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NOW CLOSED: Back to School Organization with OfficeMax Giveaway

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Schoolio-Von-Hoolio_DarlingCollectionRecently, I participated in a web cast with OfficeMax and Peter Walsh. He had some great tips on how to organize your family and child for Back to School as well as organization tips for teachers. We were also sent some really fun products from OfficeMax’s kid-centric line, Schoolio-Von-Hoolio, which I’m also giving away to one lucky reader!

One lucky reader will the following ($52 value):

  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Cupcake 2-Pocket Folder (w/ Bows & Dots)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Cupcake Notebook (w/ Bird & Cupcake)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Cupcake Composition Book (w/ Bird & Cupcake)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Composition Book (w/ Leaves)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Darling 7 Pocket Expanding File (w/ Purple Hearts)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Darling Owl Binder
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Cupcake Binder (w/ Bows & Dots)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Darling Drawstring Bag
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Darling Clipboard (w/ Purple Hearts)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Darling Mini Notebook (w/ Purple Hearts)
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Darling Pencil Set
  • Schoolio-Von-Hoolio: Darling Pencil Box

How to Win?

Easy Entry: Leave me a comment with how your organize your family for Back to School time!

Bonus entries:

  • Comment on my full review: Office Max Get Organized with Back to School
  • Blog about this giveaway.
  • Grab my button. (It is on my sidebar)
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Leave a separate comment for each extra entry. It is very important that you leave a separate comment for each additional extra entry.

Ends around 8/28 at 11:59 EST. (As long as you can still comment you can enter!) Winner, chosen by random.org, will be announced on the Giveaway Winners Page by 08/29/2009 and I will contact you shortly. (If winner doesn’t respond to my email within 48 hours, I will pick another winner.)

Want to win more? Enter to win the rest of my current giveaways!

Comments

  1. i would love to win this u see im just going in to college and it would be great to go into school witha very organized scedual

  3. We have a board with everyone’s schedules. We can input where everyone is supposed to be at every tme of the day, that way no one gets lost in the shuffle.

  5. I organize ummm well with the best of intentions- we seem to get lost soon out of the gate but I try to always set up a calendar and get totes etc to keep everything together and in ONE PLACE!

  6. Arrange your kitchen in “stations” to make mornings go faster. Put the cereal bowls, spoons, sugar, cereal all in one place (on the table). Put the peanut butter, knives, bread, sandwich baggies all in one place (bread box on the counter) to make prep FAST!

  8. I like to keep all the school supplies in one area.. where the kids can’t get into them. As deals come up, I add to my stock pile. I also save anything worthwhile when the kids bring their supplies home. Then, when I get the new lists at the beginning of the summer, I re-pack their backpacks and make a list of what I might be missing. That way I have all summer to keep my eyes open for the few things we may need yet.

  12. We make sure the backpack is ready to go and waiting at the door to leave and clothes are laid out the night before so mornings have more time to chill before they leave for the busy school day. ;-)
    sewitupjulie@gmail.com

  14. I help them picking up clothes, pack lunch boxes, backpacks the night before. Get everything organized ahead!

  15. hey there.

    what do i do to get ready for school?
    how do I prepare?

    well I wake up in the morning, listen to some funky song or band that isn’t well known, or an inspiring song to lift my mood, then I do last minute stuff. My lunch, clothes, and backpack will be laid out the morning before so all I have to do is get dressed and wash my face.

    Sadly I have to ride the bus to school still, but I live so far away I’m on the bus for an hour!
    IT SO HORRIBLE!

    Although I do admit it’s great for test day because I have a whole hour with my flashcards!

    I love to scrapbook, but dot have to money to buy too much paper at a time. I love to be creative, I just have to do it for free- so… yeah!

  18. My kids are out of school now but I always shopped for their school supplies early when they were on sale. We then would put them in a special place and not move them until we put them in their backpacks. That way nobody would “borrow” something and not put it back!

  20. I try to get as much as possible done the night before. It always makes the mornings go a little more smoothly.

  21. I always check my little boy’s back-pack first thing when he gets home from school. At night, I’ll put as much of his lunch together and get everything back in his back-pack. I also iron all his clothes and put them out the night before school. I find the more I can do before the morning comes….the more organized we are! Thanks for entering me!
    Stacie

  22. What a cool giveaway! To stay organized we use a dry erase board that is a calendar and notes. The family leave notes and things to do for the each week! It seems to work for us – This way the entire family know what is on our schedule!

  23. As homeschoolers, we have to be organized or the entire day slips by with nothing getting done. For us, it is vital to have a semi-rigid schedule, meaning that things need to be done BY a certain time, no matter what, but do not need to be done AT a specific time. For example, breakfast needs to be eaten by 9AM. Child A may get up at 7AM and eat breakfast, while child B waits until 8:30AM.

  25. The one thing that really hit home for me in your review was probably the simpliest of things : Set limits and routines. This really does make life a lot easier!

  28. One Sunday I help pick out school clothes for the week and lunch money is given and put in book bag. School supplies are checked against list to make sure that everything that is need is packed in book bag and ready to go.

  29. I have a stockpile of items in the closet so if we find we need something last minute, it is usually in our “store”, conveniently located in our hallway.

  30. I try to put together whole outfits on a hanger or in a drawer already matched together for my 10 year old twin girls…. it’s easier than waiting for them to fight over clothes every morning….
    gets us to school & work on time. :)

    nchernandez22@gmail.com

  32. I shared this post on Tip’d (username: Nelsby).
    Thanks!
    Aimee
    sierranelsby (at) gmail (dot) com

  46. I am all about lists. I keep all of our family’s activities – including back to school stuff – written down. Now I just need a method for organizing all of my lists! Thanks!

  48. In and out color coded buckets for each child keeps allthings in place prior to need…. Im two steps ahead of the kids at all times.

  50. I buy their school supplies the month before shcool starts and they are labled and in their back packs weeks before school starts. I also have a calendar put above their desks in their bedrooms to help keep them orgainized.
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

  52. Permission slips signed the night before, books in backpacks, choose clothes the night before, try to be patient :)

  55. We make sure to lay out all our clothes and accessories the night before so we’ll all set to go in the morning

  56. I write everything down in a 3 ring binder so I don’t forget anything. I check my binder every day.

  63. Calendars, preparation, reminders, and routines all keep us organized :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!

  65. For me, organizing is all about lists and calendars- and making sure everything gets checked off/crossed out as it’s done!

  68. This year, I have stocked up on school supplies for the whole year and have them organized in a tub. I also got my daughter a desk to some home and do her school work at in addition to a file to help keep her paperwork more organized. Thank you for the awesome giveaway.

    koinonia572001@yahoo.com

  69. I pack bags night before, I have a school work materials drawer at home ; I also lay out clothes and pack lunches the night before

  73. I have a set of 4 older kids and 3 younger kids. I have told the older ones that if they want any papers looked at or signed they have to put them in a stack with their name on it (pref in the right hand corner) before 8pm. That way I have time to look, sign, etc and put them in their “to go” file (which they have to remember to put back in their binders). I need them to be responsible for their things- so I have time to help the younger crew!

  75. Our school has a great organizational system. They provide each student with an assignment book, which parents can check for assignments and papers every night. They also send all important papers home weekly in a large envelope. It’s very helpful! jenmizener at gmail dot com

  77. As soon as I get home from the grocery, I cut/wash/separate veggies & fruits into zip lock bags/containers for an easy grab when needed.

  80. I always take stock of what we already have! I am often surprised at how many school supplies that we keep on hand that are brand new and never used.

  84. I love your site! I keep totes filled in the closet, labeled with supplies. I have 3 teenage daughters so I have my hands full. I stock up on sales & with coupons. In fact, we are set for the whole year!

  88. School starts next week for us. So we have the backpacks ready and outfits for each day are hanging up in their closets. We use clear bins to store the extra school supplies near the dining table since that is where homework will be done.

  89. I have no idea how to be organized for school! My son is starting kindergarten this year, so this will be the first time around for me. Something like this could help me out :)

  91. I make sure everything that needs to go back to school each day (books, homework, water bottle, etc) is put in the backpack the night before and then all I need to do is put the lunchbox in the next morning. That way nothing is forgotten or left behind.

  96. We make sure everything is ready for school
    #1 What to wear the next day of school is laid out and ready to go!
    #2 What we are going to do with the hair ( all bows and ribbon, etc.)
    #3 Backpack is by the front door with allllll supplies and homework in it
    #4 Make sure we get to bed @ 8:30 and have the alarm set!
    #5 Lots and Lots of encouragement and LOVE:)

  100. I bring the teacher’s school supply list to the store andp ersonally check off each and every item I need.

  109. I try to get things ready ahead of time-before the kids go to bed -decide what they are going to wear tomorrow & what they want for lunches-this makes the mornings alot easier.

  112. I try to have a place where my kids can keep all their school stuff so there isn’t a mad dash in the morning trying to find everything.

  116. My son has a little club house in his closet. I tossed everything into it and sorted it the day before school.

  119. i have organizers in the closets for the weeks worth of clothes and i try to get everything together the night before!!

  121. We pack our lunches, check our backpacks, pick out our clothes the night before. The kids put papers and forms on the counter for me to look at when I get home and then it immediates goes in the backpack after filled out or signed.

  123. As soon as I buy any school supplies they go right into the backpacks so I don’t misplace them and have to find more at the last minute. And I keep a check list to make sure everyone has everything they need.

  124. I buy plastic boxes for each one’s pencils, pens, crayons etc…
    I buy in bulk when everything is on sale at the beginning of the school year. Since we homeschool, everyone has their own “space” to keep their things.

    I have your button!

    Blessings,
    Lori Johnson

  125. From day one, there is one place for backpacks by the door in a basket with each of the kids names on them. When homework is done, the backpacks are immediately put back so that there is no rushing around in the morning looking for lost things.

  128. To make sure my boys stay organized I give them each an “Agenda” or calender book at the beginning of the school year. I encourage them to write down all assignments, reminders, important days for events, etc. in their Agenda, so that nothing is forgotten.

  131. Buy everything ahead of time when things are onsale and wait for good deals on school supplies that can be combined with RR’s and ECB’s. Needless to say we get alot of out school supplies for free.

  132. I am way past back to school years but I would love to win this to donate to Jenner Elementary in Cabrini Green!

  136. Everyday after school I go through my daughter’s backpack so that I personally know what all she needs to do that evening for school. After she gets it done, it goes right back into her backpack along with her lunch $ and anything else she may need for the next day. Also make sure to have all the clothes picked out that your child is going to wear the following day. It saves alot of stress and time on school mornings.

  137. I am a list maker – everything is on a list and crossed off as we go – this way nothing is overlooked or forgotten. Lists are checked before bedtime and before we leave in the morning.

  138. I plan on setting out clothing the night before, packing lunches the night before & making up the small packages of snacks/serrvings for the week all at once.

  140. I buy lunch items, back to school supplies when they are heavily on sale and use coupons. Double Kmart days are excellent for this!

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