5 SIMPLE
WAYS TO GET
ORGANIZED THIS
SCHOOL YEAR
F ollow these easy back-to-school
tips and weekly routines to make
staying organized this school
year feel like a breeze!
1. your kids to stash their backpacks
and lunch boxes. Adding simple
wall hooks near the door they
enter, at a height easily accessible
to them, makes it easy for them to
hang their belongings up as soon
as they get home from school.

CREATE A DEDICATED
HOMEWORK SPACE OR A
MOBILE HOMEWORK CART.

If you have the space in your
house for an extra desk (think
about a window nook or unused
corner of a playroom), create an
inviting but clutter-free area for
your kids to do their homework.

Since space can sometimes be
an issue, consider purchasing
an affordable tiered mobile
homework cart, which can be
found at places like Target or
Michaels. It’s perfect for keeping
all of your child’s homework
supplies in one place, and it can
easily be rolled out to a kitchen
table during homework time.

2. FIND A DEDICATED SPACE
TO KEEP BACKPACKS AND
LUNCH BOXES.

If you don’t have a mudroom, you
can still easily create a space for
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great because they’re waterproof,
dishwasher and laundry safe and
they don’t fade. Use them for
clothes, lunchboxes, water bottles
and more!
5. LAYOUT CLOTHES FOR
THE WEEK.

3. POST A WEEKLY DINNER
CALENDAR. During the school week, your
family’s schedule can get a little
hectic. So make dinnertime much
easier by creating a weekly dinner
menu. Make sure to write it down
on a calendar for the entire family
to see. This will save you time,
help with your meal planning
and your family will know what to
expect each night!
4. LABEL EVERYTHING.

This is not an exaggeration —
label everything. It’s essential so
that children can easily identify
their own items at school, while
also preventing others from
going home with their stuff.

Mabel Label products
are particularly
Picking out clothes for the week
will save you and your kids tons
of time in the morning. Using a
multi-compartment hanging shelf
organizer in your closet allows
you to dedicate a section for each
day. You can fi nd affordable and
attractive hanging shelf organizers
at stores like IKEA, The Container
Store and Target.

Dara Friedson lives in Potomac, MD with her
family and is the owner and chief organizing
offi cer of Orderly Method Professional
Organizing (orderlymethod.com).

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