Morning Madness

Every morning it is the same routine, where is the homework, where are the papers for school, did you get the project? Here is a quick and easy way that you can have everything ready to go in the morning so all you have to do is walk out the door.

If bedtime is normally 9pm, start them off about 8:30. This time is used to collect homework or assignments, books, projects, etc and place them in their backpack. Once everything is pulled together place it in the car.

Next have them find the shoes and coat that they are going to wear the next day and place on a hook next to the door.

You can even go as far as to mostly pack the lunch for the next day.

Now when you get up in the morning all you have to do is wake everyone up, get them dressed and fed, finish up the lunch and out the door.

Once the routine is set and everyone is in the groove, offer a special treat of reading an extra chapter of their story, or an extra few minutes of a special activity if they can get everything ready for the next day in less than the half an hour allowed.