Back to School, Back to Routine: How Your Home Can Help You Stay Organized This Fall

It’s back-to-school season, and amidst the eager excitement is the impending clutter that comes with the school year routine. We’ve highlighted a few key tips and helpful products that will maximize your home’s functionality and help you stay organized this fall.

• Prepare the Entryway Drop Zone

  As every parent knows, during the school year, the front entryway can become a total mess. That’s why you’ll need to prioritize functionality and storage. Baskets like this crates and pallet basket can be tucked under an entryway bench to store sports equipment, water bottles, and shoes.

  Coat racks like the Mollie Multi-Hook from Schoolhouse will handle the clutter from coats, umbrellas, and backpacks. And if you purchase multiple smaller hooks, you can create a coat station for each of your children.

  You can also hang your keys from this Lwenki Key and Mail Holder, or mount this spinning hook under an existing entryway picture shelf.

• Snack ‘Stations’ in The Kitchen

  For your kitchen, you can create snack stations with these Ikea transparent storage boxes for your fridge. It’s the perfect spot for cheese strings, yogurt cups, or any other snacks that they can grab on their way out.

• Create Homework Spaces

  For homework areas, you’ll want an established setup and routine to help solidify the homework habit. Organization tools like this IKEA pegboard can be used to create a workstation and store pencils, erasers, and other stationery.

  If your children prefer not to work in one spot, you can use this rolling cart to create a mobile homework station — filled with pencils, paper, and other materials. You can also use file organizers like these school memory boxes to store each child’s important documents.

• Get Tech-Smart Solutions

  While physical calendars are fun, they’re occasionally impractical. We suggest using a shared online calendar, like Google Calendar or Apple Calendar, to keep every family member up to date. You can get devices like an Amazon Echo Show or The Skylight Calendar that will give your digital calendar a physical location and make it accessible for children who don’t yet have phones.

  While we’re talking tech, you could check out a charging cord organizer like the Ptimoly Fireproof Cable Management Box to create a central charging area for your children’s devices. These are an aesthetically pleasing way to charge school laptops, phones, or kids’ smartwatches.

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