{"id":3929,"date":"2021-08-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com\/blog\/?p=3929"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:46:07","slug":"organizing-hacks-perfect-back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahblog.activityhero.com\/organizing-hacks-perfect-back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Organizing Hacks Perfect for Back to School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prepping for back-to-school means juggling after-school activities and loads more stuff. These 5 organization hacks will keep your family organized and ready for anything.<\/h2>\n

By Jillian Chamberlain<\/h4>\n

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Where are my shin guards? Did you sign that permission slip? I can’t find my sheet music! \u00a0<\/i>When you’re trying to get kids out the door and to their after school activities, time is at a premium. Taking a few minutes now to modify your organization process can help streamline things when you’re in a rush. Here are some of our favorite ideas from parents and caregivers\u00a0who’ve been there, organized that.<\/p>\n

1. “Stuff Station” — The One Place to Keep Everything<\/h3>\n
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Photo Credit: IAmNotTheBabysitter.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There’s so much to keep track of during back-to-school season, it gets overwhelming. When school is back in session, so are all of those music lessons<\/a>, soccer practices<\/a>, and martial arts classes. As parents of active children, you are guaranteed to be dealing with more STUFF. How do you keep it all straight and teach your children to be responsible for their things on any given day? Keep it all in one place, and color-code it! Your kids\u2019 activity station can come in many different shapes and forms, but here is one \u2018stuff station\u2019 idea we thought was appealing to the eye and highly functional. Check out this and more organization hacks from IAmNotTheBabysitter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

2. There’s a Bag for That<\/h3>\n
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Source: Momtastic.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once you create a \u2018stuff station\u2019 for homework, permission slips and projects are sure to add a hook for an after-school activity drawstring bag. If you have a child with a lot of various interests, consider making an individual drawstring bag that is designated as the one place to keep any and all equipment for each sport or lesson. On Mondays and Wednesdays, your child knows to grab the yellow drawstring bag with their shin guards and cleats for soccer. On Thursday the red bag is ready at the door for martial arts. Momtastic.com has a great DIY tutorial for customizable drawstring bags.<\/a>\u00a0So simple!<\/p>\n

3. Car Homework Station<\/h3>\n

\"\"Homework happens.\u00a0If there’s one thing to dread with the start of the new school year, it’s the renewed battle over nightly homework assignments. Convincing kids to sit down and do their work is one of the hardest parts of a parent’s job. One way to get them excited about homework is a comfortable and creative space dedicated to them\u2026even if that is in the car. Consider creating a homework station in the car so that your little ones can knock out some homework while you\u2019re on the road.<\/p>\n

4. After-School Snacks on the Go<\/h3>\n

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Kids start school relatively early in the morning each day. That means a big gap between lunchtime and after-school snack time. Kids need to refuel, and every parent knows how difficult it can be dealing with cranky, “hangry” youngsters. StuffedSuitcase.com<\/a> has made it easy to steer clear of junk foods and other unhealthy quick fixes by gathering some\u00a0easy-to-assemble snacks to keep ready in the car. After-school snacks can be healthy, fun and mobile!<\/p>\n

5. Organize Your After-School Schedule, Too!<\/h3>\n

\"SearchingActivityHero can help you find local activities that work with your child’s calendar — and nurture his or her interests! Whether your child likes dance<\/a>, sports<\/a>, outdoor recreation<\/a>, music<\/a>, or computers<\/a>, ActivityHero makes browsing and registering easy.<\/p>\n

Getting organized is about clearing the space and time for your family members to meet their needs and find focus, in whatever way works for you!<\/p>\n

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Back to school means an influx of after-school activities and lots of ‘stuff’. Here are a few ideas to keep your family organized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-cover.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[219,594,101,214,111,215],"tags":[50,860,773],"class_list":["post-3929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-for-moms","category-academics","category-after-school-activities","category-active-healthy-kids","category-sports","category-super-kids-activities","tag-after-school-activities-2","tag-back-to-school","tag-organization-hacks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3929"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14100,"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929\/revisions\/14100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activityhero.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}