Put clothes in laundry basket
The laundry basket isn't the start or the end of the routine — it's a small hanging step right after undressing. The steps below help glue it onto the rest of the chain.
♀Put clothes in laundry basket
An illustration of a woman putting clothes into a laundry basket filled with other clothes.
About this visual support
Some actions are so small they never quite become a routine of their own — and the laundry basket is a classic example. It isn't morning, it isn't bedtime, it isn't a meal. It's a half-step that has to stick to something bigger, otherwise it falls off the chain every single time.
When the visual schedule places the basket card right after undressing, the small action becomes visually attached to an already established habit. The child doesn't have to start something new, only continue one more step. For many kids, especially those who struggle with transitions, that's the difference between forgetting and doing.
One concrete tip: keep the exact same order every evening — shirt off, trousers off, basket, pyjamas. When the basket image always sits in the same slot, no extra reminder needs saying out loud. Routined lets you build that sequence digitally, with 14 days to try it.