What did the school assign YOU today?
Upload the flyer, screenshot, photo, PDF, or mysterious Friday-afternoon message. School Sidekick turns it into the simplest practical plan for your budget and energy level.
Three rescues free. No card required. Because apparently we’re enrolled too.
Our promise to tired parents
No shame
Pick Absolutely Not, I Can Try a Little, or Pinterest Parent. We respect the choice.
No invented errands
We check what you own first and show cheaper alternatives when buying is unavoidable.
No vague AI fluff
Every rescue ends with specific supplies, steps, effort, cost, and who does what.
From “cool cool cool” to done
One upload. A plan you can actually use.
Choose your energy and budget. School Sidekick handles the interpretation, improvising, and tiny logistical decisions.
Uploaded: Spirit Week.pdf
Five days. Zero emergency shopping.
- MON
Pajama Day
Actual pajamas. Groundbreaking.
- TUE
Team Day
Any sports shirt already in the drawer.
- WED
Wacky Wednesday
Two different socks and a backwards shirt.
- THU
Favorite Color
Blue top + jeans. Done.
- FRI
School Spirit
School colors, no branded shirt required.
Use What I Have
Book Character Day
Black shirt + paper ears + eyeliner whiskers = Pete the Cat. Good news: you already own everything.
Three effort modes
100th Day project
Get an acceptable ten-minute version, a moderate version, and the tiny-museum-exhibit version.
Budget locked
Teacher Appreciation
A simple week plan under $10, with one shopping list and no handcrafted pun basket.
How it works
Let’s get this over with.
- 01
Drop in the request
Upload a screenshot, photo, flyer, PDF, or paste the school’s message.
- 02
Set your limits
Choose $0, under $10, under $25, or Whatever Makes This Disappear—plus your honest effort level.
- 03
Follow the rescue
Get the plan, supplies, timing, steps, child tasks, parent tasks, and cheaper alternatives.
Simple pricing
Spend less than the emergency craft run.
Free
$0
Three Parent Homework rescues. No card required.
- Upload or paste school requests
- Choose effort and budget
- Practical step-by-step solutions
Parent Homework+
$5.99
/month
Or $39/year — save about 46%
- Unlimited rescues
- Multiple child profiles
- Use What I Have inventory
- Saved projects
- Personalized suggestions
- Shopping lists
- Budget filtering
Questions, answered
Before the next flyer arrives
Another school flyer. Cool cool cool.
Your kid has homework. Yours is optional now.
Upload the request and get a useful answer before the group chat starts panicking.
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