It’s almost time to send our children back to school, and while you may have purchased everything you need, it’s possible that you still don’t feel prepared. After all, the back-to-school rush can become a major source of stress (and mess!) between making lunches, laying out clothes, finishing homework and getting a halfway nutritious dinner made all while balancing afternoon activities! To help simplify your routines and minimize the back-to-school stress, we recommend incorporating zones throughout the home to save yourself time and energy.

If your people are in your pantry day in and day out, asking for food, moving things around, and eating their way through your supplies, a designated snack station may be just what you need to reinstate order and reign in the chaos. Follow these 10 tips for creating a snack station that’s guaranteed to please your people (and keep you sane in the process!).