5 Game-Changing Tips to Save Time with Twins
Y’all. This is one of the posts I’m most excited about. As a twin mom of 3 under 3, finding parenting hacks to save time and money get me so jazzed! Anything I can do to make life easier eventually leads to us living our best lives together. So I compiled my top 5 game-changing tips to save time with twins.
When your kids are young, the big three things that you’ll find yourself spending most of your time on are feeding, laundry, and cleaning.
It will come as no big surprise then, that these tips are all bucketed into one of those three themes.
I already listed out my time saving tips for twins, but these ones are more unique, and ones you haven’t heard from everyone.
Let’s dive in!
1. Store Socks by the Shoes
Almost all of us, kinds included, store our socks in our bedroom dressers. But if you have little ones, you probably know that pulling off socks can be a one-year-old’s favorite game.
I’m going to bet I’m not the only one who has had to hunt around a living room looking for tiny baby socks when you’re already ten minutes late and rushing out the door.
Then, I started storing socks in a little bin on our bookshelf, which is about halfway between our dryer and our front door.
In the mornings, I call out “let’s put on our socks!” and six feet start running towards me. I sit cross-legged on the floor, and one by one, each kid will sit on my lap to put on their socks & shoes simultaneously.
2. Sleep In Clothes
Okay, we don’t do this one every day, but some nights when I know we have to be out the door early, we dress our twins in their morning outfit.
I pick a comfy outfit, like leggings and long-sleeved cotton tops, pop them into their sleep sacks, and they’re ready to go.
In the morning, it’s just a quick diaper change, breakfast, then over to the sock station and we’re out the door.
3. Cube Shelf Instead of Dresser
Next up on 5 Game-Changing Tips to Save Time with Twins is to go with a cube shelf.
When my first was born, I went all Marie Kondo, meticulously folding each article of clothing so it stood upright. When we found out we were having twins, I knew that would be the first to go.
Not only did I want to limit folding, but we would also be tight on floor space. I knew we needed to embrace vertical living. Intro: cube shelves.
We bought a 5×5 cube wall piece, that was about five feet long, five feet tall, and just one foot wide. It was a huge space saver, taking up far less floor space than a dresser.
More importantly, this piece helped us never fold baby laundry.
Never folding baby laundry, people! When you consider how much laundry you’ll be going through, this can be huge! I literally just throw all pants in one drawer, all onesies in another drawer, etc. and don’t worry about folding (baby clothes never get wrinkled anyway).
Seriously, consider doing this. It was one of the hugest time savers once our twins arrived. We even turned it into the “laundry game” with our 3 year old, sorting clothes into the right bins.
A final benefit? We use the top two rows for toy storage, which means we’ve cleared the floor of toys, and can bring out new ones when our twins get bored of their current toys. Seriously, I can’t recommend this tip enough.
4. Finger Foods
While I’m a big proponent for healthy food, that doesn’t mean I’m a fan of time-consuming food.
When preparing meals and snacks for our little ones, I’m all about giving them food that they can easily and safely eat themselves. Essentially, that means natural foods that I don’t need to chop. Some examples:
- Peas
- Corn
- Chickpeas
- Edamame
- Beans
- Blueberries
I will almost always go for blueberries instead of grapes (choking hazard!), and usually choose peas and chickpeas over carrots or cauliflower. When I don’t have to pull out a chopping board and knife, I’m a happy mama.
And those times when I have a little extra time? I’ll spend an hour on Sundays chopping up fruits and veggies into french-fry sized pieces for them to nibble on, to ensure they taste the rainbow.
But when those run out? Nature’s bite-sized foods it is.
5. Bathe Them Together
If you’ve read other articles on this blog, you know how much I believe in doing things for twins at the same time.
That includes feeding them together, keeping them on the same waking/nap schedule, and, yes, bathing them together.
Once your twins are old enough to sit upon their own, you can start thinking about bathing them together (as long as you feel you can do so safely).
It’s a key example of the twin math:
1 + 1 = 1.6
Aka, bathing two of them together takes 1.6 time the work, not double the work.
Let’s Share More Game-Changing Tips to Save Time with Twins
Do you have great game-changing tips to save time with twins? Leave a comment and share below!
If there’s one thing I’ve learned since having twins, it’s that our tribe is so knowledgeable, strong, and supportive.
These are the time-savers that have worked for me. What’s worked for you? I can’t wait to hear!
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