Craft Supply Overhaul
September 7, 2011
- Image from Press Real
If your craft supplies could use you an overhaul, then this ultimate guide is for you!
Here is another great guide from Organizing Your Way…a Life Your Way Blog!
Craft supplies include can be hard to organize, especially when you’re constantly in and out of the boxes searching for specific supplies. But it is possible to get organized — and stay that way —with these strategies:
Before you begin the process of organizing your children’s craft supplies, it’s a good idea – like with every area we organize– to begin by asking yourself some questions about the age and maturity of your children, the role you want crafts to play in your family and the space you have available for them.
Considering Your Children
- How old are your children?
- Can you put the craft supplies at their level, or is that a disaster waiting to happen?
- Do you want them to be able to get the craft supplies on their own, or only when you help them?
Happy Organizing! Bridges
Organizing Your Kid’s Toys!
August 25, 2011
- What is your “toy philisophy?”
I was just perusing through my emails and blogs and stumbled across this great blog by “Organizing Your Way” with some great suggestions on how to organize your kid’s toys. I wanted to pass it along since a lot of us struggle with this. She has a great thought process on “your toy philosophy” and provides some great suggestions and insights. I hope that you enjoy this blog as much as I did!
“In the wake of Christmas or “birthday month” in September (when three of our girls celebrate their birthdays in a span of three weeks), I always find myself wondering if I’m ever going to get the toys organized and put away. With two aunts, three sets of grandparents and several sets of great grandparents and great aunts & uncles, they are showered with gifts.
We work really hard to limit the number of gifts they receive, but new toys are a fact of life and so organizing and decluttering their toys is also a fact of life.
If you struggle with toy organization, here are my best tips for getting organized and keeping the toy chaos under control:
One Toy In, One Toy Out
What to keep, what to give away? In our house, the rule we follow is “one toy in, one toy out.” I’ve always involved my girls in the process of cleaning out their toys to make room for new ones. Because it’s “normal” for them, they don’t get upset by it, but rather help me decide which we should keep and which we should pass on to other kids who might not have as many toys as they do.”
To read more on this article, please click HERE!
Happy Toy Organizing! Bridges
Tips For Moms With Small Kids
October 15, 2010
Plan the night before
There is one sentence that I would like to get across…get organized at night for the next day. I know most moms just want to relax and perhaps catch up with their spouse after the kids are put to bed, but if you take just 10-15 minutes to plan and organize what you need the next day, it will make a huge difference. Here are some suggestions to consider:
- Pack and restock the diaper bag and put near the door (or kitchen if you need to add food items in the morning)
- Pack lunches and snacks for the next day
- Select clothes for yourself and your children
- Check your calendar for appointments and To Do’s
- Make a short list of people to call and appointments to make — so when you have a few minutes, you can simply pick up the phone and make a quick call
- Plan tomorrow night’s dinner and defrost items in the refrigerator if applicable
Doing just a few of these the night before will save you so much more time the following day. You will be ready to run out of the door with everything that you need.
Happy Organizing! Bridges
