https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:16:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2308091 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:05:04 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2308091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to fit those flat under bed bins under the crib. They work great and store just about a season or two ahead. The kind with the wheels were a bit too high but the flat ones slid under (from target) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2308082 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:56:48 +0000 PinkElephant 2308082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I'd get the big ones - long term, you'll need the space (as clothes get bigger). If they're TOO big for now, you could always stack girl clothes on one side, boy on the other, but keep the same size together. </p> <p>Those vacuum storage bags also work well if you need to store in a shallower space (like under a bed) and don't have room for the big sterilite containers.</p> <p>These are the sterilite containers I use - they're big but reasonable enough I can lift them once loaded with clothes:<br /> <a href="http://www.target.com/p/sterilite-clearview-latch-storage-tote-transparent-with-purple-latch-66qt/-/A-13794509#prodSlot=dlp_medium_1_6&#038;term=sterilite" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/sterilite-clearview-latch-storage-tote-transparent-with-purple-latch-66qt/-/A-13794509#prodSlot=dlp_medium_1_6&#038;term=sterilite</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2308081 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:53:36 +0000 PinkElephant 2308081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ETA: double post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2308061 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:42:26 +0000 PawPrints 2308061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are dresser-free (hate them, DH and I don't use them either) so all LO's stuff is in her walk-in closet in hanging organizers. I put all the newborn size stuff in the hanging organizers at the front of the closet and then organized everything else according to size and stuffed it in another organizer in the back of the closet, or hung it up on hangers if it was nicer stuff. As she has grown, I have rotated each subsequent size to the front organizer and put too-small stuff into paper bags to loan to friends with younger kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2308054 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:37:48 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2308054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A shopping bag in the closet for really big stuff. Current size is organized into Onesies, Outfits, and Sleepers baskets on a bookshelf. I also have a basket for Next Size Up, so stuff is washed and ready to grab if needed. non sized items like bibs, baby socks, hats, etc. All share another basket. A last basket is used for dirty baby laundry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2308027 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:27:23 +0000 Smurfette 2308027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one tub in the closet to put her current size when she outgrows them. Then another tub with the next size so I can grab what I need. I have tubs of next sizes in the basement since we have hand me downs. The outgrown sizes are in tubs down there too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2308021 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:23:52 +0000 mamabolt 2308021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a little easier with an older kiddo, but I always have two bins on top of her closet, one for next season, so right now it's summer stuff, and one for someday, which now is mostly heirloom stuff. But when she was little, same idea, when she was in 3 mo the 6 mo stuff was in one bin and everything bigger was in the other. I also keep a big Rubbermaid in the bottom of the closet for outgrown stuff, and when it's full it goes to the attic for my niece/number 2 eventually. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2307992 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:03:44 +0000 BSB 2307992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: Oh, clear tubs! Great idea! Love the index card idea, too.</p> <p>Do you have a picture of how these look? What size tubs do you suggest I get? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2307988 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:01:11 +0000 BSB 2307988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: yeah, I'm noticing that and trying to consider that as well. When both were in preemie clothes, I had newborn and 0-3 months clothes out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2307986 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:00:52 +0000 twodoghouse 2307986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have small, clear Rubbermaid tubs that fit on the top of shelf of their closet. We stuck an index card in the front of each one with sizes on it. The index card works well because I can look up at the shelf and see exactly what is in each box. In the early days we didn't distinguish boy from girl, it was just size. From time to time I would clear out the things in their drawers that they outgrew and that stuff would go into more tubs with a card that said "outgrown + size" to go to my sister's twins. Then I'd fill their drawers with the new size items. They'd often grow into things at different times but I just emptied out their drawers and boxes as needed. The drawers in the dresser were separated by boy or girl except their pj drawer because we do a lot of gender neutral pjs. So B took longer to get into 0-3 so I cleaned A's drawers out first and filled with the new size from the tub. </p> <p>Now they have larger boxes we keep in a different closet that are labeled with name, size range, and season since they may be in one size over the course of several seasons now that their growth has slowed down. Now that their growth is more predictable I've purchased larger things for next year too. So I have boxes labeled like "Alice, 2T+, summer dresses." We still use the small Rubbermaids for things they don't quite fit into, but will soon/within this season. Keeping them right there in the closet keeps me from forgetting that they have those clothes ready to go and they don't need anything else (hypothetically) when they start to outgrow the things in their drawers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2307976 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:54:36 +0000 sorrycharlie 2307976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had them in storage totes but kept the next size out. I found that often times there would always be pieces that ran smaller or bigger than their label and I didn't want to accidentally miss something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-organize-and-store-los-clothes-that-dont-fit-them-yet#post-2307966 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:49:50 +0000 BSB 2307966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After the shower, how did you organize or store clothes that they don't fit yet.</p> <p>I'm trying to decide how the best way to do it. </p> <p>Bonus points if you can give some suggestions on how to do it with b/g twins that may wear different sizes.<br /> Like right now, L is in preemie clothes and K is in newborn size.<br /> My plan right now is to sort them into sizes and store them in storage tubs. </p>