Even though it feels like Summer just started, school is around the corner. Here are 8 hacks to help you be back-to-school ready.
Want to recreate our hacks? Check each one out below for a list of supplies you’ll need, followed by step-by-step instructions to help you along the way.
1. Highlighter Eraser
Supplies:
- lemon
- Q-tip
Instructions:
- Slice a lemon in half.
- Rub one end of a Q-tip in the lemon.
- Run the Q-tip over the highlighted area until it disappears.
2. No staples needed
Supplies:
- x-acto knife or scissors
Instructions:
- Cut into the corner of your stack of papers, where the staple would normally go.
- Fold in the edge of the corner and tuck it into the cut you made.
3. Secret Note
Supplies:
- paper
- marker
4. Tri-Colored Highlighter
Supplies:
- 3 colored highlighters (yellow, blue, and pink)
Instructions:
- Let the blue highlighter bleed onto the yellow highlighter on one end.
- Let the pink highlighter bleed onto the other end.
5. Tissue Paper Flowers
Supplies:
- tissue paper
- marker or pencil
6. Draw the perfect circle
Supplies:
- paper clips
- markers
Instructions:
- Link together two paperclips.
- Use one marker as the anchor on the paper and the other to draw your circle.
- Add or remove paperclips to make your circle bigger or smaller.
7. Binder Pouch
Supplies:
- storage bag
- tape
- 3-hole punch
- binder
Instructions:
- Trifold the bottom of the Ziploc bag
- Tape down the edges in the middle.
- 3-hole punch the other end of the fold.
- Fit the bag into the 3-ring binder.
8. Clean pencil sharpening
Supplies:
- empty tic-tac box
- handheld pencil sharpener
Instructions:
- Remove the top of the empty tic-tac container.
- Fit a small handheld sharpener into the opening of the top, blade side facing in.
- Fit the top back onto the tic-tac container.