My older twins recently turned 7 and their clothes have surpassed the “kids” hangers I usually get at Target, Walmart, etc.
I am on the hunt for clothes hangers that are bigger for the older kids’ clothes so they don’t fall off but smaller than adult size hangers that overstretch them.
I dutifully turned to Amazon, thinking if I order now I can get it in 2 days or less. No such luck. This is turning out to be harder than I thought.
After some initial research, I decided to just measure the hangers we already have. Here’s what I know:
The baby hangers are about 10″ wide/long. These work for clothes up to 18 months if they’re small.
The toddler hangers are about 11″ wide/long . These work for clothes 24 months to sometimes size 4T. This is what we use for the 2 year old twins’ clothes.
The kids hangers you can usually buy from Target are 12″ long. These are fine for my 5 year old’s clothes who is a 5T and they worked for some of my older twins’ clothes up to size 6.
The hangers that come with the older twins’ clothes from the store are sized 7/8 or M. These are about 14″ wide/long. I’m learning how difficult it is to find these so be sure to say yes when the store asks you if you want to keep them!
Adult hangers are 16″ wide/long or longer.
I have so far learned that “junior” clothes hangers sized 14″ wide/long – can be bought in bulk, but unfortunately they are usually only for tops/dresses, and don’t have the bottom “bar” you can fold pants over. There are separate 14″ clothes hangers for bottoms like skirts, shorts and pants that come with clips.
What I want are 14″ junior clothes hangers that come in a “combo” style – meaning I can use them for tops/dresses and have clips for pants/skirts.
Who knew these would be so hard to find? I would just use adult size hangers but they stretch out the arm holes. Also – with 3 more kids after these twins’ I know I’ll get my money’s worth out of them. Sigh.
If I find them – I’ll be sure to post pics and links. If you know where I can get them – please comment and let me know!
About Us
We have five children including 2 sets of twins. Currently ages 7,7,5,2,2. That’s 2 fraternal twin girls, a single boy, followed by 2 identical twin girls. Life After 5 – kids that is, has definitely changed.