Empty your bag
The front door closes and the child's mind is already on Lego, the tablet or a friend. The bag stays in the hallway, full of lunchbox and papers that need to come out. The visuals below keep the child in the homecoming routine until the bag is done.
♀Emptying bag into a bin
A person empties a bag with colorful items into a trash bin.
About this visual support
The moment between front door and first round of play is one of the day's narrower passages. The child is finished with school, the body wants to throw everything off, and the mind has already left the hallway. That is exactly when someone needs the lunchbox in the sink, gym clothes pulled out, and any notes from the teacher handed over. No wonder the step gets skipped.
With the images, coming home gets a visible ending. The child sees what is still left: lunchbox out, gym bag out, notes handed over, bag put away. When all the frames are checked off, the transition is closed and play can start without lingering guilt or a forgotten half sandwich growing fuzz in the bottom of the bag.
One concrete tip: keep an empty basket or tray in the hallway where everything from the bag is collected before being distributed. That makes the step visible and quick, instead of a slow tour through the apartment. In the Routined app, empty your bag can sit as a fixed item inside the homecoming routine, so it doesn't depend on an adult remembering to ask.