It’s that time of year again where we get ready for our kids to go back to school. Here are some easy back to school DIYs we do in our house to help with homework, lunches, chores, and more…
I freeze water-soaked sponges in a Ziploc bag.
I then place them in my kid’s lunch boxes to help keep things cold and they don’t make a mess.
I place a variety of snacks into containers and place in the pantry I also label each container – dessert, snacks, and protein so they can grab one from each and go.
I add a carabiner clip to their backpack packs to clip on their lunch boxes. Then they don’t have to take up space inside their backpacks. I also hang their back packs on door hangers to keep them out of the way when not in use.
I label key chain tags with Monday – Friday (and you could include weekends).
My kids make outfits for the week in advance and put the tags on them to grab and go each morning. This helps my kiddos who are not morning people.
We put our chore lists in a picture frame.
I hot glued a pom pom to the back of a dry erase marker.
The kids can check off their chores each day, then at the end of the day or next morning they use the pom pom end to erase and start over.
I decorated a display board (or you can easily let your kids do this too). We use it to as a divider at home to limit distraction while studying.
We used a dish rack to homework folders and keep them organized. We also made a portable supply container with colored pencils, glue, and scissors that can be moved out to the table when working and put away when not in use. You can see my daughter using it in the picture above.
I place a small tissue pack, antibacterial hand wipes, and a first aid kit in a pencil pouch and place in their back pack.
We use a small travel soap holder to keep crayons together and from breaking. This also works great for flashcards. Write spelling words, math problems, etc on index cards, and store in a travel soap holder for your kids to take back and forth to school, use on the bus or at home.
We use a toothbrush holder for pencils to keep them together and keep the leads from breaking.
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Lots of great organizational tips! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. Pinned.
Thank you Joanne and thanks for the Pin
Wow, how organized are you! No more back-to-school days for us and I am loving it – they are now heading out to work!
Wishing everyone a blessed and successful school year! #TrafficJamWeekend
Thank you Antionette, we are so close to that too. My daughter started her first year in college and my son started high school. I have 2 freshmen on different levels lol.
Thank you for sharing at #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Thank you Marilyn, I’ll see you at the next party. Thanks for the Pin and sharing 🙂
You’ve got organization on hyperdrive! Great tips and ideas to make life easier. Thanks for linking up to Creative Compulsions!
You’re so sweet Michelle, thank you so much
Oh I love all of these ideas! Going to have to remember and take notes on some of these! chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com
Thank you so much Mireille, I’m thrilled you want to utilize some of these.
You are so organized. I love it! The frozen sponges is a great idea that I hadn’t heard of!
Thank you so much Heather for the kind words. I’m thrilled you like the sponge hack. It is a non messy great one
These are such great tips, amd I am sure your kid’s teachers appreciate your organization.
Thank you so much Michele.
I love the framed chore list, what a great idea!
Hi Chas, you have such a great list of tips and ideas. Pinning so that I can get started on some of these, I can see how these will make things a lot easier with school days.
Thank you so much Jasmine, and thanks for the Pin. I’m thrilled some of these ideas might help you.
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Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too! Please stay safe and healthy. Come party with us at Over The Moon! Catapult your content Over The Moon! @marilyn_lesniak @EclecticRedBarn
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Thank you so much Marilyn, I truly appreciate the support.
These are brilliant! I wish I had thought of these when my kids were in school. But it is something I can pass on to others though. Thanks so much for sharing these. #HomeMattersParty
Thank you so much Donna, I appreciate your passing it along.
Love this, Chas! When I go into Dollar Tree now, I think of you. LOL I saw the solar lights yesterday which I never really paid attention to before your posts on repurposing them. Thank you for sharing your back to school DIYs on Traffic Jam Weekend. It is my fave feature for this week’s party that goes live on Thursday at 5:00 pm CST.
Thank you so much Kimberly. You’re kind words touched my heart. I’m thrilled you go into the dollar store now and think about all the possibilities. Thanks for the feature, and I’ll see you at the next party.
Wow! You’ve got school organization down pat, Chas! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s.
Thank you so much Ann, I love being organized.
Today’s tips are really great. I no longer have school-aged children, but many of these tips irganizational I can use in my craft room and bedroom. Thanks!
Thank you so much Sue, and I’m glad you can use them too 🙂