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With summer coming to a close and your vacation behind you, it is time to start thinking about preparing for the upcoming school year, as well as all the extracurricular activities your children may be participating in. Instead of feeling the end-of-summer blues, prepare yourself for the upcoming academic year with these tips on how to get your home organized for back to school.

Create a Family Calendar

As the school year approaches, your family will be gearing up for another full year of sports, appointments, and extracurricular activities. This year, stay on top of everyone’s schedule, and create a family calendar. To make it extra fun, get everyone involved and have a family night where everyone helps create the calendar while enjoying snacks and some good old fashioned family time. The result will be a schedule that is easy to keep track of, as well as a night spent together with your family. When you are finished, display it somewhere that everyone can see it, like the kitchen, or right by the entryway.

Organize Lunches

No matter what grade they are in or what job they are going to, your family will need lunches to take with them. Make your school year easy, and prepare pre-planned snacks and lunch items that can be easily grabbed and packed each morning. Planning ahead will make mornings easier, and your family will enjoy being able to customize their lunches each day.

Prepare Your Entryway

Part of ensuring that mornings go smoothly during the school year is making sure that your entryway or mudroom is organized, and everyone’s school supplies and outdoor gear is neatly placed. Start the year off right, and take a day to get your entryway ready for the fall.

Dedicate a Space to Homework

As the school year begins, your children will be bringing home notes, homework, and permission slips to be signed. Keep your kids and yourself organized by setting up a homework station somewhere in your house, complete with a spot for documents that need to be signed. Having a space specifically for homework will encourage your kids to complete assignments on time, and keep everyone else organized and up to date on any notes that need signatures.

Organize the Laundry Room  

As one of the rooms in the house that is often overlooked for organization, the laundry room can be left in a mess when the new school year starts. This year, avoid last minute outfit malfunctions by ensuring your laundry room is tidy and meticulously put together. For extra organization, prepare personalized laundry bins for both clean and dirty clothes for each of your family members. Dedicate a day for each person to do their laundry, and make a rule that their clean clothes have to be put away. Establishing order in your laundry room will ensure that everyone has the clothing they need each week, and everyone has a time to do their laundry.

With the new school year quickly approaching, organizing your home will ensure that each day runs smoothly and that everyone in your family is satisfied with their daily routines. Planning lunches ahead of time, organizing the laundry room, and establishing an organized entryway are only some of the many ways that you can make the transition from summer to school smoother for your home. For more ideas on how to prepare your home for back to school, visit the Falconcrest Homes Blog.