OK...surely I'm not the only mom with the issue of those magically disappearing socks! It's amazing how they can vanish so quickly.
After each dryer load is emptied and folded I some how manage to have socks without their matches...interesting! I set out on a mission to solve this mystery, so found a temporary solution! COLLECT! Lol I would throw them into a designated bag set aside only for socks without their match. After a weeks collection set aside a time to dump the bag on the living room floor and puzzle match socks.
Wow....my bag was full, it was going to bust the seams! So, now time to back up and think about this yet...again!
Determined to solve this on going mystery I found a fun way for my children to help me prevent this problem from happening!!!
Sock Bags!
Yes! As simple as it is my kids were so exited to have their own individual sock bag! I have 4 children all with different size socks, this saves me time with sorting and the constant puzzle of what sock belongs to which kid!
I instructed each child they are to put their unfolded dirty socks directly into their sock bag...this is the part I love....I throw the whole bag into the washer and dryer so I don't have the sock puzzle after each load!!
I used an old spotted t-shirt and made a stocking pattern (like Christmas stockings) I used the bottom hem of the shirt as the casing for the elastic on the top of each sock bag.
1. Sew leaving the top open to thread elastic
2. Trim and clip curves
3. Measure enough elastic big enough to put your hand in but small enough so the socks won't come out during all that tumbling in the washer and dryer...thread through the casing (shirts hem) sew closed
4. One more detail...add a piece of ribbon as a loop so it can be hung on a door knob or hook
5. Decorate as you desire
So...the mystery has still been unsolved (where do those socks really go!?!?).....lol.....but I may have found the prevention!!!
All in all it teaches responsibility and helps save a lot of time!!!
Have fun with this project and let me know if it helps you with your mystery of socks!!!
Until next time, God bless and stay creative!!
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