Guest Blogger Series: Top Ten Tips For Back To School – Nine To Three Thirty

Welcome back to the next instalment in my Guest Blogger Series. This week we are looking at some really handy tips for going back to school with the lovely Erica who blogs over at Nine To Three Thirty. First of all, as usual, here is a little bit about Erica.

“I’m Erica Price, a mum of one 10-year-old boy.  I’ve been blogging about family lifestyle at Nine to Three Thirty (named for the hours of the school day) for over 6 years and I write about food over at A Little Luxury For Me. When I’m not blogging I like to fit in learning German, Iyengar Yoga and lots of reading.”

Top Ten Tips For Back To School

We’re veterans now at the back to school routine as my son is now about to start in Year 6.  One thing I’ve learnt is that it is tough fitting back into the school morning routine after 6 weeks away from it over the summer.  So here are my top 10 tips for making those first few days a bit easier.

1. Possibly a bit later now, but as the PE kit is laundered return it to the PE bag, so it’s ready to go and doesn’t get lost.
2. Get everything out the night before especially for that first day back. It will make life a lot easier.
3. Sort out the money side. Write the cheques, find the cash or top up the dinner money credit for things like school meals and school fun.  I try to do this a day or 2 before school starts.
4. Create a school lunch box/after school snack station or cupboard to keep everything together. It will be easier to find things and you’ll know if you are running low on anything.
5. If you are doing packed lunches make them the night before at least for that first day and pop the lunch in the fridge. Another way of getting ahead is to freeze your sandwiches – you could even do a week’s worth at a time – they will defrost by lunchtime as long as they aren’t made from very thick bread.
6. Check or recheck that things like trousers and shoes still fit if you are planning to reuse last years. Tops are usually a bit more forgiving, but tight shoes are painful and trousers at mid shin look silly.
7. Check existing clothes for repairs. Polish those shoes if you are reusing last year’s (Well done!)
8. Make sure any new clothes are labelled. Do it as a bulk session as it saves time.
9. Write any important school dates or events into your diary or put into your phone calendar. It’s also worth building in a reminder about days that need special equipment for the first few weeks until you get into a routine at least e.g. Mondays is musical instrument lesson day, so your child needs their cello.
10. Get grumpy children to look on the bright side about going back: they’ll get to see all their friends again.

Erica

Blog: Nine to Three Thirty
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericahughes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/92three30/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericaprice6/

This was like a warning for me with my Little Man starting school next week. I can’t believe I’ve all this to look forward to over the next few years! Thank you, Erica for writing it for us and sharing your wealth of experience and don’t forget to take your badge!

If you would like to get involved in the Guest Blogger Series, drop me a message by filling in the form on my Contact Me page. I look forward to hearing from you.

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