Transitioning from Summer into FallAs I head into Labor Day weekend, I think of all the fun we had this summer and the new chapter that will begin next week. This is the first year I will have all 3 children in school 5 days a week.
Life ebbs and flows for us and the seasons traditionally mark the passage of time. One great way to celebrate your life is by establishing traditions. Traditions give us anchors in our lives that we can depend upon year after year. Why not start a tradition in your family that helps the children transition from Summer Vacation back to School? Here are a few ideas but I'd love to hear what you do too! Please share!
*Back To School Ice Cream Social-invite friends you haven't seen all summer and have a social for all the kids to get back in touch and get excited about going back to school
*Back To School Shopping-as a kid I loved the chance to start fresh with new folders, lunch boxes, pencils, erasers. Involve the kids in this activity and have them select all their items personally. Have them label everything and pack up their packs for the first day of school.
*Best & Worst-We have a dinner time tradition of going around the table and saying our best and worst thing that happened that day. This week, I'm having the kids do a "Best & Worst" for Summer Vacation and illustrate it. We will then create a book of summer photos, their entries and any other items we'd like to remember from this summer.
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I can't believe summer's almost over :). I'm not ready. Looks good Kendall. (popping over from Mompreneurs Online) :)
Love to see you here!
We are going to make the most of our last weekend of summer and catch the Minor League Braves play their last season before leaving Richmond.
Hi Kendall
END OF SUMMER BLAST-BACK-TO-SCHOOL-PARTY. Here's an idea for a new back to school tradition! I have four children born in 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1994! Having them so close together, it always felt like we were getting ready for another birthday party. So rather than do big birthday parties outside the home, which can get Very Expensive, where everybody feels obligated to bring a gift, we used to keep them family oriented and personal with family members only,(cousins aunts uncles etc). In order to have a big party with friends, we used to have a big BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARTY. It was a HUGE success! Kids would bring their bathing suites and towels to play in the water, each family brought a covered dish to share, and we did not have a huge pile of new toys to stuff in the already overflowing toyboxes. It worked out really great and my kids still talk about the fun they used to have with all their friends at one last summertime blast before school starts!
Mary, that is exactly the type of thing I'm talking about. You created precious memories for you kids that they treasure. That is wonderful!
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