12 Tips For Creating The Ultimate Homework Station
1. Create some easy cord control.
“I attach a small piece of wood that’s about six-inches wide underneath the desk (18 inches from the ground) to make a cord shelf,” says Roberto Gil of Casa Kids, a company that creates custom kids’ rooms and furniture. “It’s the perfect place to put the surge protector.”
2. Keep all supplies close by.
Barbara Reich, a professional organizer and author of Secrets of an Organized Mom insists that “kids should have everything they need to work without having to get up or move to get it: pencils, erasers, sharpeners, highlighters, lined paper, or graph paper. It’s much less distracting.”
3. Choose the right-size work surface.
“The desks I make for kids are 28-inches high, almost adult height but not quite,” explains Gil. “That height ensures your child won’t outgrow it, they could use it until they head off to college! If it’s a little too tall initially, use an adjustable chair.”
4. Make it easy to go mobile when needed.
“Sometimes kids want to do homework at the kitchen or dining room table. For easy clean up, stash pens, pencils, crayons or whatever they need in a supply caddy. I really love the I Could’ve Bin a Art Caddy ($22; Land of Nod),” says Reich. “It’s easy to put everything away and stick it in a cabinet.”
5. Don’t be afraid to fit a desk wherever you can.
6. Get papers organized (and out of their backpacks).
7. It’s all about location.
8. Clear clutter daily.
“Having a trash can next to the desk makes it easy to throw away garbage and odds and ends. If kids have to get up to get rid of their trash, it ends up accumulating on the desktop,” says Reich.
9. Make sure there is enough room to spread out.
10. Keep the desk looking like new.
11. Get into a routine.
“Make every morning easier with repetition,” says Reich. “Every night homework and papers should go right from the backpack to the table, from the table back into a folder, then back into the backpack. No more frantic searches for papers and it develops great habits that will last into adulthood.”
12. Protect the desk while kids personalize it.
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