Presort the Family Laundry

Clean laundry is only half the battle — it still needs to be sorted and put away. Save those steps by keeping washer-and-dryer-safe mesh bags, (sold in Chinese Stores here in Tenerife) in each kid’s room — one for lights, one for darks. Throw the bags directly into the washing machine and dryer, then hand them back to the kids. If they’re old enough, they can do their own folding.
The mesh bags are especially good for socks, keeps them all together and no more Sock Monsters in the home!