Moving a student to school – 5 bathroom organizing tips
Make everything as portable as possible. It may have been a while since your child had to share a bathroom and/or not have a bathroom attached to their bedroom. Here are some tips.
1. Have a basket for transporting all shower items from their room to the bathroom. The basket should have ventilation so it will dry out and not get mouldy.
Make it portable
Use a well ventilated container
A shower organizer that hooks on the shower bar
2. In some residences, the students need to supply toilet paper. Extra supplies can be stored under the bed. Send all shower essentials shampoo, conditioner, soap, shaving, etc in a convenient portable size.
Use under the bed storage for extra supplies
3. Include over the door hooks that the student can use to hang their towel while showering so it is convenient and useful in their room to hang the towel to dry.
Make everything as portable as possible so it is quick to pick up and go and easy to put away. Share on X4. Send a bathrobe. They may not use one at home but might find it useful at residence. Pack one that they will wear not one that has been around for a long time.
5. Send 2 bath sheets, 2 or 3 hand towels and 2 washcloths. Don’t send red towels that will turn a load of laundry pink, if they wash their towels.
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I don’t think all these products existed when I lived in residence (many moons ago). I wish I could remember how I transported all my stuff back and forth!
I didn’t live in residence. When my kids went to University it was hard to find any container with handles that had holes for drainage and air ventilation
I’m laughing about a red towel. I think every college student has run at least one load with a new red item and ended up ruining it. Especially if your student isn’t particularly “clean,” consider sending old towels that they can abandon at the end of the year.
I like the suggestion to send old towels and then abandon it or put it in textile recycling. New is not always the right answer.
Like Seana, I’ve seen my share of red towel disasters! That’s great advice as is the ventilated shower caddy.
It is fun to hear from so many people who have red towel stories.
I’m also laughing at the red towel. When I first met my husband he had a whole collection of pink towels, hahaha. We keep one as a backup for the memories and a giggle. Great tips!
It is good you can laugh about it. My sister told me to have a red towel or dark coloured towel in the bathroom near the backdoor. When children got hurt and were bleeding they couldn’t see the blood on the towel and they wouldn’t panic.
With the pandemic, some college students aren’t on campus yet. But for those that are, your list has terrific suggestions. I remember once when my mom put a red towel in the laundry and it turned all of my dad and brother’s underwear pink. They got new underwear that year! 🙂
I put a red item in with a new grey ski jacket and ended up with a lovely purple jacket. Red clothing is a problem as is white clothing that usually end up grey.
I found a shower curtain with pockets so to store items in the small bathroom for my daughter. It worked great and held a lot of stuff.
I have seen those shower curtains. I am glad to hear that they work well. I will recommend it in the future.
Great post!! I still remember, when I moved out of town for high school, my mom gave me a basket for storing things and I must say, it was really helpful.
Dorm rooms are furnished with very basic items. Bringing some baskets, over the door hooks, extension cords, hangers and a small bookcase can be very helpful.
That’s a great idea.