• Encourage neatness and tidiness to your kids by helping them make a desk organizer. It can be both a pretty addition to a child’s desk and an educational tool. This is a great clutter buster idea that your kids will love.

• Stimulate bedtime reading to your kids by building a great book display for their bedroom and at the same time keeping their scholarly books in order. They’ll have easy access to books anytime of the day. This will prepare your home to be a scholastic haven that will help make the transition from summer days to an academically structured day much easier.

Try this storage solution as we head back into school mode.

• During the summer, parents have seen their kids join the swim team, visit with grandparents, and go camping. Next thing on thei to-do-list is transition back to school. One tip to get ready for what lies ahead is shift back into school mode hassle free. Think of storage solutions. An easy way to do this is by keep your family’s daily items divided and organized. Make storage pieces out of items found in your home. Keep your kids’ sports gear, school supplies, or backpack in compartmentalized storage pieces made out of plastic bins or baskets. Personalize them turning them into chic clutter collectors. Start the year fresh by eliminating junk drawers and sorting your things according to importance and use. Allow your family to take part and voila you’ve made organizing a family-fun activity. For more ideas to get ready for back-to-school, click here.