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June 8, 2025

The Ultimate Guide to Managing Extracurricular Activities with Simplify

After-school activities are great for children — but they can be chaos for parents. One child has football, another has ballet, and somewhere in the mix you’ve forgotten where the swimming goggles went. Add in late pickups, overlapping clubs and school notices, and it’s no wonder things fall through the cracks.

That’s why parents are turning to Simplify. Instead of juggling calendars, group chats and mental checklists, Simplify organises all your children’s activities in one place - through WhatsApp.

No tabs to open. No systems to learn. Just smart, stress-free planning in your everyday chat app.

Why Extracurriculars Overwhelm Families

It’s not the number of activities that’s the problem - it’s the tracking:

  • What day is football training?
  • Did I pay for this term’s art class?
  • Do they need a snack or kit today?
  • Who’s doing pickup?

Parents end up running a personal logistics company from their phone. And usually, they’re doing it alone.

Simplify changes that by centralising everything in one conversation.

Just Say It — Simplify Will Remember

Set up recurring activities in seconds:

“Add ballet every Monday at 4pm.”
“Swimming kit needed every Friday.”
“Football training at 5pm Wednesdays.”

Simplify adds it to your calendar, includes it in your daily and weekly summaries, and keeps track of any kit, timing or changes you mention.

You don’t have to re-add it each week. Just say it once.

Share the Load with Your Partner

If your partner is added during registration, they get the same invites and reminders. That means no more:

  • “Did you remember ballet today?”
  • “I thought you were picking up.”
  • “Wait, what’s on after school?”

Everyone gets the same updates — and you stop being the default calendar for the whole house.

Daily Summaries Keep You on Track

Each morning, Simplify can send you a breakdown of the day ahead:

  • Who has what activity
  • What kit they need
  • What time it starts and finishes

Weekly View So You Can Plan Ahead

Every Sunday evening, you’ll receive a weekly email with everything Simplify has scheduled:

  • All extracurriculars
  • Calendar events
  • Uniforms and tasks
  • Deadlines and reminders

It’s the kind of clear planning that makes Monday mornings less stressful.

Final Thought

Clubs and classes should bring joy — not more admin.

Simplify helps you stay on top of it all with less effort, fewer missed messages, and more shared responsibility. It keeps the logistics behind the scenes, so you can focus on watching your child grow, play and thrive.

👉 Start your free trial today at www.usesimplify.co
Let WhatsApp handle the chaos of after-school life.

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