4 crafts for back to school

Girl doing homework

We are at the gates of a new school year and in many houses the details are being finalized so that everything is prepared for the return to school. There are many important details, organize all the materials, the clothes for the new course, adapt the schedules and the habits acquired during the summer to the new routines.

During these missing days, you can help your children to better assimilate back to school progressively. And an ideal way that children love, is doing Crafts. Today I bring you these fun ideas to organize the children's desk. In this way, when they have to do their homework, their work area will be a fun and beautiful place to sit and do their tasks.

Desk organizer

The children's work table should be an orderly place, with good lighting and that is comfortable for them, but it can also be eye-catching. With these crafts you can prepare some beautiful organizers, where children can always have at hand and in an organized way your school supplies.

DIY desk organizer

To make this beautiful organizer you will need different cardboard boxes, you can use cereal boxes, cardboard rolls of toilet paper or kitchen paper. Also, you will have to make the structure with very resistant cardboardTo achieve this you need several cardboard sheets that you can glue to achieve the desired thickness. First, design the organizer on a sheet, this way you will have clearer the pieces that you will need to form the cardboard structure and the interior dividers.

Decorating it will be the most fun, you can use paints, decorative papers, glitter or fabrics with different textures such as eva rubber or felt. On the sides of the organizer, you can attach some pieces of double-sided tape, so you can hang the note pads, a small whiteboard where you can make notes or the larger pens.

Desk organizer with corks

Cork Desk Organizer

This design is more sober and elegant, perfect for older boys and girls. But just as fun and gorgeous to organize a desk. In this case you will only need cardboard rolls of different sizes, you can save those of the kitchen paper and then cut them to obtain several different ones. To decorate them you can use scraps of fabric and line the rolls, or wrapping paper or simply paint them.

Getting the corks may take a little longer, if at home you don't usually spend bottles of wine, you can go to a restaurant near your home and ask if they can save you a few. If you explain to them that it is for a craft, they will surely keep them delighted.

Pencil and pen organizer

DIY pencil holder

A very simple way to keep pencils, paints and other school supplies organized and always at hand. You can use cans of preserves, but you must be very careful with the edges that are sharp and therefore dangerous. File very well with a suitable sandpaper and also take care to cover the edges well. You can also buy new boats, in bazaars you can find them for very little money.


The decoration will depend on the tastes of the ownerYou can make colored stripes like the ones in the image, cover them with decorative paper or fabric or also add stickers of your favorite characters.

Wall organizer

Wall organizer

A wall organizer is great for keep track of important dates of each month, at a glance. If you like to DIY, you can make the frame with a plywood base. In specialized stores they will cut the pieces to the size you want. Then, you just have to glue them and secure them well with some nails.

Glue on the base some pieces of cork, you will have to prepare several and of different sizes, 31 for the days of the month and other larger ones where you can place notes. You can customize this panel according to the taste of children, it is a perfect project to do as a family and decorate the children's room. In addition to serving as a monthly organizer.

If you like sewing, you can also take advantage of clothes that you no longer use to make some original bags for snacks.

DIY sandwich maker

To finish, here are some ideas for customize school supplies of the children and so on save you money in the purchase of school supplies.

Happy back to school


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