How to Donate Kids' Clothes

Children grow fast leaving behind outgrown clothing that can clutter your closets. Rather than toss too-small clothes into the nearest trash can, consider donating to a local charity. Plenty of parents need back to school or winter clothing for their children. A back-to school clothing drive is perfect for donating outgrown kid's clothes and is a fantastic way to give back to the community.

Things You'll Need

• Boxes
• Bags

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Instructions

Donating Children's Clothing

• 1

  Sort through any unwanted children's clothing you are thinking about donating. Locate any ripped, or tattered clothing and remove them from the donation pile. Schools and charities will not accept clothing articles that are unwearable.

• 2

  Pack the unwanted clothing into a box or a bag that is durable enough to support the clothing during transportation.

• 3

  Visit a nearby school and speak to school officials about upcoming clothing drives around the area and ask if they participate. Most clothing are in the beginning of the school year in August or September.

• 4

  Find the location of donation bins for children's clothing. Speak to a school official about the location of a bin if you cannot find one. Donation bins should feature back-to-school signs to point them out, You will likely find these sites near a school or in a retail area.

• 5

  Place the unwanted children's clothing in the carefully in the donation