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Organize Back to School Mornings

Organize Back to School Mornings

I can hardly believe the summer is almost over and we are having to think about those early school mornings again! Today I’m sharing a few tips for how to organize your mornings to help them run quickly and smoothly, without any kiddo (or mommy) meltdowns. My trick for having a organized school mornings is planning ahead. Here are three ways I’m planning ahead this year!

Pre-made Breakfasts
To help ease the rush, but still be able to have a hearty and nutritional breakfast, I pre-made a few things and put them in the freezer. The first thing I made were English muffin sandwiches. I toasted English muffins and then added a slice of cheese, turkey bacon, and an egg. The next thing I made were Hash Brown Stacks {I made up that name}. All I did to make them was purchase a package of pre-made hash browns from Trader Joe’s, added a slice of cheese, a couple slices of avocado and an egg on top. Let’s just say I made a lot of eggs that day!

Organize Back to School Mornings
Once they were all toasted, baked and assembled, I packed them up and threw them in the freezer for those busy school mornings!

Organize Back to School Mornings

I also like to make a few hearty breakfast breads and some healthy breakfast burritos, to give us some variety in the mornings. My husband also loves these because he is usually rushing off to work, really early, and doesn’t always have time to make breakfast.

(If you would like these recipes click HERE.)

Planning Outfits Ahead of Time
I don’t know if your daughters are like this, but my daughter is very picky about what she wears. I expected that from her when she’s older but I never thought she’d care that much at 4!!! To avoid lot’s of “I don’t want to wear that” arguments early in the morning, I got these Organizables that allow us to plan out all her outfits for the entire week!

Organize Back to School Mornings

Organize Back to School Mornings

Organizables are great for organizing school clothes because there are pockets in the front, which allows us to be able to plan out everything, including underwear, socks, barrettes, etc.! I can’t tell you how many arguments were avoided last year, over clothing choices! When she started to say, “I don’t want to wear that…” I would tell her, “sorry, this is what you picked out” and that was that.

Organize Hair Accessories
The next thing that’s always a hassle in the mornings is doing her hair. We have collected lots of hair accessories and now that the school year is here getting them organized and easily accessible is important for those busy school mornings.

Organize Back to School Mornings
To get all her hair accessories organized I grabbed a few things around the house and placed them in this basket on her bathroom counter, along with a spray bottle full of water, detangler and some hair spray.

I found this small glass for her larger barrettes, and then I used these glass spice jars, from IKEA, to organize her large hair ties and small barrettes.

Organize Back to School Mornings

Organize Back to School Mornings

Organize Back to School Mornings

Next I purchased a daily pill box to store all of her tiny, colorful rubber band hair ties. I found this one at Target and I love it because it has a lock on it so she can’t open it and dump them all out!

Organize Back to School Mornings
These are just a few of the ways I am preparing for those busy school mornings! I would also love to hear how you organize your home and kids when it’s time to go back to school.

 

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Comments

  1. kelly says

    August 7, 2013 at 7:28 am

    how long do you cook the eggs in the muffin tins? LOVE that idea, but I really don’t want rubbery eggs. =0)

  2. Rhonda Camp says

    August 7, 2013 at 8:40 am

    Tell me more about cooking the eggs in the muffin tin please.

  3. Lauren@ Mom Home Guide says

    August 7, 2013 at 9:09 am

    Love the idea for the egg muffins! How do you cook the eggs in the oven? I also like the organizables.

    • Anna says

      August 7, 2013 at 4:51 pm

      I just kind of made my recipe up but here’s a link to how to cook the eggs: http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/BakedEgg.htm. I’ll post my recipe soon since I’ve had so many people ask for it today. 🙂

  4. Anna says

    August 7, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    Can you share these egg receipes so I can print them for future reference.

    • Anna says

      August 7, 2013 at 4:49 pm

      I think I kind of just made them up. I’ll create a post and link to it soon!! 🙂

  5. Christina @ The Frugal Homemaker says

    August 7, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Anna, I would love the recipes to those amazing make-ahead breakfasts. Can you post them or link to them? thanks so much!

    • Anna says

      August 7, 2013 at 4:49 pm

      I think I kind of just made them up. I’ll create a post and link to it soon!! 🙂

  6. Crystal says

    August 7, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    Great ideas!! Anything to make getting off to school easier, the better. Thanks for the ideas!!

  7. Tabitha says

    August 7, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    you have to tell me where you got those clothes organizers!!

    • Anna says

      August 7, 2013 at 7:56 pm

      Here’s the link, they are SO amazing! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0054R890M/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0054R890M&linkCode=as2&tag=askan01-20

  8. Erin says

    August 8, 2013 at 11:27 am

    This may be weird…I don’t have kids starting school, but I got really excited by this post. HAHA I love me a new school year! Great tips here!

  9. Stacie says

    August 8, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    What are the directions for reheating the egg sandwiches? I love the idea of being able to have a real egg sandwich in the morning. 🙂

    • Anna says

      August 8, 2013 at 1:53 pm

      We just pop them in the microwave for a minute or two!

  10. Ellen McCauley says

    August 16, 2013 at 6:30 am

    So, 325* for 12-14 minutes on the eggs? That link said to pour milk or cream to the eggs, but your picture doesn’t show that. How do you make the eggs?? I really want to try this! Please help!!

    • Anna says

      August 16, 2013 at 9:18 am

      My post will be up Monday with all the details! 🙂

  11. Melissa says

    March 4, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    I don’t like the idea of glass in the bathroom though. Thanks for the tips.

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