How can you speed up your morning?

Getting everyone out the door for school in the morning can be a massive headache or no problem at all. Here are just a few ideas I’ve gathered to help smooth out the process:
1. Have the kids sleep in what they are wearing the next day (works best for elementary age boys)
2. Make sure all the backpacks are ready the night before
3. Make sure all forms, checks and other paperwork for school are ready the night before
4. Have the kids buy their lunch at school
5. Set a timer for eating breakfast
6. Keep all the kids shoes in a basket by the door
7. Have a stash of breakfast bars to eat on the way
8. Have checklists in the kids bathrooms of what they have to do each morning, like brush their teeth

The moms on my street brag about how quickly they can get the kids from bed to the bus stop. I think the current record is 8 minutes!