The Changing of the Guard Dilemma

Every spring and fall the kids' wardrobes go through major overhaul to weed out the seasonal clothing that needs to be stored for passing down and to bring out the clothing that has been graciously passed down.

While I absolutely love the fact that we've been able to clothe all three of our children (with more than enough) and have only had to purchase around 10 items of clothing ourselves, I do not love the inevitable changing of the guard that must happen at least twice each year. 

The sorting and organizing clothing that is too small or that may fit again next year is a time consuming process. Although I guess shopping for new clothing is also. And then there's the storing. Oh, the storing. Even with fairly decent sized closets and a little space in the spare room, we are quickly running out of storage space in our home. We have a storage space under the house, but the thought of mildew ruining the clothing and my hard work of sorting makes me leery to place any hand-me-down bins in there.

So, for now the dilemma continues...

...what works for you?

We'd love to hear your ideas.
Do you use hand-me-downs for your children?
How do you sort and store?

I'll be facing this project in the next few weeks and would love any ideas for making it easier!

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