23 DIYs To Try With Your Kids Before School Starts

    Summer crafts and hacks to get your family ready for fall.

    1. Upcycle a milk jug into a sandwich keeper.

    2. Customize gel pens with color-coordinated feathers.

    3. DIY this ruler crate to keep homework supplies organized.

    4. Keep crayons organized with this handmade crayon roll.

    5. Always have a snack sack on hand.

    6. Download these free printable bookplates.

    7. Create a family command center out of an old door.

    8. Help them make this mail tube pencil case.

    9. Waterproof their canvas shoes to help them last all year.

    Bee's wax and a hairdryer should do the trick.

    10. Keep homework organized with a customized bulletin board.

    11. Color code notebooks by subject to make them easy to find.

    12. Build this DIY digital projector for their classroom.

    13. Color-code hangers to streamline outfit planning during the week.

    14. Make your own catch-all shelf to keep school supplies contained at home.

    15. Got sewing skills? Upcycle juice pouches into storage cases.

    16. Or keep things handy by installing a pen holder in their notebook.

    17. Make them a custom backpack.

    18. Help little ones feel confident with their zipper abilities.

    19. Never run out of ice packs again.

    20. Chalkboard a notebook.

    21. DIY this duck tape bookmark.

    22. If you're feeling really ambitious, try tackling these book covers.

    23. Or put together a homework station.