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Mum-of-5 reveals £5 Ikea holiday essential that ‘saves many headaches’ packing & unpacking & kids never nag for snacks

Published on April 15, 2025 at 07:37 PM

PACKING when you have kids can be chaotic, but one mum has a very easy hack which is a game-changer.

Ola, who is mum to five kids, shared how she uses one key item to transform her

A person packing numerous suitcases using fabric drawer organizers.
Mum Ola shared how she uses shoe organisers to pack her family's clothes for holiday
Hanging shoe organizer with sixteen pockets.
She uses a £11.49 organiser from Amazon

On her channel – The Pelo Family– she shared how she uses a to put all her family’s outfits in their .

Ola, who shares Mayah, Micah-Remi, Dream, Nubia and Shaka with husband Darcy, said: “I know it looks like serious business, I'm packing for seven.

“But this hack here I'm about to share with you, I've been using for over five years.

“You're going to roll it, pocket it, drop it in your suitcase.

“And when you get to the hotel, you're simply just going to hang it up in your wardrobe.

“You simply just pick it and hang it in the wardrobe.

“Labelled underwear bags for each of the kids.

“Hang up the bits that need to be hung up and then boom, this will save you so much headache. Honestly, nobody's asking, where's my shorts?”;

The savvy mum uses a £11.49 Amazon storage organiser which has 24 pouches, but you can also pick a 16-pouch version from Ikea for £6.

Her Amazon item description reads: “The foldable shoe bags for storage behind the door shoe rack could easily be cut in half horizontally, and can be fold very small for travel storage.”;

Ola showed how she covers her floor with the hanging organisers and adds outfits for each kid into the pouches.

When she is done, she simply folds it up and puts it in the suitcase, ready to be hung up at the at the other end.

She also fills one with snacks so her kids can’t complain about being hungry.

Many people were impressed with her easy tip, with one saying: “This is serious business! I am in AWE.”;

Clothes packed in mesh organizers for a family of seven.
She adds all their clothes to the organiser and then hangs it up in the hotel
Grey hanging shoe organizer with sixteen pockets.
You can pick up a £6 version from Ikea

Another added: “I have no kids. But I’ve saved this for my future children lol.”;

And a third commented: “Ola you are a literal superwomen.”;

Ola also shared a number of her other packing .

She added: “I even pack a ready-made beach bag for if you want to head to the beach when you get there.

“My steamer comes everywhere with me.

“Trust me, these little things make a big difference.”;

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