[chrisandaaron]

I find it much easier for me to part with stuff when I know it is going to someone who can really use it. Especially if I know them.

[Sleeplvr]

I second the suggestion of giving them to a foster care agency or foster support group. Most foster kids go into care with nothing but the clothes on their backs and for babies nothing more than a diaper.

How about giving them to a women's shelter? The women who show up there with kids tend to have nothing but the clothes on their backs as well.

[ocracoke]

I am lucky in that I have been the recipeint of many many hand me downs. My daughter is almost 3 1/2 years old now and I still buy very little clothing since my friends all have daughters just a little older then my daughter. So I really don't have to buy much. When she outgrows them I sell some back to a local second hand store -- this allows me to buy a few things at that store to fill the gaps in what she is lacking in. The rest I send down to my sister who has a daughter younger then my daughter. She is now saving them as her daughter outgrows them to send to my cousin who is getting ready to have his first baby. The only stuff I have saved as she has outgrown them are the traditional Ethiopian dresses. Those I plan to frame and use as artwork in her room.

Samantha

[Lilly's Mommy]

I have been unable to give away any of Lilly's clothes because of sentimentality and the hope that we might use them again. However, after reading the ideas about donating to foster care, I feel like I could and should weed through the MANY tubs in our attic and give at least some of it away. Somehow I think I could part with things more easily knowing that some little one really needed them more than we would. Thanks for the idea! DH will be thrilled to see some of the tubs go!

[EZ2Luv]

Ebay is my friend. Unless of course the item is really of importance(Christening Gown, comming home outfit, ect). That is also how I can afford to buy larger clothes and get some great deals myself. Of course if I knew someone personally in need I would give the clothes to them .

EZ

[slugbug0930]

Our little one hasn't grown out of anything yet but when she does I plan on donating them to a local charity that is a "crisis nursery" for mothers that need help.

[RNB]

Yes, yes, and yes. We have been blessed with SO MANY clothes and toys from friends and family that we do all of the things you mentioned (except consignment). We have donated some to the local thrift store, given some to others we know in need, held onto some for future foster kids, and saved some for the baby we are adopting this month.

We recently had the largest yard sale ever and got rid of tons of stuff we had been tucking in places I did know we had.

So, yes, feel free to do all those things. It is a good thing to bless others as you have been so wonderfully blessed.

RnB

[mom2justynsarah]

I am a big believer in "passing it on." In other words, I have given my outgrown kids' clothes to neighbors, co-workers, friends and family. I have also donated items to organizations like "Kids in Distress", churches, temples, low income day care centers, etc.

I also highly recommend checking out "freecycle.org" It is a GREAT place where people post what they are offering to give away. Plus anyone can post what they are looking for. I have given away so many baby items, clothes, shoes, bottles, bouncy seats, etc. But I have also gotten some neat things in return.

Another place to go would be craigslist and or ebay. I have sold as well and bought some great stuff on both sites. But beware all of the above are totally addictive! LOL!

[aclee]

As the first boy out of my sister and I, I pack all mine away. Ty is my first, and my sister hopes for a boy eventually too, so I'll save it all and reuse what I can if I have a same season baby. Just about all of my smaller sizes are gender neutral anyway, so I'll use those for a boy or a girl. The boy stuff, if he ever starts growing gets packed with in a vacuum sealed bag and then in rubber-maid by month. My sister does the same for her girls, so I'm set when I get my girl

Eventually whatever clothes I end up with when we're done, I'll donate, freecycle, or sell on e-bay depending on the condition and brand name. I've gotten some clothes off freecycle though, and I will give back (to freecycle) what I can as he outgrows it.

[mumofone]

I save all of their special outfits, but most others go to charity or a friend.

[chunkmomma1]

Now this is what I am doing and I think it will be something you and him would both treasure.

I have alot of clothes saved and with each outfit there is a picture.
And what I am having done is making quilts out of the clothes I am making two quilts one for now that we can share and one for when the child gets older and on their own. That way they would have pictures and a piece of the clothes and you can have the pictures put on the clothes too.

But that is what I am doing it may not be right for you but it is an idea.

[allanacw]

I just couldn't part with them, either, and now that he's a giant 18 month old and we have 5 bins and are moving (and therefore paying to move them!) it's time to sift through and get it down to just a few.

I saved all of my daughters clothes, not able to part with them, until we had a boy. I find it surprisingly easy after the initial purge and love seeing the clothes on our friend's daughter. Revisiting them is fun!

I don't know anyone with seasonality that matches our son (we went through from newborn to size 24 months in one winter b/c he's so big), so we'll have to wait and revisit our options.

Allana

[Wisdom]

Wow, I love all of these ideas. I really like the idea of donating them in some way. I never heard of mom to mom sales. They sound like fun. I do plan on keeping a few of my favorites as keepsakes but will donate most and perhaps sell some when we finally have our garage sale.

[claschober]

We have saved most of the clothes, as we have three boys that can share....however once our youngest outgrows the clothes we either donate to a friend or give away on freecycle....we too have received numerous things from friends and freecycle and if we can return the favor we love to! Lots of great ideas on here...it's always neat to hear what others are doing with their clothes the kiddos outgrow!