Hey Loves!

In my last post, we talked about Sensory-Friendly Homeschool supplies. Today, I want to quickly share how I organized them. If you’re new here, you should know that organization, clean lines and neutral tones make my heart sing. I simply adore them. With that, I have two kids who just, most of the time, don’t show that they feel that way. So, part of my organization now is training them to know things have a place and to put them back. Who knew that was a part of parenting?

I digress. Anywho… let’s get to my happy place- the organization.

To start, and I suggest this with anything you are organizing, you have to access the size and the amount of the items, then the functionality of what you are looking for. For example, when I organized our pantry in April, I needed large bins with handles that were visually appealing. They also had to fit on the shelves, etc.

I gathered all the supplies I knew I wanted them to be able to use and grab at their leisure or with my prompt and separated them from a massager and  the weighted items (weighted vest, lap pad and belt). Once I had an idea of how many items would go in each kid’s caddy, then I chose the caddy. I went with these shower caddy’s from Target. They were inexpensive, sectioned and were deep enough to hold the items safely but allow for easy access for little hands. It also didn’t hurt I could get it via drive-up and not have to ship it.

Armed with my caddies, I decided what I would put in each compartment instead of just putting the items in the caddy. I promise there is a method to this madness. For me, doing it this way helps me visually take inventory and know where to tell my boys where to get them and put them back as I am training them to use these. It also helps know when to replace or restock items. For example, I can quickly check and see if I need to grab another chewlery (necklaces or clips that can be used for oral input and regulation) as the one I had in there is being washed.

Now to the fun part, sorting and placing, Yay!!!! I sectioned the 3 compartments into: Chewlery/Oral input, Fidgets and Coping/Calm Down. Sill with me?

After I knew where I wanted these items to go, then I placed them in their respective compartments.

I finished them off by adding a chalk label with their name. Viola!

If that was a bit hard to understand, I have a time-lapse video in this IG highlight and a YouTube video notating all the sensory things we have and where I got them.

Per usual, don’t hesitate to ask me any questions. I am here for you. Until next time,

Love you. Mean it.