Out · Daily Grind
Packing & Unpacking (Kids; Local)
Definition
If you use the last diaper in the baby’s diaper bag and don’t replace it, how many diapers will be left the next time you need to change an explosive poop on the go? Exactly. It’s got to be restocked, just as backpacks need to be packed (and unpacked) daily with library books, lunch, homework, water bottles, clothes for after-school activities, and about a million other things you’ll forget if you don’t have a system in place. Bonus duties: packing for sleepovers, packing and replacing the change of clothes in the school cubby as needed, and hitting up the school’s lost and found when only one glove makes it home.
Conception
Kids need supplies for an activity
Planning
BACKPACK AFTERNOON/DAY-OUT BAG
- Taking inventory of afternoon out bags (water bottle, snacks, sunscreen etc.)
SLEEPOVER
- Determine what is needed for overnight bag (e.g., bathroom bag, clothing, sleeping needs, medical (e.g., Epi-Pen)) *Note: If it is a birthday celebration sleepover, keep the packing with the “Birthday Celebration (other kids)” cardholder who reads the invitation or coordinate closely.
Execution
BACKPACK
- Backpack packing. including snack, water bottle, lunch box (prepared by “Weekday (School Lunches)” cardholder, homework, library books/textbooks/folders, special items
- Backpack unpacking including emptying lunch box and placing in sink for “Dishes” cardholder
- Following up on lost items/lost and found
AFTERNOON/DAY-OUT BAG
- Stocking afternoon out bags
SLEEPOVER
- Overnight bag packing and unpacking
Minimum Standard of Care
Do the bags contain what they need at the times you use them? Are they unpacked in a timely manner?