With the start of school, families face new organization challenges.
Get organized now for the best school year ever.
Use these ideas to prepare your home and family for the busy days ahead.
1.
Get A Calendar.
The school term brings events such as school functions, scout meetings, sports games and music lessons.
Nothing calms school year chaos like a Calendar.
Place the calendar in a central location in your home, like the kitchen fridge.
This way at a glance, you can see what your week ahead looks like and can plan around it.
2.
Ease Into Early Mornings.
Ease your children back into routine.
Begin getting up earlier 2 weeks before school restarts.
Plan meal times around the school times, that way your children are easing back into school routine.
3.
Avoid Morning Madness.
How are school mornings in your home? Crazed and chaotic, or calm and cheerful? Plan ahead to send your schoolchildren out the door in a happy, peaceful mood.
Each evening, think ahead to the following morning.
Set the breakfast table as you clear the dinner dishes.
Lay out children's clothing the night before.
Multi-child households may need a bathroom schedule so that everyone gets equal time before the mirror.
4.
Plan Ahead.
A new school year quickens the tempo of family life.
Between sports activities, music lessons, church programs and volunteer commitments, life can be pretty hectic.
Get organized! Try sitting down on a Sunday evening for half an hour and plan your family meals for the week.
That way you know what you are shopping for when you go grocery shopping.
Try a session of freezer cooking and stock the freezer with prepared meals for stress-free dinners on sports nights.
Getting back to school can be hectic, but by trying these simple tips, hopefully you can ease you way back into the school routine again.