Kid’s School Papers Piling Up? Create a Holding Tank
Dedicated Storage Space for School Papers
It has been almost two months since school started and by now you probably have piles of school papers on your kitchen counter tops, dining table, or moving from place to place as you try to find them a permanent home.
Help has officially arrived. In my video below, I talk about creating a Holding Tank or dedicated storage space for your child’s papers. The location of the Holding Tank (one per child) should be close to where the papers enter the home and are processed. This could be in the kitchen, mudroom, garage, or living room, making sure that the tank is not so far away that the papers often do not make it to the holding area.
DIY Kids Birthday Party Favors: Treasure Stones
Treasure Stones: Inexpensive Kids Birthday Party Favor
“For his 6th birthday, our son Kellen wanted a pirate-themed party where we would give out mystery rocks, store-bought stones with tiny treasures inside, as favors,” says Danita Thomas. “Rather than buying them for the 15 guests, John suggested trying to make them. He remembered his mother making stonelike clay with used coffee grounds when he was a kid. So after some experimenting, we came up with our own surprise-filled mystery rocks that turn trash into treasure.”
Could Santa be a Professional Organizer?
How to Store and Organize Toys
by Lorraine Brock
It has always amazed me how Santa maximizes the space in his red velveteen bag for the many toys he delivers on Christmas Eve. He has to have some great organizational skills (that I must be missing) to get enough toys for children all over the world in one red bag. Since what he leaves under our tree each year takes up more space in my home then in his red bag, I wonder if I should hire Santa to organize toys when the Christmas season is over?!
The ABCs of Organizing CDs and DVDs
Tips on organizing, cataloging and storing your CD and DVD collections
by Lorraine Brock
Often when we are hired to organize living or work spaces, we find large numbers of CDs and DVDs. Traditionally our clients store them in CD towers, on bookshelves, underneath coffee tables, or piled in baskets in the corner of a room.
The Art of Organizing Kids Artwork
How to Organize and Store Kids School Work – Part 1 of 2
When I receive a phone call from a new client wanting organizing help, invariably the discussion leads to a confession of “I am overwhelmed by my kid’s school papers. They start on my kitchen counters or table and spread all over my home.” Other clients admit that they throw everything away.
Somewhere in between these two thought processes is where I would like our clients to exist. The chosen organizing solution must be simple and low maintenance; otherwise, it won’t be used.