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I take each one and balance them on my knee (with my foot on a step stool) and wash their hands and face at the bathroom sink. I then dry their hands with an assigned cloth for each child, hanging on hooks with their first initial on it. The hooks are ones I got from Ikea and they hang on the towel bar. I change their clothes once a day, or more if it gets extra dirty. But since the cloth is mostly just used to dry, it doesn't get very dirty.
I use the bounty paper towels too. Usually someone has a snotty nose as well so I just wipe and toss.
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Originally Posted by Crayola kiddies
Yes, this is exactly me, too. Crayola, once again just a bit more proof that we must have been separated at birth, lol. :)
I take all kids to the sink and wash them there. Same idea as AmandaKDT but I use the same towel for all of them to dry their hands on. For dirty faces I will either use a wipe or a wet paper towel but right now don't have a very messy crew.
I have plastic bibs for everyone that just get wiped down after each use and washed in laundry once a week. I have one child that has the plastic bib with the scoop that mom provided but I personally hate it. It's too bulky and hard for him to sit close to the table and get to his bowl lol. We don't actually wear bibs too often so it's not a big deal.
I think I'm going to try the cloths and see how well I like the extra laundry or if I even notice it. The wipes are convenient but unless I pick them up in the states, they are expensive. I thought most wipes are alcohol free?
I, like smileyface use paper towels. I only have 2 young ones so it's fairly easy to give them a clean and then throw the paper towel on the compost. I used to do the face cloths but found they would start to smell.
For snacks I use wipes. The older children 3 and 4 use them and do it themselves. Craft, they was in the sink or I wash them in the sink. Lunch I use facecloths. Older aren't messy and can use the facecloth themselves. I tried using cloths all day and it was way more work. I only go through one tub a week of wipes and I pay no more than $3.49 at the most.
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Originally Posted by jammiesandtea
I use a cloth per kid per meal. It's usually enough to do a quick wash cycle at the end of the day.
I've tried going more than 1 meal with the same cloth, but I found they get stinky, plus if any of the kids are sick and I'm trying to keep their separate, it just seems like more of a hassle. This way I know they're never using someone else's. If/when I need to replace my current stash, I'll get a bunch of different colors to try to make it easier to keep them separate and try again.
You all must have really small washers cause I couldn't imagine three facecloths x 5 kids being enough for a load if laundry .... I've also never had a face cloth go stinky after one use... Very strange .... Maybe try the Norwex cloths .... They have a travel pack that comes in 4 different colours and they are anti bacterial (its their special patten) and don't get stinky because they have silver particles woven in the fiber and silver inhibits oxygen and bacteria needs oxygen to grow .... I use most of their products and they are truly amazing