| Most babies outgrow 0-3 months sized | | | | special outfits on your other children. |
| clothing in a few weeks. This results in | | | | Pre-wash old baby clothes before using. |
| clothes being hardly worn and in some | | | | Create a Baby Memory Quilt - Keeping |
| cases never worn at all. Difficult as it | | | | material from old baby clothes and |
| is to get rid of your little ones' | | | | making a patchwork quilt is a fantastic |
| things you should consider the following | | | | way of creating a sentimental memento of |
| ways in order to put them to good use. | | | | your baby. This can then be added to |
| Not everyone will have the luxury of | | | | with other material as your baby grows. |
| going out to buy new outfits for their | | | | Outfits for a Stuffed Toy - Using Baby |
| bay. So it is a good idea not to simply | | | | Outfits to dress some of your childs' |
| put the used clothing out with your | | | | stuffed toys is another fabulous way of |
| weekly garbage collection. | | | | recycling those old baby clothes. Even |
| Refuge Centers/ Neo Natal Units - | | | | making stuffed animals from your little |
| Donating your baby clothes to either a | | | | ones outgrown t-shirts and cardigans is |
| refuse center or hospital unit gives you | | | | another way to capture those find |
| the joy in knowing the clothes are being | | | | memories and again puts the clothes to |
| put to good use. When our own baby was | | | | good use. |
| in the Neo Natal unit for a few weeks, | | | | Letting go of your babies clothes can be |
| he got good use from some of the clothes | | | | difficult for some parents. Little |
| available there. We eventually brought | | | | outfits can resurrect so many wonderful |
| our own items to the unit but it was | | | | memories. So if giving those treasured |
| good that there was some there for him | | | | clothes away is just too much then dig |
| to use. These clothes had been donated | | | | out the needle and thread and create a |
| by other families. | | | | precious memento of your baby to keep |
| Planning to have a large family? | | | | for your grandchildren. |
| Many mothers keep their baby clothes in | | | | If you do decide to give your clothing |
| case they decide to have more children. | | | | items away, you can rest in the |
| As most parents know having a family is | | | | knowledge that some unfortunate family |
| costly so try to save money wherever you | | | | will be putting them to good use. |
| can. It is also nice to see those | | | | |