DIY Easy Back to School Command Center

, | Tay Devriend | July 16, 2016 | 1,074 Comments

DIY | CGH LifestyleThis is a fun and easy way to create a command center for when the kiddos go back to school. I love the Kallax shelves from Ikea because there are a couple creative ways I like to create cubbies on the cheap. I go into detail on the Millennial Moms video you can watch below.

Basically I like to make sure I have a few key things for my command center.

Calendar (Preferably magnetic): To keep track of all the places the kids need to be. Use a different color for each kid to visualize their schedule better.

File Folders (Keep blank labels near by and label as the year goes on.): This makes for easy classification. Examples: School Play, Menu’s, Field Trips etc.Back to School DIY | CGH LifestyleScissors, Stapler, Hole Punch Caddy: To keep all the necessities in one place. (I picked this one up at target but I have found them at thrift stores in the office isles.School Supplies | CGH LifestyleBook Basket: This is where we keep the girls planners as well as library books so we don’t misplace them. I got these at Target in the $1 spot (All though they were $3)Back to School DIY | CGH LifestyleSpace for a Backpack: Whether a hook or a bin, an easy place where kids can build the habit of going to at the end of the school day.

We keep everything accessible in the hallway so we make sure to keep it tidy and not too obnoxious.School Supplies | CGH Lifestyle

For more info about these cubbies, click on the Millennial Moms video below!

Love, Tay!

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  76. I shared your website with my friend’s single mother and she loved it! Thank you so much for your advice, they helped us a lot ????❤

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  100. Great Ideas???? They are so useful, I am using some currently but i learnt more new ones today????

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  105. This is such a great idea; Thanks for sharing! I am definitely going to look more into this before school starts!

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  111. This is a really good idea especially when im going back to school so my sad made one for me it helps so much

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  204. The caddy for all of the supplies is such a good idea! I’m always losing my supplies needed for school, thanks!

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  221. That is so cute! You guys are great. This will definitely help lots of people with organization. Thanks for all of the creative DIY’s

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  222. I was wondering do you guys have any tips on how to make a place productive like maybe some diy organizing or some diy tips to make it easier to hand,e since my desk I always a mess.

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  223. I was wondering what I should do to store some stuff in my room thanks for sharing these idea’s it really helped a ton:)

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  248. I love your hairstyle videos and now you guys do this, I am just falling in love with you guys more and more each day

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  297. This is so helpful omg thanks!!!!
    I really like the backpack space. Even though I’m like a teenager, I still need a space to put my backpack and not just have in under my desk.

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  340. That is so neat! Might be trying out placing my important books in a book basket to make it more manageable and having lesser chance of it getting misplaced ????

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  359. A To-Do! During school i find myself losing a lot of my supplies and forgetting assignments tests quizzes etc also i lack a place to put all of my suplies! This is beyond perfect!

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  360. I really wanted to do something with my school things and i didn’t know what now i know so thz so much. Love your guys work it is amazing keep it up.

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  387. This is so cute and I am so glad I read this because my room is a HUGE mess thank you this will be very helpful

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  389. I’m going to college soon and I’m getting my own place with my best friend soon, this idea is great for the both of us to keep each other organized. Thank you!!❤❤????

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  420. This post has me so excited for the school year coming up, especially Friday night lights. I’m going to be my drill teams captain and I’m so excited to stay organized and on top of my school work while taking the responsibility of an officer. Thank you for the cute ideas on how to stay organized. ❤️

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  443. your ideas help me for school. my locker used to be a mess & my desk was to but then I saw your ideas & started using them & they are so helpful. your ideas helped me keep my desk & locker clean

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  533. I am absolutely going to try every single one of these! They look so useful and easy! Thanks for the ideas CGH! I am a huge fan 🙂

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  568. These ideas are great for teen rooms they are helpful for me since I’m moving soon do I get ideas for my new room!!

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  573. Love these ideas. Looks fun and organized. This will make thing way easier during the school year.

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  591. These ideas will help stay organized during school year, which I struggle a lot with. Thanks

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  614. I love all your videos..are all very inspiring. It just makes me want to do them myself but sadly I don’t have all the resources to make them myself for myself, family and friends.

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  642. im going to be having a locker next year for school! so i could decorate my locker with things like this! thanks CGH! x

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  657. I am trying to get organized and prepared for back to school, and this is really helpful to me. Thanks you.

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  667. This was so helpful! Btw I did all the steps for Kamri’s giveaway, I’m so pumped to see who will be the winner!!!!!!!

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  668. This is awesome I’m going back to school soon and can’t wait to organize and get ready ????

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  680. I love all of them! These will be very useful for keeping my school supplies organized later!

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  708. This is awesome!!! When I get back from my missions trip from Guatemala I am totally making these!!!! Love the ideas

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  713. i think that these are some really cool and easy ideas that are very usefull during the school year #kamri’schannelgiveaway

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  744. This is great for non organized people (like myself) but I myself enough to know that if I don’t push myself I would probably just use it for a month and then forget about it eventually ????????

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  764. I have a pre-teen in the house now. These are great ideas for making her room more organized and decorative. Thanks for sharing

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  793. Thanks for the useful ideas that I will definitely use In the future????☺️????????????????

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  820. Omg i m obsessed! I love it! I will absolutely do that for my room! ????????????????????????????????????????????????

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  838. These are so cute. I am moving into a college apartment and need organizing things to keep me on track! super cool ideas

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  846. even though I am not schooling anymore, I can actually make this DIY as my study corner. thanks a lot.

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  863. these ideas are perfect, organized ways to start the school year off right! thank you for sharing!!

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  865. This is perfect! I’m headed off to college and I need simple, inexpensive ways to organize my desk area. This really helped! Thank you!

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  868. this is actaully so helpful I’ve been trying got find stuff for my desk for back to school thank you!!!

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  880. I love being super organized with my room and this idea is so cute! I love how you can be organized but also in a way decorate your room at the same time haha 🙂

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  887. I think these are really helpful. Maybe I might start to use these for the upcoming school year.

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  918. Wow! These DIY’s are incredible! I find them super useful and very efficient in organizing my school supplies! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  927. These are so useful!! It will be much easier studying and doing homework thanks to these great ideas!❤️

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  947. I actually love this I come her everyday to see if there’s so,etching new and sometime read through the old ones

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  971. This is really cool and it’s a good organizer because o have a small room and it’s hard for me to organize my room and make it look neat bit this would make everything look cuter and neater

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  976. Handy ideas to keep in mind for when we end our xmas holidays in febuary here in new zealand ✌

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  995. honestly, as a high schooler going into junior year, school has been really freaking me out recently and this diy will definitely come in handy with keeping me organized when the school year starts back up! thanks so much for sharing! x

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  997. does anyone else love back to school season? apart from actually going back to school of course!

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  1009. These ideas have really helped me with tidying my room and sorting things out thank you for posting these ideas ❤️????????

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  1031. Love all these ideas so helpful and easy for when I’m going to organize all my supplies when I get ready go back to school! 🙂

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