How to Make a School Backpack Organizer for Your Wall

Four years have gone by, and I haven't found a solution to the Kids coming home from school and dropping their backpacks on the floor PROBLEM...until now! This DIY Backpack Station has been a great solution to keep school backpacks organized at home. It was one of those "Why didn't I do this earlier?" ideas.

What was I thinking each time I shoved school bags in the corner, on the floor, or on the couch to clean up my space? I now have a great wall organizer for my kid's backpacks. Of course coat hooks were the answer.

To make the coat hooks better and create an entire area to organize school stuff, I found a way to customize each child's hook. Using three frames that I already owned, I took and made them into bulletin boards.

Then I customized each bulletin board with a wooden letter initial for a personal touch. There's one for each of my boys. I spray painted each of the letter in a fun color. After which I glued each initial to the bulletin board.

Finally, each of the 3 coat hooks were installed below each of the frames in the center. We made sure to secured each of the hooks with anchor bolts because backpacks full of school supplies and books can be heavy.

For one more decorative touch, I hung this cute "Mom of sons" sign that I got at my baby shower. It was the perfect final addition!

The bulletin boards can be used to hold pictures of each child, reminders of special dates and information, love notes and words of encouragement, or even a calendar.

Do you like this dedicated space to hang the school bags? Now you can make your own.

What you need to make a Wall Organizer for your School Backpacks

• Picture frame for each child or family member who needs a hook. (My frames were 10" x 12")
• Cork board sheet, cut to fit your frame (most craft stores carry cork board).
• Coat hook for each frame (found at most home improvement stores or online).
• Anchor bolts (unless you are screwing the coat hooks into a stud)
• Wooden letters
• Glue gun with glue sticks

How to make a Wall Organizer for your School Bags

Step 1 - Place already cut to size cork board into frames. (the frames don't all have to be the same size, you can spray paint different frames the same color to create a unique cohesive look).

Step 2 - Measure where you want to place each frame and hook, and then attach them to the wall.

Step 3 - Glue a wooden letter onto each bulletin board.

Step 4 - Finally! It's time for the kids to hang up your backpacks!

And guess what? The best thing about this School Backpack Wall Organizer is....that there hasn't been a backpack on the floor since I installed it! Yippee...one less reminder to my kids to pick up after themselves and one less job for me! It's been great for the entire family.