I first kept all the clothes in those bags that you suck the air out of so everything is compacted. That is a great way to do it if you don’t have much space. The problem is the bags kept failing and they’d expand to normal size. They are also really heavy and actually quite hard to stack this way. Hard to just open and grab out something you need.

Now we have one plastic tub for each size. If we have too much to fit, we purge. This seems to be working well for me. It was also important that the tubs be the same, so they stack well in closets. Then I just mark the size on the outside of the tub and we are in business. This makes it easier to put stuff away when it gets too small. Say one shirt is just a bit too tight, throw it in the tub. You don’t have to wait until she outgrows everything to start organizing. Anyway… this is my long winded way of saying “I use plastic tubs.”

@Lisette – Great idea to post them on Craigslist!

@Amanda – I love your idea to hang a bag in the closet and pass it along. That’s wonderful.

I usually keep a bag hanging at the end of each of my kids closets, and as they grow out of things I just put those items in the bag.

When the bag gets full I pass them down to another friend that has children a little younger than each of mine. I have a few bags sitting behind me right now I’ve got to take to her.

By the way, sometimes I feel like a “stinkin’ stay-at-home mom” too.

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I also wanted to mention that I am running a coupon giveaway over at my blog.

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Thanks for the inspiration.

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