School File **Tutorial**

As promised, here's the tutorial for the school file I made for our command center.

Step 1:
Gather your materials.  Unfortunately I didn't get to take a picture because I was so eager to put it together. Once I realized I should have take a picture, it was too late. But here's a list:

1. Pocket files (I found mine in the clearance section at Walmart. They sold for $2.50 for a pack of 12)
2. Hot glue gun
3. Glue sticks
4. Paper fastener brads
5. Nail Polish (yes, nail polish. I used quick dry polish)
6. File Labels
7. Hole punch
8. 3M Command Hooks or Heavy Duty Magnets (depends on how you want to hang them)

Step 2:

Place 3 pocket files on top of each other in a staggered formation. Then hot glue gun them in place.

Step 3:
Paint the top of your brads whatever color you choose. Let them dry completely.

Step 4:
Make your labels or simply write them out on file folder sized labels. Then place them on your pocket files. My labels say

• MOM and Dad: Sign / Review
• Bring back to school
• Field Trips / Reminders / Announcements

Step 5:

Punch holes in the top corners. If you want to hang this on your fridge, then make sure you use heavy duty magnets.

Step 6:

Hang then near your command center.

Tada! That's it! Pretty easy, yeah?  If I can do this, so can you!

Happy Organizing!

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School File for the Command Center

I've always wanted one of these:

It's called a Fridge File. It's a pretty cool organizing too but I can't bring myself to purchase one, let alone 3 (I wanted one for each child).  So, I decided to make my own version of this brilliant idea!

Here it is....

...and here they are with our family Command Center...

I'll post a tutorial soon (**UPDATE: Tutorial is up!).  I'm so thrilled to have finished this up just in time too. School started today in Hawai'i! I know it's the beginning of August but...oh well...that's just how it goes!

BTW, I strongly disliked our circuit breaker right on our kitchen wall so I made it part of the Command Center. We post the kid's school lunch menu there along with our dry erase marker and eraser. Yay!

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