Do it yourself Weekly Dorm Room Calendar. This easy Paint Chip Craft can be done in a matter of minutes and aids in organizing daily home and school life.

DIY Weekly Dorm Room Calendar Craft

As a former teacher and a mom of pre-teens, one of my favorite posts on Frugal Coupon Living was Dorm Room Hacks and Tips. I loved putting together ideas for the dorm room without having to send one of my girls off to school. I also loved the college organizing ideas that could easily be transformed into Teen Bedroom Ideas.

As any mom knows, keeping teens organized can be a huge challenge, particularly when they go off to college! College kids need all the help they can get when organizing their dorm rooms. Most dorms are tiny spaces with barely any room to move- much less space for organizing supplies! With this cute paint chip dorm room organizer calendar, kids will be prepared to face whatever college has to throw at them. This craft was easy. It took some of our preexisting Paint Chips and turned them into a weekly calendar for college.

Younger kids will also love this cute paint chip calendar, and after you make the first one, you just might have to make one for everyone in the family! This calendar can be placed in a home bedroom, a home command center, and maybe even inside a teen locker for school. Wherever you place your calendar, this is a super inexpensive way to stay organized, and it doubles as cute wall art at the same time!

Happy crafting.

Supplies:

• Laminator and laminating pockets
• Paint chips in rainbow colors
• Clothespins in rainbow colors
• Twine
• Scissors
• Permanent markers
• Dry erase markers

Directions:

1. Cut the paint chips to the desired size. I rounded the corners on my paint chips to give them a softer appearance.
2. Place the paint chips into a laminating pocket and run through the laminating machine. Cut the paint chips out of the plastic.
3. Use a permanent marker to write the days of the week onto the clothespins. If your clothespins are small, use abbreviations for the days of the week. Decide if you want a 7-day or 5-day calendar.
4. Use a dry erase marker to write the daily tasks onto the paint chips. If your to-do list gets too long, add another paint chip to that day.
5. Hang the twine string somewhere in a dorm room or on a bulletin board. Use clothespins to secure the paint chips to the string in daily order.
6. As you complete each task, wipe it off the paint chip. The next week, you can reuse each paint chip to write that day’s tasks.

We found some other helpful ideas for college life. Take a look at these Dorm Room Hacks and Tips. Pin to Pinterest.

Have extra paint chips?  Take a look at these Paint Chip Crafts. Add to Pinterest on your Craft Board.

Organize yourself with these Home Command Centers (and Homework Center Ideas) – also great for college life! Pin to Pinterest on your Home and School Boards.

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Fun and creative locker ideas for the coolest kid in the hall. School locker organization DIY on Frugal Coupon Living for Middle and High Schoolers.

Locker Ideas for the Coolest Kid in the Hall

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Middle school can be intimidating. The big halls, the switching classes, feeling like a little fish in a large pond… but come on, when it comes to the locker (only), you know you wanna go back. To me, decorating a locker is like the graduation of decorating your childhood doll house. You have graduated from the dolls/Barbies, but this gives you your unique space to have fun and call your own. While my girls are still in elementary school, I had fun with this post. I love the rungs, the chandeliers, the shelving, the decor, all the little touches that would make your little (excuse me, big girl) feel special on the first day of school! And you know what mom, a lot of it is still fun and juvenile just to keep her from growing up too soon!

Locker Party Idea: with some of these homemade locker crafts, consider having friends over a few weeks before school starts. You could buy plush fabric and make your own locker carpets. You could also buy all the supplies you need to make some of these DIY locker decorations. It’s a fun way to celebrate and bond before the first school bell rings.

Ok really, how easy and adorable are these DIY Glittered Clothespins? Frugal, easy, and a fun locker accessory! I love that you can do them yourself in a day. You know our little girl will take pride in them too. | The Proper Blog

A school locker essential might be a fun dry erase board. We love this Locker Zebra Dry Erase Board from Pottery Barn Teen. You can find more HERE.

Have your subjects stand out with these printable binder covers! Easily see each subject without digging in your locker! | The Preppy Greek

In your locker, magnets must be strong! Take a look at the best locker magnet. This one can hold a lot of weight without slipping! | Lockers and Magnets

The floor of a locker can get gross – especially after the dozens of students that have used the locker before you! Pick up a fun locker rug – a Locker Lookz Shaggy Rug!

Your daughter is going to love personalizing her space! Take a look at these fun and creative locker wallpapers! No one wants to look at ugly metal! These prints come from Pottery Barn Teen.

Just walking inside a Hobby Lobby store gives me inspiration. If you need a look to inspire your creative locker juices, take a look at this adorable locker! | Hobby Lobby

Chandelier in your locker? We say “Yes please!” Let there be light. | The Container Store

I love this color coded key for keeping track of your subjects and classes. Notice how each binder is a different color and the chart on the locker door lists the color-coded subjects. | Source Unknown

Create a survival locker kit. Have hair ties, hand sanitizer, band-aids, feminine products, chap-stick and more! | Polyvore

This summer, get a little DIY with this fun Fabric Frame Tutorial | Primrose

Did you realize a cereal box can turn into a magnetic bin – talk about money saved! We love this locker tip! | Soho Sonnet

This is adorable – stand out with a little fringe for a totally unique locker decor idea. | BHG (You can get the magnetic tape here!)

Even Ziploc is ready for back to school season! Take a look at these fancy spray painted magnetic Ziploc® organizers for your locker | Ziploc

Is staying organized difficult. Take a look at this homemade ombre command center, perfect locker decor! | She’s Kinda Crafty

A disco ball would be kind of cool, no? Turn a clear ornament with a broken up CD into a homemade locker disco ball! | Creme De La Craft (you can also buy one here)

After having a locker in the hall, comes prepping for your dorm. Save these Dorm Room Hacks and Tips. Pin to Pinterest.

We also love these Back to School Lunch Hacks and Tips. Pin to Pinterest.

Before you head back, save these Back to School Printables. We love the If You Give a Teacher a Cookie tags. We gifted cookies our first day of school! Pin to Pinterest.

Before buying all your school supplies, take a look at these Kids DIY Back to School Craft & School Supplies. Pin to Pinterest.

 

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