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Matching Socks - Fun and Educational

Divisions: Family Activities, Family Systems, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Kindergarten, Organization, Preschoolers, Teaching Children, Teenagers, Time Management

Submitted by ceoMom 374, Kristina

Keeping up with the matching of the socks has always been a personal challenge for our family. When the kids were big enough to help, I started putting different colored dots on the little toe of each of their socks with a colored sharpy pen. Not a big noticeable dot; just one big enough so the kids could identify their generic white sock from the other kid's.

When we did the laundry, we would spread all of the white socks out on the floor and let them take turns mating their socks. This was good for the big kids, because it was a game and fulfilled one of their chores. It was great for the little kids to help them learn their colors and how to take turns. And it was a "sock out" for Mom. :)

You could also add numbers on the older kids' socks in their same color and play a math game with them to make it more interesting and educational for them.

3 comments

ceoMom 375, Amy

Great Idea! Matching socks is pretty much my worst nightmare... I'm going to teach my one year old how to match socks and make it a game!

Another good tip my husband's Grandmother did was safety pin socks together prior to putting them in the wash. She taught all six of her kids to pin them together prior to them going in the hamper. This made her job a lot easier when it was laundry time - and -no missing socks!

ceoMom 374, Kristina

Great idea! Now that the kids are in high school we are using the mesh bags. They keep them in their rooms and put all of their own underclothes in them then we just throw the whole bag in the washer. This way the girls delicates don't have to "touch" their brothers underwear (boy germs) and again no lost socks.

ceoMom 101, Jennifer

These are ALL great ideas! Thanks!!!

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