Comments on: Visual Laundry Lesson for Kids!

By: Linktastic ~ Laundry Room Links Round Two

Linktastic ~ Laundry Room Links Round Two — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:43:30 +0000

[...] love this simple visual laundry lesson for kids ~ @ Reluctant [...]

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:44:10 +0000

Teaching my sons to do laundry when they were quite young was one of the best things I did. It REALLY helped me out and is a lesson that their wives now thank me for. I always chuckled at how their laundry "style" was a reflection of their personality. One son was a neatnik, no wrinkles and always sorted perfectly. The other son…not so much! But they never went out naked!

By: Elizabeth G.

Elizabeth G. — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:21:02 +0000

Great, great, GREAT idea! Thanks for the tip!

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:08:56 +0000

My 4 year old son would love this. He begs to help with laundry, and I couldn't think of a way that would give him instructions, since he has just started learning to read. Great idea!!

By: Lynne in NC

Lynne in NC — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:51:55 +0000

Oh my! This is brilliant!
Thanks for sharing.
I have the "how to" posted on the inside cabinet door, but this tip would really help my visual learner.

You know laundry is like the sewing term "gather". One word, many steps!

love ya!

By: Jen - Balancing Beauty and Bedlam

Jen - Balancing Beauty and Bedlam — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:09:39 +0000

oh my friend – you know I love this. I am all about my kids doing laundry at an EARLY age…it's the folding and putting away that we still struggle with. They don't realize those three steps are ONE chore.

By: heidi

heidi — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:35:05 +0000

can i do this for my hubby?

By: ellen b.

ellen b. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:25:05 +0000

What a brilliant idea this is!!

By: kristi_temple

kristi_temple — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:11:29 +0000

I am going to start doing this for my kids and MY HUSBAND and not just with the laundry! What a great idea!

By: Kathy C.

Kathy C. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:19:38 +0000

I don't think there's a magic age, I think it should be taught early on as a responsibility. My son began helping me with laundry at an early age, then began doing his own probably by 11. When he joined the military, he was shocked by how many young men had NO IDEA what to put where in a washer, or how much. He said one guy was washing his clothes in softener for a month! It pays to teach them well.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:33:26 +0000

What a great idea! I don't think there's one good age to teach laundry-I guess, like everything in life, there's a balance between recieving instruction and learning through observation. Right now I only expect our kids to put the clean clothes away, we'll work on the other stuff later!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:28:30 +0000

I think it is great for kids to be able to handle laundry. I started doing laundry for my family of 6 at the age of 8. My parents were busy with their businesses and encouraged lots of teamwork and independence with things like laundry, cooking and farm work. there were a few casualties…like a wool sweater that shrunk so much that my mom never wore it again, but there was a lot of grace.
I think this visual tutorial/reference is fabulous.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:47:10 +0000

Love this idea. My daughter could definitely start doing her own laundry!

By: GrannySmithGreen

GrannySmithGreen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:50:55 +0000

What a great idea. I think I'll try this for my sweet husband? Wonder if it would work for the vacuum too? Ha! Have a great week!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:53:00 +0000

I am probably the minority but I LOVE doing laundry. I taught my oldest kids before they left for college but still do all the laundry for those at home (three, plus a foreign exchange student).

On the rare occasion I have had to be out of town, or did not get a needed item washed, they have handled the task with aplomb. Of course my youngest is 15 so they should be able to handle it, don't you think?

By: BygracegoI

BygracegoI — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:42:54 +0000

My 9 year old son "helps" with his laundry. He carries it down, sorts it (with my watchful eye) puts them in the washer, adds the laundry soap etc., sets the wash cycle and puts them into the dryer when they are done and sets that cycle and when they are done, he folds and puts them away. I hang out and watch and reinstruct if needed mostly because he gets sidetracked easily (and can be lazy if he thinks he can get away with it-lol)

My girls started doing their own laundry by about 10 mostly to keep me from killing them. I would wash, dry, fold and put them on their bed only to find them still folded in their laundry basket for the next wash. So we tried having them do their own laundry for 2 weeks then I took over and the same thing happened so they got that chore back permenanatly. (they were 9, 10 and 11 years old at the time-all 3 of them got the chore of doing their laundry on the same day)

I had an instruction sheet up for them, but it never occured to me to put pictures on it. I think it's a great idea!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:59:11 +0000

Ha! I could use this for mu college son!
Nancy