A practical system for taming the daily flood of school papers and art projects that come home in a backpack: tools to sort what's current, decide what's worth keeping, and store or display the best of it without letting the pile take over.
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Taming the Daily Paper Flow
Deciding What to Keep and Showing It Off
Taming the Daily Paper Flow
A 36 by 24 inch cork and dry-erase combo board, with markers, magnets, and push pins included, so the family calendar and the current week's permission slips or school notices have one spot to live before they get sorted or tossed.
Combination Magnetic Whiteboard Cork Bulletin Board, 36" X 24" Combo Dry Erase White Board for Wall Cork Pin Board for Home Office Wall Mounted, Include 2 Markers, 6 Magnets, Eraser and Push Pins
A three-tier metal wall rack with tag slots on each pocket, a simple way to sort incoming school papers into three groups, like one tier per kid, one for homework to sign, and one for keepers, so the stack on the counter has somewhere else to go.
INTIGE 3 Tier Metal Wall File Holder, Hanging File Organizer for Papers & Folders, Black
A 13-pocket expanding file with a front elastic closure, useful once the paper is sorted and ready to file away by subject, month, or kid, instead of staying loose in a drawer.
A handheld label maker with laminated, waterproof tape, handy for naming each folder or pocket by kid or subject so everyone in the house can actually find and refile things correctly.
Brother P-Touch PTH103W Handheld Personal Label Maker with Tape, New, 1 Piece
Deciding What to Keep and Showing It Off
A set of two front-opening frames that hold roughly 150 pieces of 8.5x11 artwork each, so the current favorite goes on display and swapping in a new one takes seconds instead of a frame change.
Kids Art Frames Front Opening Changeable Sets of 2 Black 8.5X11" Artwork Frames for Kids Drawings Storage Frames Children Art Projects Schoolwork Crafts Hanging Art Displays