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Finding a good system to keep track of our busy schedules was a hard task! My family is always busy! So organizing our schedules is a must. My kids are in baseball, dance, gymnastics, basketball, swimming, football, clubs, church, ymca activities, and lots of school functions. If we didn’t have a good system, we would be lost! I found this Hang up Home Organizer [4] which has multiple organizing aspects to it. There is room for all of our schedules, menus, markers, stickies, much more. I got it from Thirty One [5] and I love it!
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“Must have items” to organize your family schedule:
- Calendar – Mine is the school calender
- Pens/Markers/Highlighters – I highlight important reminders & add to the calendar as needed.
- Sticky notes – For jotting down quick notes or to remind a family member of an upcoming event.
- Schedules – All sports, clubs, church, school, etc… schedules. These go in each childs slot. Review these daily or add the schedule to the “main calendar”.
- School lunch calendar – You can review at the beginning of each month with your child and highlight the days they want to buy at school.
- Current sports/activities agendas & contact numbers – Keep these all in the childs slot. If you need to refer to them or make a call, there is no more searching.
- Clothes pins – If you are using a similar organizer like mine, you can quickly hang the schedule or papers and remove as needed.
- Tabs to “highlight” important events. I use Martha Stewart color coded sticker labels.
- White board – Use this for reminders.
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All schedules go inside of my kids pockets. My oldest doesnt have a “pocket”. I write her agenda on the calendar as needed. She is old enough to keep track of her own schedule so I dont need to do much reminding.
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Clothes pins are perfect for hanging up papers!
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I keep washi tape handy for highlighting certain things on the calendar that last more than 1 day (vacations, spring break, etc…).
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I clip papers that the kids need to see for the “current” week in front of the slots. This week was red ribbon week. The kids had to wear a different “fun” outfit each day. Today was crazy hair day.
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I LOVE my flair pens. [7] They are great for color coding family members on the calendar.
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Our “family schedule center” is on the closet door in between the foyer and the kitchen… where everyone can see it easily.
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Tips to get your family schedules organized:
- Review schedules daily, when you wake up and before you go to bed.
- Communicate with each family member about upcoming schedules.
- Add new appointments/commitments to the calendar as you get them. Don’t wait!
- Toss old schedules when no longer needed.
- Keep the “family schedule center” uncluttered. Keep things simple
- Use it daily.
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I received my Thirty hanging home organizer from Jamie Raffinengo [5], a Thirty One consultant. If you are interested in this “hang up home organizer [4]” or other Thirty One products, you are welcome to visit Jamie’s website here [5].
