I love the idea of separating the dish cloths and dish towels into 2 baskets. I always gave a mini lesson to my students on the difference- dish cloths are for washing and are small. Dish towels are for drying and are big. Inevitably someone(s) would use a towel to wash or a cloth to dry. I know that doesn't mean the world is going to come to an end but it is a simple concept that will aid them throughout the rest of their lives. These 2 baskets help emphasize (not the word I am looking for but can't think of it right now...) the lesson you give at the beginning of the semester.
It is hard to read the labels on these baskets- the blue one reads "dirty" and the white one reads "clean". Love this. The students know exactly where to throw the dirty/wet cloths and towels if the washer is full or running. And there is a clear place to put clean towels when they come out of the dryer- before they are folded and put into baskets (like in the above photo) or into the individual kitchens- as I did as we had everything color coordinated to ensure equal number of towels/cloths and organization. I also truly appreciate the fact that the dirty basket is dark and the clean basket is white.
