School Starting- Let’s Clean Up
School Starting- Let’s Clean Up. By Basic Organization team member Tracy Wells.
Hello out there to anyone who has children starting school again. Yes, summer is almost over. It’s time to prepare to transition into the school routine and schedule. This past week we purchased a lot of school clothes and we need to make room for them. Hopefully, some of you took advantage of the tax-free weekend.
I am thinking about cleaning out my children’s rooms and closets. I wanted to give you some tips on how you can get your little or big ones ready for the new school year by cleaning up their rooms. It’s really important that your children participate in this. It’s a seasonal thing for me, I try to do this 2 times every year.
First, we start with an overall vision of the room. Is there any clutter forming? If so, ask your children about donating some of it. When my children were really small I would offer them one dollar for every toy that they donated. I usually would leave with a big bag of toy donations.
Kids usually have a lot of things that they’ve outgrown. For instance, clothes, shoes, jackets, toys, games, books, decorations, furnishings, etc… All of these things change as they get older. If you don’t keep up with teaching them to clean out their rooms every year then it will be very noticeable to all who see their room.
I have made a list of ways you can help your little ones declutter their rooms.
1. Clothes. purge or donate any worn clothing with tears or stains. Clothes and jackets that no longer fit.
2. Shoes. shoes with holes, or extreme wear. Shoes that no longer fit.
3. Books. books your children will no longer read due to their age and advancing reading skills.
4. Last year’s school work and books. Only keep what is necessary or sentimental.
5. Crayons/markers/craft supplies. Only keep items in good condition.
6. Room décor. As children age, they no longer want Cinderella or Superman room décor. Donate pillows, sheets, blankets, and decorating items that the children no longer want.
7. Furnishings. Have your children outgrown a toddler bed or desk?
7. Toys. they no longer play with. Games included.
8. Electronics. no longer being used.
9. Any trash? Look under the bed too. Toss..toss..toss
Remember, it’s important to do this at least once a year. If you can do it more then that is better. With School Starting- Let’s Clean Up!
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.