I was inspired by this family's organization board on "The Idea Room"...and wanted to have a spot in our house to help keep my brain straight! With not quite so many kids to keep track of...I thought we could all fit on this little calendar (just found it at Staples). It's magnetic, so I just mounted each person's activities on a different color of card stock, and then added a little magnet to the back. Wish I could say it meant that I'd stopped forgetting things! But, at least we're reducing the probability right?!
Nathan's class participates in the "Book It" program...where you can earn the Pizza Hut coupons for reading a certain number of minutes daily. We thought it would be fun if Joshua had a chance, too. So these are their two calendars of for reading. If they each fill them up by the end of the month...Nathan will get a coupon from school and Joshua will get a coupon from us. Good motivation for me...as much as them...to get reading!
Other things in the crafty space...
The table we're using is just a Sam's Club folding table. I got some fall fabric as a "table cloth" and then just a strip of plastic "picnic table" covering from JoAnn's to cover it.
Above the magnetic calendar are two clipboards...one for each boy. That is where we hang their latest artwork from school. It's nice to have one spot...so when something new comes home I am forced to take the old one down and either chuck it or put it in a "keepsake" spot. My new goal is, "Keep things well or don't keep them at all." (We'll see how long it lasts.) I've Modge Podged them with scrapbook paper to make them slightly decorative. It's been fun to "project" again a little...especially to create something I think will help our lives run a little more smoothly. Now back to the reality that is my life...the dishes, the laundry, and maybe even the children! =)
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