Dressing children in matching clothes at the parks

[ANNFMUR]

We are going to the world in march. I was suddenly in a panic about losing my kids in the crowds. Does anyone else have their children wear matching shirts so they can keep track of them visually? If so where do you find them. My girs are 8, 5, and 2.

During the summer I have them in matching suits so I have only one pattern to track at the pool. This has worked well for me.

 

[princessh]

I asually try and dress my kids in the same disney shirt. They have tons of shirts at the disney store.

 

[Brina]

I have twins who are literally never dressed alike other than for portraits or when they wear their soccer uniforms. I don't own any matching outfits for them, and I don't buy new clothing for trips. When we visit the parks I choose a color of the day and dress both boys in the same color tshirt.

 

[3princesses4us]

I like that idea of wearing at least a matching Disney t-shirt. It's easier to spot the same color. In fact next time we go my girls will also be 8, 5 and 2 and I plan on putting them in an unusual colored shirt so they'll be easier to keep track of.

 

[lovehoney]

I'm going to try and have the whole family wear coordinating colors. That way I don't have to find the same exact shirts for all of us.

So far I have matching maroon Mickey shirts for my DSs and DH and I are wearing maroon Tshirts.

I purchased everybody a long sleeve Tshirt from Old Navy in Red with Blue and tan stripes for the boys and Blue with red and tan stripes for Me and DH.

I also plan on making Mickey Tie dyed shirts for everyone. I'm having trouble finding a white, 100% cotton T shirt for DS5. I've looked at Walmart, Target, Hobby Lobby and Kohls. So far no luck. I would use an undershirt but the ones I've seen are too thin.


I don't have matching Jackets so if it is cold all this matching is sort of useless!

Have fun!

 

[ANNFMUR]

Dharma trading company has a large selection of shirts fit for dyeing. They must have a web site I have not visited in a long time.

 

[Allison]

Last year each of my 3 kids had 2 different tie-dye shirts from their day care. It worked out great for them to wear those on the same day and I didn't have to buy anything new. The tie-dye really stood out in a crowd and it was easy to spot them.

 

[mommystieg]

I dress our DDs in coordinating colors and boy, did that come in handy this past June. We were at AK when one of those lovely summer thunderstorms rolled in. I had the two older DDs and DH was carrying the baby while we headed for cover. Once I found a place to keep dry I realized we were missing DH and DD#3!! The girls were all dressed in bright orange so all I had to do was head out into the crowd and find the man carrying the baby in the bright orange shirt!!
I started dressing the girls in matching shirts/coordinating colors because it looks really nice in the pictures. And then we usually buy a set of matching shirts for the whole family and have one picture made.

 

[Belle1962]

I dress both the "kids" with me in the same t-shirt and either jeans or jean shorts.

The one "kid" is my DS (24) and the other "kid" is HIS son (4). Since the 4 yo looks sooooo much like his daddy I figure I can just point to his daddyand tell security--"looks like that but 3 foot tall".

 

[PoohD]

Go for bright red! A red t-shirt from Wal-Mart and even a red hat! Most people, kids and adults seem to be in white with some designs. Opt for a solid color. I made sure my kids were in red whenever we out in a crowd. The color really stands out. I even encouraged my husband to wear something other than white so I could find him when the crowds got really thick.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

OT: But, if you have a digital camera, take a picture of your kids every morning prior to leaving the hotel for the day. This way, heaven forbid, if you get separated you have an accurate picture of what they are wearing. My DD loves to pose so it was never a problem. I just told her she looked adorable and I wanted a picture.

 

[PaulaSue]

I almost always dress my girls in matching or at least same colors when we go out to anything special. It just makes life easier for me.

Sometimes I have a hard time finding the same shirt so I go up a size or 2 for my youngest. I have 7 (today ) an almost 5 who is almost as big and a 2 1/2 year old.

 

[My2Cinderellas]

glad to hear I'm not the only nut who likes her girls to match! We always have a few matching or coordinating sets and I've been on the lookout for bargains for our trip this spring. My biggest score was when Dillards marked down all the summer stuff to $1.99 a piece - picked up a couple of sets for each girl. DD7 will be a size 8/10 and DD5 will be a 6x/7 this spring, so it's easier to match since I'm buying in the same sizing bracket.

 

[estherhead]

to me the key is to have my kids dressed in bright colors. So many people dress in black, grey, khaki, etc, that a child in bright colors really stands out. My dad always wears a hot pink shirt to the parks. No other men are wearing it so we can find him. Last year he was sick one day and didn't feel like the pink, so he wore a tan shirt with a navy blue baseball cap. I lost him OVER and OVER! It was like that was a uniform for 50 year old men. LOL!

 

[allaboard]

For the past two years we have gone to Disney and had our children wear the same colors on the same days. We didn't go so far as to make them the same shirts. We didn't need to after all. We have two girls and a boy. So a couple of months before the trips I would start watching while doing laundry to see who had what color of shirts. I picked out the 5 colors I thought most of them had already ... then shopped for others. One day they all word Animal Kingdom shirts ... but aside from that day ... it was just the same color but with different pics, etc. We always have a RED day, a BLUE day, A YELLOW day, a GREEN/GREY day ... and last year a HOT PINK (girls) and ORANGE (boy) day. It is so nice to look around and make sure I see three kids in red quickly. (or whatever the color that day is) This next trip may be different for us since I might have to convince our oldest daughter to keep doing this!! She'll be 11 !

 

[NJDisneymom]

Oh how I would LOVE to have 3 girls to dress up!!!!!! I love to do coordinating outfits, but its harder with a boy and a girl. I am a bit of a GYMBOREE fanatic. That would be an awesome place to get coordinating, but not exactly the same outfits for your girls. The disney catalog also does some cute family dressing pieces that you can do and having all 3 girls you can easily just buy all the same t-shirts, etc.

 

[My2Cinderellas]

Oh how I would LOVE to have 3 girls to dress up!!!!!! I love to do coordinating outfits, but its harder with a boy and a girl. I am a bit of a GYMBOREE fanatic. That would be an awesome place to get coordinating, but not exactly the same outfits for your girls. The disney catalog also does some cute family dressing pieces that you can do and having all 3 girls you can easily just buy all the same t-shirts, etc.

Gymboree is one of my favorites for this! Sometimes the girls get the same outfit and sometimes coordinating ones. Another good source is hanna andersson. I like to get the same dress in different colors. My girls each have the souvenir sundresses with knit capris and look sooo cute.

 

[Schmeck]

The Children's Place has matching clothing to fit the OP's range of ages - toddler clothing and big girl stuff in the same fabrics, just designed a bit differently.

I always dressed my two girls in matching outfits for WDW, it just made the pictures look so much cuter! One girl would be in lime green, and the other in pink. Same outfits, just a different color. Land's End has a lot of matching stuff too, especially bathing suits.

Now my DDs have such a difference of opinion about how to dress - DD14 is into Star Wars t-shirts (bought a wardrobe for herself on our last trip) and boys shorts (but at least she doesn't wear them low). DD11 is into jeans and girly shirts. There was no way to dress them even close to identical on our last trip

Ah, the good old days, LOL!

 

[MissMichelle]

I'm actually thinking of doing this a few of the days---Especially President's Day when I know it'll be busy.
I also bought a bunch of Disney T's for $4.99 (same price for long sleeved) and the older girls got the same ones *both 9* and that'll come in handy.

 

[amyjo]

We're having the kids wear same color t-shirts each day. I got lucky at Target a few months ago and found t-shirts on sale for about $2 each. I picked up light blue shirts and green shirts that day. I got matching Mickey shirts at the Disney store on sale, too! And, they all have matching baseball caps from our local minor-league team that they will wear. My mom had t-shirts printed up with our family crest on them (for all 18 of us going together) that she wants us all to wear one day. My dh is going to croak when he hears about it. I'm trying to decide the best time to break the news--waiting until we get there is NOT going to be a good idea! LOL!