Small tricks: practical tools that perfectly complement the family organization binder

09 March, 2023

Our little tips are practical tools to download and print that will allow you to manage your time effectively, organize your home, ensure the well-being of your family, plan your budget or your next vacation and more!
And because managing family life is often similar to that of a real business, we have classified our various tools into departments corresponding to each of the spheres of daily life as well as the nine dividers provided with our family organization binder, which will allow you to effectively classify and easily find the little tips you need ! And since all the important information is stored in the same place, each member of the family is able to find it easily and sharing the mental load is greatly facilitated !
Here is now an overview of some of the practical tools that you can find in each of the daily departments:
 
  • Monthly meal planning : the ideal tool for those who like to look far ahead and free themselves once a month from the mental burden associated with meal planning
  • Lunch ideas to assemble for children : this little combination will allow your children to be independent in preparing their lunch and to ensure that they put in all the foods necessary for a nutritious meal!

Housekeeping

  • Our One Room/Month Challenges : These downloads will give you a clear and practical method to declutter and organize all the rooms in your home (find them all in our complete One Room/Month Challenge!)
  • Tasks to complete in five minutes : Are your children or your spouse going round in circles? Refer them to this little trick that will give them concrete ideas for tasks to complete in just five minutes!

Finance and administration

  • Personal Contact List : Never worry about losing all the precious data on your cell phone again with this tool that will allow you to keep the contact details of all your personal contacts in one place.
  • Monthly budget : because each person has their own way of following their budget, we have provided three models that will allow you to manage your finances effectively

Outdoor work and heavy work

  • To-do list : The list of small and large renovations to be carried out in the house is growing and you are afraid of forgetting some? Write down all the tasks to be carried out on this list, thanks to which you will be able to effectively monitor the projects completed!
  • Paint Color Tracker : When it's time to refresh a room's paint or make a few touch-ups, this tool is the ally you need!

Education and school management

  • School Information : If you constantly have to look up your kids' school phone number to let them know when they're not home or you can't remember what time you're supposed to pick up your little one, this is the one for you! You can write down all the important information you might need during the school year.
  • Before turning on a screen : your children, like many others, often have the reflex to turn on a screen when they are bored? Display this poster in a prominent place to provide them with an effective visual reminder of the tasks they will have to complete before being allowed to open a screen!

Transportation

  • Car Maintenance Tracker : If you often wonder when your car was last serviced, download and keep this tool in your family organization binder to ensure effective tracking of your car's maintenance.
  • I maintain my bike : this little trick will not only allow your children to develop their autonomy and their sense of responsibility, but also to learn to take good care of their objects, especially their bike!

Animal Care

  • Vaccination Tracking/Appointments : In the daily grind of your family, it's easy to forget about necessary follow-up appointments for your pets! Print this handy tool that will help you ensure regular medical monitoring for all of your little companions.
  • Pet adoption contract : So, you've agreed to your children's request to adopt a cat, dog or any other pet? Take the time to fill out this contract with them in order to properly plan for the arrival of your pet and remind the children of their commitments to respect when it officially becomes part of your family.

Health and care

  • Medication Tracker , Adult and Child Version : Every time you or your children have to take antibiotics or any other medication, do you struggle to remember if each of the prescribed doses has been taken? Keep a few copies of this tool that will ensure that you don't forget any from now on!
  • Quick guide to buying clothes : because it can be difficult to plan exactly how many clothes each of your children will need for the new season that is starting, use this little trick to plan exactly how many pieces to buy as well as to take note of the measurements that will ensure you order the sizes that perfectly fit your little ones.

Leisure and holidays

  • Vacation Planning Guide : Family travel is stressful! Reduce your anxiety with effective planning, which you can now easily do with this handy little trick.
  • Birthday Calendar : If you are one of those people who forget to call their mother, grandfather or best friend every year for their birthday, keep this calendar in your family organization binder so that you no longer forget to finally offer a little thought to the people you love on their birthday.

 

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