This week I have been making Jett his next season's clothes. I have already been through a lifetime of clothes with the two older kids (20yrs & 17yrs) & from experience know that you don't need to spend lots of money on little kids clothes it's just wasteful. I can make Jett 8 sets of mix & match shorts & t-shirts for under $35.00. So what I do is go searching at the op shops (one of my favorite things to do) and look for 8 good quality pillowcases, which I then make into shorts (big comfy baggies we call them) and I get 8 of the plain coloured t-shirts from Target when they have they're end of season sale for $2.87 each, then I get transfer paper from Spotlight and transfer all his favorite characters, shows whatever he is into at that time (his fav is Jetson's at the moment), and print them on his t-shirts. He just loves them and gets so excited.
When my son was little and way into the Wiggles I bought him cheap skivvies in Wiggles colours. Used Wiggles transfers that came in an Easter Show Showbag on them. He could be which ever Wiggle he wanted to be. It was way cheaper than buying them readymade and it made him so happy. It's given me a great idea for their winter pjs this year, even at 14 and 17 my kids have their favourite shows - my 17 year old daughter loves Dr Who, I might screenprint some Daleks onto flannelette for her.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea for the t-shirts, I've also made library bags from calico for the kids using the tranfers. Much better quality than some of the ones you can buy and much more personal too. While you're op shopping, keep an eye out for any fabric, you can quite often get really nice lengths for a few $$$...
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