Sandi said- Recently I was asked if I could think of something we could teach children over the summer months that they might not normally get to learn. I thought for a while and decided one idea would be to teach the older children how to iron. I learned at a very young age and my mother started me out on pillow cases and hankies. That, of course, was before permanent press! Even today there are items which need to be ironed. If your husband works where he has to where a shirt and tie every day, this can be very expensive sending his shirts to the laundry. You can do them at home with spray starch and have them look just as nice. There are always occasions when your clothes need to look extra nice and if you know how to iron it adds that extra touch. Both boys and girls should be taught how to iron.