There are
all kinds of Getting Back to School Lists.
No matter how many times you get to go through it, those first couple of
weeks are just rough; getting used to a new morning routine, hoping the bus
driver remembers to pick up your child, after school snacks and activities,
dinner, homework, and bed. There are
also the weekends.
What’s a mom
to do? You have to navigate through all
of this WHILST maintaining your personal routine, and pray that your children
sync with you, and not the other way around.
1.Start off the morning with easy, fun
breakfasts. Here are 35 delicious dishes that you and your kids can pre-make
for the week. Some are even awesome for
after school snacks.
2. Pick simple clothes to wear. I know you did back to school shopping,
following the rules that the school sets, and you know you love those first
back to school outfits. Hopefully you
set these out the night before with your children’s help.
3. Bus, walk, or carpool? If you’ve never put your kids on the bus, it
can be a little bit anxiety-inducing, especially if you experience the bus
completely forgetting about your kids. Make
sure you know where the bus stop is, and the best walking route. If you carpool, make sure you know where the
drop off area is, and make sure that your kids are ready to jump out as soon as
you stop.
4. After School Snacks can be easy to make,
delicious, and full of nutrition. Here
are 16 awesome snacks you can make with your kids, and so
much better than snack cakes and chips.
5. After-school schedules depend on your work
schedule, and the personalities of your kids.
Some kids do well by coming home, getting a snack, and getting right to
homework, so they have the rest of the evening to relax. Other kids need to run and play hard right
after school; all of that sitting and learning has made brains ready to explode
because they need to move. A snack, a
physical activity, dinner, and then homework is a schedule that might make more
sense. You’ll figure out pretty quickly what works for you.
6. School night dinners can be pretty
daunting. I found that meal planning
helped so much… Thinking about dinner 5 minutes after work is too much. However, I know that not everyone plans their
menus. Here is a website full of possibilities, and I don’t think one needs to have
kids in school to make these. So many
look sooooo delicious!
7. Evening
routines can be so crazy. Scouts, church
night, sports, music lessons, and so much more can run havoc on those
evenings. Those are the nights you want
to make your schedule as easy as possible.
Leftovers for dinner, clothes set out for tomorrow, and quick showers
will help the next morning be easier, because your chores after dinner will be
less.
8. School lunches. Crazy time, amirite? So on the nights that look like the described
ones in tip #7, plan for your kids to get school lunches. Did you know that making lunch for your kids
is a silent reminder of your love for them?
If you’re looking for something beyond the #basiclunches of #PBJ, this website is something you want to check out. Easy to put together the night before, and so
much fun to eat. A simple love note on a
post-it makes an extra touch.
9. Homework is everyone’s favorite thing to
do! What do you mean, you’d rather be
hung by your toes and have your leg hairs plucked individually from a scary
buffalo-head-wearing salsa dancer?
LOL. Having a distraction free
area helps, but giving a 45 minute time period of working, and then 15 minutes
of fun time, like a dance party. Playing
music with binaural beats can help focus; there is plenty from which to choose on
YouTube.
10. Time management is not an easily achieved
skill for many people. Helping your
child put a schedule together is helpful in a kid version planner. It may help the arguments as well, when you
work with them to set up their schedule.
I hope that
these different ideas help.Let us know!
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