September 10, 2024 Amanda

Setting Morning & Evening Routines for Back to School

Setting Morning & Evening Routines for Back to School

Happy New Year!!! Just kidding 🤣

I don’t know about you but the start of a new school year always feels like a fresh start!

A time to set up new routines, habits and goals.

With everyone now in back to school mode, it is a great time to set everyone up for success, especially at home. Here are some routines that I will be setting up for myself and my family.

Evening Routines:

  • Eat dinner as a family.
  • Play Time – outside, family walk until the weather gets cold
  • Pack school lunch – making lunches the night before saves SO MUCH time in the morning!
  • Get backpacks ready – check the calendar and make sure everyone has what they need.
  • 10 minute tidy – clean up kitchen, toy room and living room. I don’t know about you but I sleep better when everything is all set for the morning. (We call it the 10 second tidy with our daughter from The Big Comfy Couch!)
  • Shower/Bath and pajamas – everyone takes a bath or show at night that way the bathroom is clear for everyone to just brush teeth, etc.
  •  Snack & brush teeth – Everyone has a snack while we watch a show and then brush our teeth an off to bed.
  • Choose clothes for next day- everyone picks an outfit for the next day and has it out and ready. This will save you from getting a headache first thing in the morning…LOL
  • Read a book/story/prayers then bed.

Morning Routines:

  • Wake up at the same time every day.
    • I wake up at 7:00AM to have a little me time (coffee, devotions, self-help book).
    • I get everyone else up around 7:30 AM, if they don’t wake up before hand.
  • Go potty – to all my toddler/little’s Mom’s out there, IYKYK
  • “Wake up” time – giving them time to wake up, have juice/water and watch a show.
  • Eat breakfast – we eat breakfast as a family when possible.
  • Clean up breakfast and tidy the kitchen.
    • Makes coming home to a clean kitchen so much nicer and helps to make dinner quicker.
  • Brush teeth, get dressed and ready for the day.

What routines do you and your family have?

As always, I hope that you have found this information useful and helpful to you!

Merci,

Amanda

 

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