If you’re like me and your kids have just headed back to school, you’re probably drowning in the back to school paperwork.  I’ve been inundated with important dates, activity schedules, hot lunch schedules, and contact information.  What works for me is using an on-line calendar.  I prefer Airset.com because it allows me to merge multiple calendars and can be viewed from any computer.  My husband can also access the information and I pay a small fee to access the information from my cell phone. I can also print the calendar so that I can have a hard copy.  Each morning the calendar emails me reminders of what I have scheduled for the day.  I think I would be lost without it.
There are other online calendars available that I haven’t personally tried,  such as Cozi.com, and Famundo.com. Check them out!
I encourage you to leave a comment as to what type of calendar system works for you!

Does this look familiar?  Three young children share this bedroom/playroom.   In just four hours, the client and I were able to transform this room and even sort a large collection of toys being stored.  We filled my van with donation items and moving toys with small pieces to an area where the mother can regulate these toys.  Here are the fantastic results:

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It’s hard to feel organized when kids have you going in every direction. Here are some great products to help be organized… even with kids!

Want to promote self sufficiency with your children? Place matched outfits in each space and your children can pick an outfit each morning and you’ll no longer have to explain why that Hawaiian shirt doesn’t match soccer pants. This is also great for spouses who “can’t find” anything to dress the kids in. Just match up outfits as you put away the laundry.
Kids tend to generate a lot of paperwork. Easily reference their schedules with this refrigerator organizer.
Double your closet space! This “Closet Doubler” is especially great for making the most of a children’s closet.
When you’re organizing a room for children, don’t forgo safety. Secure furniture to walls to prevent injuries.

Make cleaning up a game! Use these labels to label your toy bins. You child can match the toys to the picture or word.
Organize your entranceway or mudroom. Teach your children to hang up their clothes and backpacks. Place a picture of your child in their corresponding hook.

Having trouble finding hair ribbons, barrettes, and rubber bands for your daughters? Need a place to store dress-up jewelry? Or need a place to house your Polly Pocket or Barbie accessories? This hanging organizer does the job!

Bath toys are great, unless you’re stepping on them first thing in the morning! This frog attaches to your bath tub stall and has a detachable scoop to house bath toys. My kids love using the scoop to fish out their toys when bath time is over.

Do your kids love movies, but the DVD cases end up all over the floor and the DVD’s never end up back in their cases? Ditch the cases and put them in a DVD wallet. Most kiddie movies have pictures on the face of the DVDs. Since my kids can’t read yet they just flip through their movie wallet to make a selection and I can easily return the DVD to the wallet when they are finished viewing it. Bonus: their movies are alway portable for trips!
View more organizing products for kids here.