
Put any materials or tools that you will need to help decorate your bare walls in this container. A “Gotta Have It” container is my life safer each year. I have spent so many hours attempting to find materials or tools in cabinets that are packed full at back to school-time! This has caused me to waste a lot of my prep time. I like to use a clear storage bin with a lid so I can immediately see what is in my “Gotta Have It” container. I usually include Mavalus® Multi-Purpose Adhesive Tape, scissors, stapler, extra staples, velcro, hooks, and an X-Acto knife.
Use Medium Clear Storage Bags or Large Clear Storage Bags to store decorations that you use every year. This helps save time because you don’t have to use labels and you can see exactly what is in each bag immediately during back-to-school season.



Organize and purge holiday/seasonal materials into Medium Clear Storage Bags, Large Clear Storage Bags, and Large Craft Bags. It’s so easy to grab things on clearance and forget what you’ve purchased simply because your holiday decorations are stuck in a cabinet. Make a list of materials you have and stick it in your wallet. Or, take a picture on your phone. This will help make sure you don’t continue to by things that you have plenty of. Look how much better my holiday/seasonal cabinet looks due to using the storage bags!

Take the time to prep some of your “go to” materials for next year. This will save you a lot of time while other coworkers are standing in line for the copy machine at the end of the summer. I like to organize my materials in new, adorable file folders such as the “Happy” Legal-Size File Folders. New folders always help me get excited about a new year!

I always like to have my birthday bags ready to go! If I don’t do the bags at the end of the school year, I tend to put it off and always have a birthday the first week of school. You can also check out more birthday ideas I’ve shared here. The Bright Neon Bags are perfect to use for birthday bags.

As you are packing up, make a summer to-do list. Write down essential things that you need to complete over the summer. This helps me actually complete my to-do list over the summer rather than waiting till the last minute to accomplish my goals! I like to also write one for back-to-school seasons that I leave in my “Gotta Have It” container. Download the Free Summer To Do List Printable here!

Put any materials or tools that you will need to help decorate your bare walls in this container. A “Gotta Have It” container is my life safer each year. I have spent so many hours attempting to find materials or tools in cabinets that are packed full at back to school-time! This has caused me to waste a lot of my prep time. I like to use a clear storage bin with a lid so I can immediately see what is in my “Gotta Have It” container. I usually include Mavalus® Multi-Purpose Adhesive Tape, scissors, stapler, extra staples, velcro, hooks, and an X-Acto knife.
Use Medium Clear Storage Bags or Large Clear Storage Bags to store decorations that you use every year. This helps save time because you don’t have to use labels and you can see exactly what is in each bag immediately during back-to-school season.



Organize and purge holiday/seasonal materials into Medium Clear Storage Bags, Large Clear Storage Bags, and Large Craft Bags. It’s so easy to grab things on clearance and forget what you’ve purchased simply because your holiday decorations are stuck in a cabinet. Make a list of materials you have and stick it in your wallet. Or, take a picture on your phone. This will help make sure you don’t continue to by things that you have plenty of. Look how much better my holiday/seasonal cabinet looks due to using the storage bags!

Take the time to prep some of your “go to” materials for next year. This will save you a lot of time while other coworkers are standing in line for the copy machine at the end of the summer. I like to organize my materials in new, adorable file folders such as the “Happy” Legal-Size File Folders. New folders always help me get excited about a new year!

I always like to have my birthday bags ready to go! If I don’t do the bags at the end of the school year, I tend to put it off and always have a birthday the first week of school. You can also check out more birthday ideas I’ve shared here. The Bright Neon Bags are perfect to use for birthday bags.

As you are packing up, make a summer to-do list. Write down essential things that you need to complete over the summer. This helps me actually complete my to-do list over the summer rather than waiting till the last minute to accomplish my goals! I like to also write one for back-to-school seasons that I leave in my “Gotta Have It” container. Download the Free Summer To Do List Printable here!