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