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How many times have you driven, walked or rode to school to get half way there and your child say, “Mum, I forgot my swimming clothes.” You have to make the quick decision whether to turn back or to drop them off and then go home and make time to get the said needed item back to them before they need it. And I bet that is just since school started!
I literally live a couple of hundred metres from our school. But if I am on my way to a Pennants Tennis Match or even just heading home I don’t really want to return to school until I have to pick them up. (I do love them truly!)
So as a way to combat forgetting important day to day necessities and also encourage my 3 and 5 year old to be more independent I have created a School Bag Checklist.
It has 3 parts.
- The Base sheet for each days items.
- The school days so that you can change the list for which day of the week it is. My son will be going everyday but Mikala will only attending school 2 days a week for term 1 & 2.
- Labels – I have 10 labels which I hope you find useful. I have also included blank labels so you can print out your own pictures and laminate them together. I use photos of familiar items as that is how Hayden works best. He isn’t as good with the abstract cartoon type pics. I also am encouraging literacy and reading so have included text to match.
Our checklist will be laminated and mounted using the Scotch Restickable Tabs. They are double sided adhesives that can be removed easily and can even be washed with soapy water and air dried when they are dirty so that they can be reused again! Who wouldn’t like that. Each card will have have tabs attached. I love that I don’t have to worry if I put them on the wall or the cupboard they will come off safely. With a RRP of only $4.95 I think they will become a very handy resource for our routine charts.
We are mounting ours on the side or our
School Bag Centre. It is at the children’s height. Near a calendar with their activities on so we can cross match, and also close to where we prepare lunch boxes and water bottles.
I intend to start by adding a list of what is needed the night before. As the year progresses I will encourage Hayden and Mikala to change the items that they need and also the days of the week. Learning to be independent and hopefully recognition of the days of the week.
If you think that this would be helpful for you please download the free printables at the following links.
If you do download I would love you to share how you make it work for your family.
This printable is free for classroom and personal use. Please contact me if you wish to use it for any other purpose. I am happy for you to pin and share as long as you are linking to this post and not the download file. Copyright Annaleis Topham – Teapots and Tractors 2013
We are also using the Restickables on the fridge where we would normally use magnets. Instead of the 3 year running away with all the cute magnets we are hanging paintings from school with them. They sit nice and flush so that I can still put things over the top of them if we are busy and lots of newsletters or invites. It’s great that you can find them at both Bunnings and Officeworks.
What would you use them for? The first 20 people to leave me their email address and tell me how they would use them will be sent a trial product to try! And one lucky reader with my favourite idea will win 3 packets of of the Restickables, including the Tabs, the mini tabs and the sheet valued at $14.85. Giveaway ends Friday the 15th February at 7pm WST.
This giveaway has now closed. The winner of the 3 packets of Restickables is Sallyann Silver. Congratulations I am emailing you tonight to let you know you have won! Annaleis 15/2/2013
I am participating in the 3M Scotch Restickable Tabs campaign. I received a VISA gift card for this post courtesy of 3M via Digital Parents Collective. I am also in the running to win an iPad Mini. A always, all opinions are my own.
If you would like to read more fantastic posts just like this one (well they might be a bit different) head over to visit Jess at Essentially Jess where I have linked up today.Please see my disclosure statement in regards to sponsored posts and giveaway guidelines.
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I would use them for ideas and orders up in my sewing space to help inspire and keep me on track.. anichollintime@gmail.com
I’m using some in the sewing room too!
Email sent
I’d use them on my wall to stick my girl’s art pieces since they can be removed easily!
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Ai @ Sakura Haruka
Email sent. I’m using them for artwork too
I am going to do a school bag checklist as well and would use them for that as well as displaying my boys precious artwork. We live hours away from the nearest Bunnings and Officeworks so to get a trial packet would be wonderful. mobofbakers@gmail.com
I know what it’s like to live miles away from anything. Did you know that Officeworks have a great delivery system. I order things and then they turn up the next day if I have ordered before 2pm. It’s usually ink cartridges I’m after!
Email sent.
I would use them for the kid’s arts and crafts, as we have a non-magnetized fridge thanks to hubby being like “We won’t have kids for AGES.” when we bought it. He was wrong.
I didn’t know you could get fridges that you can’t put magnets on. How many times have people tried to put them on. Sent you an email to receive a sample pack.
Wow what a fantastic checklist. My daughter started prep last week and I’ve wanted to make a visual list to help her pack her bag. We have the same school bag centre (gotta love Ikea Expedit bookcases) so will be posting it on the wall alongside it. I’m a bit sick of Blu Tacking everything so would use the Scotch tabs to put up the school bag list. di_nolan@hotmail.com
I have greasy blutack stains everywhere. I think these may be my solution to that problem.
Love the Expedit. Hope your little girl is enjoying school.
Sent you an email about receiving a sample.
I don’t need to try the restickables, save for somebody else
, just wanted to say what an empowering way to organise the school morning! Love it!
Thanks Bec. I’m so happy it empowers my children especially Hayden!
Ok I am trying again!!! Lets see if this works! Love the check list. Have been meaning to make one since the start of school (well, before then) and this couldn’t have come at a better time! Now for something to stick them up with , do you know an awesome product I could use?????
sallyrob77@bigpond.com
lol glad it worked Sallyann! I’m sure I know something!
Ooo that’s for those print outs, we made a daily one for school but I cut out pictures that were slightly suitable from magazines, yours are much more presentable!! I do like the idea of restickables, might keep my son away from playing with No.3′s magnets he loves to play with but she needs to tick off her morning progress!!
Emily
Nothing wrong with magazine pictures Emily. I like that idea – using what you have.
Love it! I’m all about being organised in the mornings. Our system starts in the afternoon when they get home.
My bigger kids are at an age when they want to stick things on thier walls so I’d probably let them give them a whirl!
Do kids still do posters? Or am I just showing my age!
Love it! I’m all about being organised in the mornings. Our system starts in the afternoon when they get home.
My bigger kids are at an age when they want to stick things on thier walls so I’d probably let them give them a whirl!
Awesome ideas!! We have job cards for the mornings to help people get organised, and that works a treat
Job cards sound great Jess!
I would use them for motivational posters that I could change as needed throughout the day/week.
That sounds like a great idea Rhianna
Downloaded and printed! Just waiting to pop out to Office Works to get them laminated!! Thanks so much, these are awesome!! x
I would love to see a picture Mrs D!
I like the idea of the school bag organisation.. We’ve had a few days where the kids have forgotten things. Mr 9 is the worst, he forgets his WHOLE bag (3 times in the past year!) Those restickables are great too, Im redoing the office at the moment and Im sure id find somewhere in there for them.. awishfulwhimsy@gmail.com
Thanks :0)
I often wonder how kids can forget their whole school bag – but they do a lot!
I love your printables! Fantastic idea
anything that instill both independence and responsibility in kids is a win with me 
I’d use the restickables for creating a changeable photo wall/area in each of the kids rooms. Picture frames are just not practical at be moment as Master O can be such a boy at times and we’ve already had a broken glass front to a frame in Miss E’s room thanks to his bull in a china shop approach. melboerma(at)gmail.com
I saw Dorothy from Singular Insanity making a photo wall with postcards with the products. Looks great!
Love your work! I would use them to create a space in the kids room for their artwork/pictures.
Thankyou Robyn. Think they will be great for artwork!
I would use them to stick bubs art work and photos around the place.
Great ideas!
These printables are fabulous!!! And Mr H looks like he is very organised!
We are working on it!