Back to School Bootcamp

Aug 14, 20233 min read

Getting ready for the kids to return to school can mean that there are many things to do between shopping for school supplies, new clothes, schedules, and waking up early. We're here to help make the process more effortless in the long term.

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Kid Drop Zone

Every. Single. Person. Needs a drop zone area. Adults and even kids! We get tons of mail as adults and we all know that school sends home WAY too much art and papers. When we create drop zones for families, we even make drop zones for the kids. When adults have mail systems, the kids need one too! The older they are, the more they can have control of the process. To get this started follow our steps

1) Papers

In your drop zone, having a spot for all incoming and outgoing paperwork is needed. This should be located in the main entry that you use when you enter the house. We recommend getting a 3-section paperwork sorter and labeling the sections as:

1- To Parents: this is meant to be for papers that are meant to be given to mom/dad. When you work through this area, make critical decisions on if you really need to keep it or if you can just throw it away. If you want to keep their art for a short time, store it in a tote, and at the end of the semester work with them to decide what to keep and not keep.

2- To Do: this is meant to be for anything that the CHILD needs to do.

3- To School: this is meant to be for things that need to go back to school. Make sure you or your child looks at this daily and does it right away.

Every day, have them or you, unload the book bag and take all papers and sort them into the sections. 1-2 times a week, make sure it gets emptied out and things completed.

3 section paper organizer that hangs on the wall and what to label each section

2) Book Bags & Coats

If your entryway is overflowing, it's a sign that you need to downsize what's there. Have a spot for 1 coat and 1 bookbag for each child. Use hooks for each to get them off the floor.

Entry way hooks with words explaining how to organize and downsize for an accessible entry way (1 hood per person and 1 coat and backpack per person.

3) Drop Zone Basket

This is a small wall-mounted basket that is also near all their other items in the entryway. Why have this? This is a great spot for all the catchall items that are theirs. Fidgets, sunglasses, wallets, and more that can clutter your countertops can have a home finally!!