Tuesday, July 24, 2012

504 IHeart The Board Dudes & a GIVEAWAY!

Is everyone getting excited for "Back to School" season?  I have been seeing all of my favorite stores stocked with all sorts of goodies to get us ready to head back, so I thought it would be great to offer up a super fab giveaway thanks to this week's sponsor, The Board Dudes, to make back to school an organized breeze!


The Board Dudes offer an endless variety of products to help get organized around the home, office, dorm or at school.  Anything from dry erase boards to pens, they have you covered.


This week, they are offering up one IHeart Organizing reader a pretty sweet prize pack, valued at over sixty smackaroos!


That's right!  You can win one Dry Erase Combo Board, one Dry Erase Weekly Planner, a Mini Dry Erase Kit, 12 Push Pins and an Eight Pack of Double Sided Dry Erase Markers!

{enter using the giveaway management tool below, just follow the simple steps}




You can also create your back-to-school wish list on Pinterest to enter for a chance to win $100 worth of back to school prizes from The Board Dudes and The Write Dudes!  6 winners will be selected.  Full details and can be found on their entry page here.

Thanks everyone and Good Luck!!


504 comments:

  1. I love this giveaway< the only back to school tip I have is to make your childs back to school supply shopping fun pick a theme:)

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  2. Investing in a good planner! It makes a WORLD of difference!

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  3. Oh my goodness ... I can only imagine all of the amazing and brilliant ways I could use them in my classroom! I'm seriously drooling over the organization possibilities!

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  4. Labeling is a must!
    kwelnicke@hotmail.com

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  5. I love dry erase boards and dry erase markers. I always buy more markers when school comes around. :)

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  6. My favorite BTS organizing tip: I like to make a few extra casseroles over the summer to have in the freezer. That way when it is time to go back to school, I have some meals ready to go during those first hectic weeks.

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  7. My favorite back to school tip is to prep as much the night before so no running around like crazy in the morning!

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  8. This would be perfect for our home organization! Dry erase is perfect:)

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  9. Cori O'ShaughnessyJuly 24, 2012 at 9:06 PM

    Great giveaway!! I agree with Megan - need a good planner!!

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  10. My kids each have a mail slot on the wall that collects all their school papers and a clip attached that holds outgoing materials like permission slips and lunch money.

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  11. I would loveeeeeeeee to have this for my classroom!! A well run classroom, needs to be organized! :)

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  12. I keep school supplies in stock all year. As I see things on sale or after they clearance all the school supplies, I stock up. That way if the kids need notebooks, pens, etc during the school year, I can just go to the closet and grab one.

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  13. Great give-away. My daughter leaves for college in 3 weeks and this would be PERFECT for her!!!

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  14. The best back to school tip that I can offer up is to have everything ready to go the night before the first day of school. This helps relieve some first day back stress.

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  15. My best tip is to buy LOTS of pencils. They apparently go into some worm hole around here because NOBODY can find one when it's time to work! haha I literally fill a clear shoebox with sharpened pencils and take each child and show the pencil box. No excuses then, right? snicker

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  16. I love white boards, lol! I need this stuff for my studio, and for ME - I'm heading back to college next month!!

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  17. My best back to school tip is to make sure you have a good weekly planner. I love planners cuz they keep me on track, plus they were a great place to write down daily homework assignments.

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  18. Oh my goodness! My daughter-in-law introduced me to your blog and I kinda LOVE it! I'm also excited to check out the products from the Board Dudes! :D

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  19. Shop for back to school supplies early!

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  20. I LOVE whiteboards, especially the ones from Board Dudes!

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  21. two sided folders for each subject, a to do side and a done/completed-turn in side :) easy to know whats what! :)
    noraspaulding@gmail.com

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  22. I love this giveaway!! Anything to get organized!!

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  23. Oh yes please! Love a good dry erase board.

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  24. Looking at the ads for all those really cheap school supplies!

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  25. Make lists so you don't double up and miss out.

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  26. my favorite item that you must have is a family calender located in a central place to keep everyone on the same page. with three kiddos and three dogs and lets not forget the husband, i need all the help i can get to stay organized with all their school activities and sports events. shew i'm tired already.

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    Sommer Mullins
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  27. Fabulous! I would love that combo bullitin/dry erase board. Great stuff!
    My tip: Have a good calendaring tool, be it electronic or paper (it's paramount to keeping me and my family organized)

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  28. Sometimes its hard to find a planner that is big enough to actually hold everything that I need it to, so i'm making my own. I think its a great idea for a busy college student to make their own so that they aren't going crazy with tons of folders for all their classes and activities. Its all in one spot

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  30. I love these products. Having an organizer for each one if my children to file their school work, a dry erase calendar to keep track of their activities, and a pin board to display any important notes are my ways to keep organized for and throughout the school year

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  31. I'm a homeschooling mom, so I rely on my lesson planner to keep me organized for the year, especially since I'll be homeschooling 3 kiddos this year! :-)

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  32. Love this! Perfect for back to school!

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  33. This is my first year back to school so I have no clue what I am doing but these boards look they would help!

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  34. I don't know if I have any organization tips, but I do love my board dudes dry erase calendar, helps me know what's going on when!!

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  35. Great giveaway. My favorite tip is to purge often. If you wait until the end of the year to sort through your child's work it's over whelming and you might miss something you really wanted to keep.

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  36. Checklists are a must! And make sure every thing is ready at least the night before school begins. :)

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  37. I love my little board dudes dry erase board! That combo board looks awesome :)

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  38. Clean out the kiddos backpacks every night. Save important items (pictures, papers, homework) and trash the rest.

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  39. I reorganize and get rid of writing implements at the beginning of every school year. I teach college and I tend to collect loads of random pens throughout the year. I don't like most of them, but they collect in my purse somehow.

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  40. This is great! I love their boards, so easy to get organized. :)

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  41. I'm not a mom, but I work in a museum and my best tip is to make sure all forms are filled out well in advance, doc visits done, etc. (I get a lot of incomplete forms in my job).

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  42. Love the board dudes! Our current fave is the chore chart. Keeps mom from being a nag!

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  43. My tip is to definately get a planner and use it :)

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  44. Labet and Color-Code everything! Of course, allow kiddos to help out... It's their stuff after all... ;)

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  45. I like to create homework stations around the house. This year I will be giving your solution for school papers a try.

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  46. My kids aren't school age yet... but I could sure used these things to keep our crazy '4 kids under 4 1/2 years old' house organized!!

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  47. My tip is to set up an area for things to take the next day. Also, make it a habit to clean out the backpacks, etc., as soon as you get home and put things away.

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  48. My tip for back to school is to make sure you get everything ready the night before so that there is no crazy running around in the morning.

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  49. My fondest will be in school full time this fall, so I need as much help as I can get to stay organized throughout the transition!

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  50. I love anything that can keep our family organized!

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  51. My best tip is to make a school shopping list early and carry it every time you go out so you can snag the sales knowing your buying the right stuff!

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  52. Everything is color coded! And labeled!

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  53. Pre-make your lunches and dinners on Sundays to keep meal preparation a breeze!

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  54. Labels are crazyy important!!

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  55. I always end up with more notebooks than I need!

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  56. It's back to school night at our house TONIGHT!! Our son goes to a year-round school that starts tomorrow - Craziness! The school supplies are purchased, labeled and all set to go! Now we have to balance school with all of the summer activities still in session - TBall, swimming lessons, piano, etc. Busy, busy!

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  57. I loooooove notebooks and colorful pens/markers :) Okay I love anything that is school supplies. haha

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  58. Make a list of what you a actually need that way you don't over buy.

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  59. This is perfect for the homework station I am smack in the middle of making!

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  60. I am in full back to school organizing mode - winning this would ROCK!

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  61. I am working on a command station right now and this would be perfect!!!

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  62. i love back to school!

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  63. this would really help with our school year!

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  64. I would love to win this-my best tip is to buy extra supplies while they are really cheap. There is nothing worse than trying to finish homewrok and running out of pencils or erasers or paper!! cathy_acker at yahoo dot com

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  65. Ohhh! I love the split board! I'm such a list-maker and this is great for keeping track of my projects being worked on or upcoming ones. Thank you for the giveaway!

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  66. If your school offers a school supply fee, pay it! The schools get exactly which supplies they prefer and you don't drive yourself crazy trying to find the exact glue sticks on the list! Definitely a money and sanity saver!

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  67. My best back-to-school tip is to use a binder to organize school papers!

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  68. A calendar to keep everything straight! I can't live without it

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  69. Back to school tip #1 = a good calendar, to keep track of important events, assignment dates, etc.!

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  70. As a former elementary school teacher and now a middle school teacher, my favorite back to school organizing tip is less is more. I know everyone wants to stock up on supplies but just don't give all the supplies to your child at once. Split the stuff into four gallon or two-gallon sized ziplock bags and then at the beginning of each quarter, replace and replenish your little ones supplies.

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  71. What a great giveaway! The best thing to do for back to school is to get on a similar schedule before school starts! It will make it so much easier to be energized throughout the day!

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  72. My tip is to make a huge list of everything, and then compare prices at several stores in a spread sheet so that you can get the lowest price and save lots of money!

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  73. These look so cute, and I am in much need of a great organizational system!

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  74. Great giveaway...they have some neat stuff!!

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  75. As a teacher, being suuuuuper organized for back to school is HUGE! I'm a huge fan of folders and labels for everything! I also have to agree with the other comments about a calendar. I have to write everything down and would die without my planner! :)

    Marianna
    Delightfully Dunn

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  76. Great stuff! I know I could find plenty that I need.

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  77. My favorite BTS tip is to make sure everything is ready the night before. Make the mornings easier and less stressed and rushed.

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  78. Color-coded binders and notebooks for each subject were how I stayed organized! LOVE School Supply Season!!!

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  79. Great Giveaway... I love to write things down and I believe that is one way I organize my thoughts :) This is my first year with a child in school.. so this would be great to keep myself organized by simply tracking everything down on a family weekly planner.

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  80. With my oldest son starting Kindergarten, I'll have 3 kids to buy school supplies and label each and every single crayon, marker, pencil, colored pencil.... I recommend ordering personalized labels with your childs name or initials, or printing some on return address labels!!

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  81. Our three children are grown--but I think the main thing that saved us was picking out outfits, shoes and socks, etc. the night before and sticking with it, and I also always set out everything I could the night before for breakfast so only the food needed to be taken care of. Book bags and totes in the same place every night so they could just be grabbed as going out the door. And number one for our children--no TV or playing if homework was not finished. The best thing for me--an extra large calendar w/pen attached so schedules were always at hand. I was a little bit obsessed with organizing but school mornings went smoothly and I think that sets the tone of the day for children and parents alike...

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  82. I don't have any tips... that is why I need to win so badly :)

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  83. I was just looking for a dry-erase calendar the other day...and this one is adorable!

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  84. So, I'm very anal retentive in my workspace and I triple puffy heart love to organize. This would be so perfect for me. I also hoard dry erase markers. But all I have are the fat ones right now, so I could really use those fine tips! :-)

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  85. Ve always loved back to school shopping, so much I recently started teaching college! I can't get away. My tip is to give yourself to do lists every week, so you aren't cramming for exams or papers all in one week.

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  86. Don't always buy the cheapest supplies. Sometimes the cute ones cost a bit more but they make you feel extra special when you use them! :)

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  87. This is amazing! As a first year teacher starting in August, these items would be a tremendous help. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

    Olivia

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  88. I have been inspired by pinterest to make a homework board where we can put my daughter's weekly newsletter, any homework that needs to be worked on (and is a weekly assignment so we can keep up with it) and write out her weekly schedule. Last year we put all of her weekly assignments on a corner of our buffet -- not very pretty!!

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  89. love those pushpins! Perfect for my new house.

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  90. I'm a teacher, and I would love to win all this fun stuff for my classroom! I always stock up on supplies for the year when they are on sale in August.

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  91. Wow! Those items would help me to start creating a schedule and a to-do list that I have on my project list.

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  92. best possible back to school advice is to encourage your child to SAVE EVERYTHING, you never know when a teacher overwhelmed with more students than anyone can handle will mismark something and your kiddo will be out points, we make a basket with our "done" work categorized by the month it was done so we can easily find it if teach forgets...has saved our grades many a time

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  93. The most important thing to keep me organized going back to school is my planner! I love jotting down ideas for lesson plans as they come to me. Using dry erase boards to make quick notes works too!

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  94. This looks like a great giveaway. So much fun for back to school!

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  95. Have a place for everything so it doesn't get lost.... especially homework!

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  96. I would love this stuff! Thanks!

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  97. Awesome giveaway! Thanks for sharing with us. Happy Organizing.

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  98. If I had some sort of an organized tip, I'd leave it. But my frugal tip would be that I reuse school supplies. No reason to buy new scissors and colored pencils every year...

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  99. What a great giveaway! I love the weekly organizing board!

    Erin
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  100. My back to school organizing tip is to organize the left over supplies when they come home at the end of the school year. That way you know what you need for the next year when the list comes out. All the left overs from the year before aren't scattered through the house or missing.

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  101. Just bought their huge, framed wipe off calendar. Inexpensive and stylish! Love it!

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  102. I have been wanting one of these so I can set up a command center before school starts! I have been picking up things I know I want to have and this is the big item that I cant set it up without! Crossing my fingers!!

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  103. Oh my gosh, this kind of stuff is my weakness, I LOVE office supplies!

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  104. What an awesome giveaway for back to school!!

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  105. My favorite back to school organizing tip is to have brand new school supplies. Nothing like sporting new gear and supplies to help you embrace approaching the new year.

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  106. I would love this to help keep my family organized!

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  107. i would love to win this for our 6yo...:)

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  108. My favorite back to school organizing tip is to organize papers in binders and filing cabinets so you know where everything is.

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  109. I am really starting to love this blog. My organizing tip for school would be to have a basket of certain like items together for when I need them, like i put all my notebooks on a bookshelf. I place my markers, crayons, pencils in one and so on. And when I run out, I know where to go :]

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  110. A planner and a HUGE wall calendar!

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  111. Love this Blog! Dry erase boards are fab to help stay organized!

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  112. I love it, love it! I have an "inbox/outbox" in my kitchen for school papers.

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  113. My tip is to get everything ready the night before to avoid the morning rush as much as possible.

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  114. one of my back to school tips is to have on hand a portable file box , labelled, for each child... this helps to much in keeping individual papers filed. Also erasable planners are great... And cork bulletin boards for the home office are a must.
    Cathy B*****y pbprojecthope at yahoo dot com

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  115. Thank you!!!! Living overseas, it's a pain to find that perfect item you've been looking for. Imagine my surprise when that item was pic #1 :-)

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  116. Write everything in a planner and make lists!

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  117. Write everything in a planner and make lists!

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  118. I think "in & out boxes" plus an organized place (like a file box) to keep keepsake papers and artwork would be a must. Also a big calendar or dry erase board to keep track of important dates and reminders.

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  119. Buy extra then what you need then you will have things for crafting or if someone runs out throughout the year and will even have some to start the next year out if something comes up and you need something. Have a good organization system and planner system so you can keep everyone organized and then you will have a smooth operation for where to find things and get things done on time. Designate a place to put papers when they come in the house and a place for papers that need to go back out of the house so you won't loose those important forms that need to be signed.

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  120. This would be sooo perfect for my new room at university this year, directly going to check out their website :)

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  121. Always have lunches prepared the night before!

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  122. I don't wait for back-to-school sales - I pick up bargains all year long! There are some staples of school life that never change - if I can get a good price in the middle of winter, I buy!

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  123. What a fun giveaway. These would be great in our learning room.

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  124. This would be great for my mnom who just moved into an assisted-living facility. She needs a place for reminders. Good luck everyone!

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  125. My tip would be get back on school bedtime/wake up routines, makes the transition easier, and the kids aren't falling asleep at school. Also resist the temptation to squeeze in last minute summer fun travel. you and the kiddos will be tried and there will be laundry etc to catch up on. save that weekend trip for once the kids settle into school again.

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  126. I homeschool, so it's important for me to organize a new daily routine/schedule.

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  127. Shopping early and only getting what's on sale and on the list!

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  128. Get items on sale year round!

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  129. Make lists! What a great giveaway!

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  130. Would love, love this since my daughter is starting pre-school and I need to keep track of her schedule, activities and other family activities.

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  131. This would be great for my three granddaughters, all in school with loads of activities! Would help their mom too!!

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  132. I love your giveaways! I also liked the board dudes on FB

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  133. I think getting everything ready at night makes life a whole lot easier.

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  134. With both of my kids in school now (youngest starting kindergarten!) this would be great!

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  135. labels, tabs, etc. organizing is a must! -- Thanks for the chance to win! :)

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  136. I can never have enough dry erase boards!

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  137. Meal plan! It makes the evenings more enjoyable

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  138. Me! Me! Me! I love this company!! (And this blog.)

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  139. What a great giveaway! This would be awesome for our new office!

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  140. A separate iCal calendar for my son's schedule - its busier than mine! That way, both myself and his dad can keep track of what he is supposed to be doing at least :) Love the Board Dude stuff - great giveaway!!

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  141. Brush up on your "before bed" routine and include things like "pick out clothes for tomorrow" and "pack tomorrow's lunch."

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  142. This is my first back to school year with my daughter. We are both so excited!

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  143. I am starting grad school next month and this would be so very helpful! Love the dry erase weekly calendar!

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  144. I stock up at back to school sales and keep school supplies--glue, pens, pencils, erasers, paper, everything--stocked on shelves so my kids know right where to go when they need something. We rarely run out of anything during the school year.

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  145. We are remodeling the tweens bedroom - this is perfect for her middle school transition!

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  146. My baby is starting Kindergarten this year, so I don't have much except we are going to do a special shopping trip- just the two of us to go get everything he needs! I'm also going to make all of his lunches on the weekend so that I don't have to scramble every morning to get it together.

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  147. I am taking over a room as my personal office, so the timing can't be better!
    My tips for back-to-school, are to purchase school supplies that stay in the back pack, use different ones on the work, and always place work back in bag immediately after completed, set in 'go' zone, so it's ready the next morning.

    Also, we make lunches the afternoon before. Dry goods are in bag overnight, in the morning, we grab the sandwiches and drinks from the fridge, and retrieve the ice pack from freezer, and 'out the door'! :)

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  148. Get in the routine of packing everything the night before and getting back to a regular bedtime schedule.

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  149. I try to shop the sales to get school supplies at a reasonable price. I also don't let me kids choose "character" backpacks because their taste may change over the year and I don't want them to "need" a new backpack during the year because they no longer like Disney Princesses or Justin Bieber, for example.

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  150. I have a little bench where I keep all the backpacks, extra notebooks, pencils, sweaters, etc. The kids know that they have all they need for the day right in the "owl bench".

    I also keep baskets right by the door for each kid with their gloves, hats, and mittens so they can grab what they need for the day as they are heading out.

    Mornings are busy enough so these are things I no longer have to worry about and the kids know the routine so it definitely makes everything easier.

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  151. Somewhat in denial that school starts in only 6 weeks, but these products would be welcome!!

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  152. Since I'll be teaching for my first year, some of these things would be very helpful! I usually just organize into storage containers based on what the objects are, that way they are separated and I can easily find what I need. :]

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  153. Sounds great! Going to university with a baby at home will be a challenge, these would help in getting myself organized enough to do it.

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  154. back to school tip - always stock up on extra school supplies while they are on sale and plentiful. then you can restock as needed from your own closet without a trip to the shops

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  155. You can never have enough white boards!

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  156. We've been organizing our art/craft supplies at home, but I think I would use it for school (I'm a teacher).

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  157. We started school on Monday (year-round) and I'm already desperate for some sort of organization. This is a great giveaway!!

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  158. Working on a college campus I could really use these tools to help organize myself and my RA staff.

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  159. Trying to redo my daughters room so these would be great!
    lubrundage@comcast.net

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  160. I actually use that weekly planner board to keep myself and my family organized. I love updating it for the week ahead every Sunday night.

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  161. I can always use more organization. thanks for the chance to win.

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  162. I love to shop 'back to school' deals and I try to always shop early before everything is picked over. I love this cute cork board and the adorable pegs!

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  163. With having boy/girl 1st grade twins, organization is key to my sanity!! I'll be looking up homework stations on pinterest to get ready!! Though I'm still relishing in the time I'll have alone, 6 1/2 hours!!

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  164. Just finished the office...this would be the perfect addition...thanks so much.

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  165. For me, getting ready to go back to school means time for planners and lists! I love having a full-month calendar to write big events on (birthdays, exams, trips, etc.), then a weekly calendar to write specific assignments or plans (Section 8 hw due, finish history paper tonight). It helps me keep up with class and my sanity!

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  166. Setting up a paper drop off station! This would be nice for my son's room.

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  167. This would be great for my office/loft area. Always looking for ways to keep organized with activities!

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  168. I would love to win this, It would come in handy for our homeschooling!
    Katie

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  169. I'd love some back-to-school help! Thanks for a fun giveaway!

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  170. Working on a remodel for our basement which includes an office area; these items would be PERFECT there.

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  171. thank you for this giveaway! i like to get things set up the night before - i feel like i am giving my future self a hand!

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  172. This will be the first year that i have packed my daughters' lunches, so I have created a lunch station. Hope this works.

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  173. Shop early so you get the best selection on supplies, and the best prices.

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  174. As a teacher, back to school time is crazy around our house! While I'm setting up my classroom in August, I also try to give every room in our house a thorough cleaning - getting everything back to its "home", dusting all the forgotten corners and such. I would love this prize and would probably use parts of it in my classroom and parts of it at home.

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  175. I love back to school shopping! My tip is pretty boring, to buy extras of everything and store them in Rubbermaid containers on our basement shelves. If they don't get used this year, you know where they are for next year.

    This is back to school time for me also (I'm a university professor), so what I'd LOVE is tips for keeping our family from falling into the chaos of 4 different schedules. We often get so consumed just trying to keep track of everything that we lose out on time to just be a family. That needs to change!

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  176. My tip is to keep all of your school supplies in one place so it's easy for your kids to "shop" your stock when they get their lists from teachers.

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  177. My oldest is just starting preschool this year, but learning from how my mom did it, I will probably have either a cubby or a folder for each child to keep track of all important papers/artwork/etc, as well as a master calendar on the wall in the kitchen to help me keep track of our comings and goings!

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  178. I like to make sure everything is put together the night before so our family can enjoy a relaxing breakfast together.

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  179. A planner to keep track of everything and binders to organize everything!!

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  180. Love these! They are totally my style!

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  181. I don't have kids, but I feel like life gets busier for everyone once fall hits. I like to be prepared by having meals all planned out ahead of time, that way I'm not scrambling at the end of a long workday.

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  182. a dedicated spot for all school things, so nothing gets forgotten in the morning!

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  183. At back to school time, the calendars and planners are put into full use and we stock up on beloved school supplies at all the sales!!!

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  184. These looks great! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  185. Oh, I definitely need this for my home office! :)

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