Winter Checklist- 99 Ways to Get Ready for Winter!

Are you ready for winter this year yet?

There is so much to do with getting prepared for the season and we usually wait till the last minute to get things in order (I know I do!)

Homemaker Barbie has a great Resource for all of us to help us start getting ready for the Winter Season with her new Winterizing List which has some tips on helping you get the tasks done with a Checklist of 99 ways to getting ready!

Clothing

1. Pack away summer clothes. Box up tank tops, shorts, swimwear, and lightweight pajamas. Store clothing in sealed plastic storage containers with mothballs or natural insect repellant.

2. Box up summer shoes and sandals.

3. Unpack winter outer wear. Unpack coats, snow pants, snowsuits, hats, gloves, scarves, and boots from the previous season. Launder or dry clean all items (except boots) before they are worn.

4. Unpack and wash winter inner wear, such as wool socks, flannel pajamas, sweaters, and robes.

5. Donate adults’ and kids’ old coats, snow pants and boots that are too small to a local shelter or Goodwill. You’ll help make someone’s winter warmer in body and in mind.

6. Switch to heavyweight pajamas. Opt for sleepwear made of thick insulating fabrics such as flannel. Wool socks, chenille socks, and even footed sleepers for children will help keep in as much body heat as possible at nighttime.

7. Switch out your wardrobe’s summer colors to richer winter colors. Pack away pastels and bright summer colors such as orange and yellow. Rich, saturated colors are more akin to the season, such as red, deep blue, purple, burgundy, emerald green, and other jewel tones.

8. Buy mitten clips to attach small kids’ gloves to their coat sleeves. Purchase one pair of clips and mittens for each coat or snowsuit.

9. Print out the free Kids’ Getting Dressed to Leave the House Checklist and hang in your entryway.

10. Check holiday outfits to make sure they still fit (formal gowns, men’s suits). Have cleaned if necessary or altered if sizes have changed.

11. Unpack or purchase thermal underwear (long johns) to wear under clothes as extra layers.

To see the entire Winterizing list, visit Homemaker Barbie!