End of School Year Cleaning Checklist

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Now that school is out, you probably have lots of papers, clothes, and lunch containers to deal with. Don’t put it off until fall! Use this End of the School Year Cleaning Checklist to help you tackle the chaos. Learn more

End of School Year Cleaning Checklist

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This month we will turn our focus on getting ready for an amazing summer with the kids. After an entire year of paperwork, art projects, permission slips, a million lunches, and pop quizzes you no doubt have accumulated a mountain of clutter from the school year. It’s time to get it all under control and kick up your feet and enjoy your time with your kids Learn more

School’s out for summer! And it’s the best time to completely empty out the backpacks. Discard trash, decide what you want to keep and what is reusable for next year or at least through summer- pencil boxes, markers, and other school gear.

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Sort lunch boxes, snack containers, thermoses, and tools like cookie cutters you might use again. Toss any items that are missing pieces or broken, and donate items your child has outgrown.

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Go through school clothes, sort out what can be donated/tossed ( upcycle t’s into cleaning rags!), and create a drawer for play clothes the kids can grab quickly before heading out to play.

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End of School Year Cleaning Checklist

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