School Day Morning Routine

I know summer break is a few days away, but I wanted to share what our school day morning routine looks like before school is out. This is the timing and products that work best for my family. Let me know some of the things that makes your morning run smoothly.

6:30 – We get up and start our day. We have our kids pick out their clothes the night before so that they don’t have to decide in the morning. My 6-year-old dresses himself and I help my 4-year-old with the stuff she needs assistance with.

6:40 – I start the coffee and get my kids some breakfast. I also turn the tv on for my kids so that they can watch TV while they eat and me and my husband get ready. They have been really into Magic School Bus Rides Again on Netflix lately so unless they ask for something else, I put that on. My kids got these desks a few years ago and they eat breakfast at these; it helps keep the mess off the couch.

6:50 – I make my son’s lunch and snack that he takes every day. My 4-year-old is in Preschool, and they don’t take a lunch or snack. If I’m packing my son a hot lunch I love to use these Omie lunchboxes. They have a thermos to help keep whatever I am packing nice and hot.

For his snack I use these 4 compartment snack boxes. He loves that I can pack several different things in one container.

He also takes a water bottle every day. We love the simple modern brand; we have several of their water cups and bottles.

7:05 – I get myself ready and gather up anything I need for the day. I typically shower at night so that it doesn’t take me very long to get ready. I am usually just fixing my hair, putting makeup on (if i feel like it), and getting dressed.

7:15 – I fix my daughters hair and have the kids brush their teeth. We love the Hum toothbrush by Colgate. It’s great because my kids can brush their teeth on their own using mine or my husbands phone and it will tell us which teeth we need to help them with.

7:25 – I have my kids put their socks and shoes on and gather up their backpacks and anything else they need for the day. For this year we used these simple modern backpacks. My kids loved them. It was a great fit for kindergarten and preschool. We will probably upgrade to a little bit of a bigger bag for my son for 1st grade next year.

7:30 – Head to school for drop off.

Mornings can be hectic and obviously this isn’t every morning. We try and keep it as close to this as possible even with the crazy things that come up in the mornings. What does your morning routine look like?

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