the little boy who insists on wearing cowboy boots with his sweatpants and no shirt!  Children today have many more options for their apparel than we did say, 20 years ago.  This brings with it more battles over what is acceptable and what could border line as child abuse!  A helpful hint that may seem time consuming at first, but it will pay off in the long run, is to sort their clothes when you do the laundry.  Match outfits when you put them in the drawers or hang matching outfits together in the closet.  The less time the child spends sorting through the clothes the easier it will be on you, and the less time you will spend trying to explain why you don't wear a Hawaiian style shirt over a Kansas City Chiefs jersey!  One other small tip, as the seasons change and you are folding that laundry, PULL OUT the clothes that you know will not fit next year and automatically put them in a (dark) plastic bag to be given away.  This will save you from pulling the clothes out of the closet and the children noticing (even though they were seldom worn, it will surely become their favorite as soon as they realize you might give it to someone else!).  Hopefully this will help you in the battles of parenthood!
 
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