"I’ve been creative with it by using a timer and have family members find as many socks as they could within a particular time frame."

THAT made me laugh !

I think I have never seen such a pile of socks before, but I'm sure my brothers and sisters probably did when their children were small.

I think a lot of "fashion" has come out of just this kind of thing, mismatched socks, wearing clothes twice your size..... you know....

I wish I had a realistic suggestion on a good solution, but of course I don't.

I also know that writing posts on Hive over a period of time, will lead you to post about nearly anything... SOCKS.... included.

Fun (but I know aggravating for you) post.