One of my pet peeves...

       One of my pet peeves is sleeping in polyester sheets. Children's bed sheets should always be cotton because these sheets let the body's temperature fluctuate naturally! 

       The perspiration from a child's sensitive skin will also be absorbed quickly through a cotton sheet.
       Cotton is also natural! For those children with allergies, cotton is by far the superior choice. 

Tips About Cleaning Cotton Bed Sheets:

• Don't launder or dry cotton sheets with towels. Towels will transfer more lint onto the cotton surfaces and may cause irritants to those who are allergic.
• Use a mild detergent to launder sheets with. 
• Launder sheets in warm water not hot water. Hot water wears them down faster and doesn't necessarily get them any cleaner. If your concerned about getting them super clean, put them alone in a cycle and set the washer to rinse them twice.
• Add a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle for the removal of detergent.
• If possible, dry your sheets outside on a line in a sunny place.
• A set of cotton sheets should last a very long time if the thread count is high and they are properly washed and dried.
• When purchasing sheets for a child's bed, you will need to buy three sets. This provides for the parent the opportunity to keep sheets on the bed on washing day and also to have a set for those little emergencies that happen when children are young.
• Store all sets of bed sheets together inside of a extra pillowcase and you will never need to hunt for them after an emergency in the middle of the night.

You may wish to convert your child's top bed sheet into a

fitted sheet at the bottom half in order to keep kids tucked

in and comfortable on cool nights. Here Leah Day shows

you how to do it. If you don't have a machine take it to 

a seamstress or grandparent who does.