Back to School Blues

Are you a parent with mixed feelings regarding your children going back-to-school? 

Perhaps you are ready for them to get back to school, but dread the preparations that come with a new school year.

May we suggest a few tips that can ease the burden, lighten the load, and keep more in your wallet?

Three Tips to Green Clean & Organize Back to School

 

Hopefully you have been able to get your summer de-cluttering finished, and are winding down on other summer projects.  With your children starting a new school year, it is the perfect time to establish new organization routines that teach responsibility for life skills. If your children's organizational skills waned over the summer months, now is the time to get those habits back on track.

One area that seems to be a struggle for many moms I know of is in the area of keeping kids backpacks and school papers from becoming misplaced or even lost.  It is good to teach your children how to be organized and care for their belongings.  Teaching them this responsibility goes a long way!

The following tips are easy responsibility chores your kids can do to keep their school supplies organized as well as cleaned naturally: