Use these fun and free Invites and labels from One Charming Party that you can print and use for your simple celebration. Click here for their fun ideas and free printables.
Showing posts with label Back To School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Back To School. Show all posts
Back To School Ice Cream Party Celebration
Use these fun and free Invites and labels from One Charming Party that you can print and use for your simple celebration. Click here for their fun ideas and free printables.
Back To School Centerpiece For Celebrating
These are the perfect centerpiece or even a teacher gift this back to school season from Party Planning Moms. Click here for complete how to instructions.
Sorting Through Summer
I have an ever-growing preschooler. She seems to outgrow clothing as quickly as I buy it. And so as the end of summer approaches I find myself sorting through what may fit next year, what definitely will not fit, what is stained and what to do with all of it!
I use our guest bedroom as a sorting room. My sorting piles consist of: “summer clothes,” “sell/donate,” and “garbage”. The “summer clothes” pile goes into a labelled Tupperware container and is stowed on a basement shelf – if there is still room in the container after putting in my daughter’s summer wardrobe I also put in some of my own clothes, bathing suits and beach towels. I put this container in an easily accessible spot on the shelf in case I am blessed with a mid-winter southern vacation!Next I sort through the clothes that don’t fit and see which one’s are worthy to consign or donate and which ones are unsalvageable or suitable to be used as rags. Needless to say, throughout the years I have accumulated a rather large rag collection, however my local consignment store has also benefited from my daughter’s numerous growth-spurts and I have made a little money in return – which, coincidentally, is used to purchase fall clothes.
After the summer wardrobe has been taken care of I also like to clean out the garage. A lot of snow falls in my region and if possible I like to save myself the time spent cleaning snow off my car by parking in the garage! This would not be possible if I didn’t sort through the bikes, wagons, toy cars, balls and other summer treasures that make their home in the garage during the summer months.
Cleaning the garage is not always easy as my daughter usually insists she is still playing with her summer toys well into the fall months. Some of the toys make their way into our basement so they can still be used on those bitterly cold winter days, other toys make their way to the shed in our backyard where they hibernate for the winter and with some luck my daughter allows me to sell some of the ride-on toys that are no longer appropriate for her age group.I try to follow the rule of reduce, reuse, recycle as much as possible when sorting through seasonal clothes and toys. I fear if I don’t I will continue to accumulate more and more toys without having disposed of the older, never- used or worn toys or clothes – and then I will never be able to park my car in the garage and that makes the winter seem that much longer.
Tracy Noble is a freelance writer. She can be found outside, whatever the weather, with her three year old daughter. For more information, follow her on Twitter: @MomRedefined.
Freebie- Scavenger Hunt Clue Cards for Back To school
Do your kids love a fun scavenger hunt? how much fun will they have when you hide all of their new school supplies around your home and give them clue cards to help them locate their hidden supplies.
Happy Home Fairy created free printable clue cards that you can print and use. Click here to get your Free Clue cards .
Freebie - Lunch Box Notes
Let your kids know you are thinking about them while they are at school with a sweet note tucked into their school lunch with these free printables from eighteen25. Click here to download and print your free lunch box notes.
Kick Off The School Year Teacher Gifts
Here are 5 simple ideas:
Book a Year:
Have
your kids choose and purchase a new book to give to their teachers on
the first day of school to add to the teachers classroom library. You
might even have them write a note inside, draw their hand print add a
picture of themselves to personalize it from them.
Calculating a Great year
A fun addition of a not to a calculator makes fro a great welcome back to school gift for teachers . eighteen25 create a fun and free tag you can print by clicking here.
Personalized Pencil Jars
My Mix of Six has a simple and creative idea to create a gift for your child's teacher this school year. Click here to get complete how to instructions.
Teacher ClipboardsGive a unique and personal gift to your children's new teachers this fall with these simple to create personalized clipboards. We found this over at A Diamond In The Stuff . Click here for instructions.
The Hi-Lit Of My Day
Pick up some extra Hi-Liters during your Back To school shopping and create this teacher gift with the free printable tag from One Charming Party. Click here to get free down loadable tag.
5 Simple Ways To Display Kids Artwork
Binder Art :
Create a My Art Binder for each child. Place your Children's artwork in
it Be sure to label and date the artwork. You can either 3 hole punch
each piece of art or place in clear protective sleeves.
Famous Artist Display:Purchase an assortment of frame at your local discount store or thrift
store. You can paint them to match your decor. Hang the assorted frames
as if they have pieces of famous art in them only place your child's
art inside of them to display.
Cable Gallery: Purchase brackets and wire along with clips to and your child's art ( I found them at IKEA)picture from www.bungalowinsanity.com
Monthly Art: Choose 12 art pieces and have them made into a yearly calender these make great gifts as well.
Art Collage: Create a collage of your child's entire year of art work. Jane Leni offers this archival piece of art Click here for more details http://www.janeleni.com/?curSection=work
DIY Schultuete A Back To School German Tradition
Two DIY Schultuete ideas:
InGermany the children wake up on the first day of school to a tradition
of receiving a Schultuete or sugar cone which is an over sized paper
cone filled with school supplies, candy and small toys!
This
tradition began about 1810 when their sugar cone was filled only with
sweets, today the find pencils, crayons and erasers and other surprises
in their cones.
# 1 -
You can make a DIY (do it yourself) Schultuete by forming a cone from a
sheet of poster board and covering it with colorful wrapping paper,
scrap book paper or stickers. You can make it which ever size you
choose by adjusting the size of the poster board or paper! Add Tissue
to the top of the cone for the finishing touch.
#2 - Another DIY idea is to make a mini Schultuete using a birthday party hat and filling it with tissue paper and goodies Ideas for filling a cone for your child include:
- Hair Accessories
- School supplies
- Socks
- Sweet treats
- Small toys
- Coloring books
- Reading Books
- Make-up, Jewelry
Two Yummy Back To School Treats
Rolo Pencil
Create a fun sweet Rolo pencil with this idea from The Blackberry Vine and surprise your kids on the first day of school or give to their classmates. Click here for complete instructions.
O-Fish-Ally a 4th grader.
My youngest child will officially begin his 4th grade school year and how fun would it be to pass out these O-Fish-Ally fish cracker treats on his first day of school. There's a "1st" For Everything brainstormed this fun idea. Stop by her site for how to instructions. Click here.
Freebie- Homework Kit
Time to get back into the Homework and school routine and Creative Mama has made it a little easier and fun with her free Homework kit printable. Click here to printout your free kit.
What is included:
- Weekly Homework Planner
- Book Labels
- Name Labels (or you can use them as lunch notes)
- Bookmarks
Back To School Savings on lunches
When we hear Back to School shopping we immediately begin thinking about school supplies and a new wardrobe for our children - what about shopping for the items we will need to pack in their school lunches ? We search high and low for bargains on school supplies and clothes but have we stopped to think about the expense of packing lunches each day for our children and how to save money.
It is possible to save money on your weekly shopping trips for those lunch box items with the use of coupons.
Now you might be asking where do I find coupons to help me save money on my weekly shopping trips for school lunch items. Here are my favorite 6 places to find coupons for my weekly grocery trips
In- Box –Receive valuable coupons emailed directly to you when you sign-up with coupon websites and on brand websites of products you buy.
Mail Box –Don’t recyle your junk mail until you sift through I to be sure there aren’t any valuable coupons you could use.
Newspapers-Many professional couponers purchase multiple Sunday papers for additioan coupons to clip out. Get a weekly subscription to your Sunday paper.
Magazines – while reading your favorite magazines have a pair of scissors nady to clip out the many money saving coupons you will find in your magazines.
Grocery Aisles -on yoru next shooping trip be sure to check the isle of your grocery store for tear off couopns hanging in the aisles.
Social Media -Like on Facebook your favorite brands that you purchase and watch for special coupon savings for their fans.
Now with 6 ways to get coupons you can begin saving money on your Children's lunches this school year.
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* This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Horizon. The opinions expressed by me do not necessarily reflect the view of the Horizon Organic brand.
Celebration Ideas for Back to School
If you missed last weeks show click on the screen below and watch our re-play.
Freebie - Sweet Treat Back To School Printables
Celebrate the new school year with Tweedle Dee Designs FREE Printable Back to School
Collection! Party Punchables, 4" Printable Circles, Rainbow Alphabet
Banner and their new Lunch Box Notes are all available for a FREE download. Click here to get it now.
DIY Chalkboard Notebook
How fun is this Chalkboard notebook? This is a simple DIY chalkboard project that you create for Back To School or fun gifts for giving. Come Together Kids created it out of a composition notebook and gives the complete how to instructions by clicking here.
School Supply Themed Party For Back To School
Encourage your kids that a fun year awaits them as they head back to school this year with a fun Back To School party. One Charming Party created a fun school supply party with lots of great ideas from the food to the decorating.
Click here for party details from decorations to party favors.
Click here for Yummy and fun party food ideas
Click here for Pencil Cake instructions
Freebie - Reading Treat bag and Log
Kick off the school year with inspiring your kids to read wit this free Printable reading log and treat bag topper. This would also make a great welcome back to school classmate gift. Get your FREE printable reading log and bag topper form Simple As That by clicking here.
Fairy Arrives For Back To School
My boys invented the Birthday fairy who flies into our house every Birthday eve leaving behind a gift in my children's bedroom that they wake-up to open on their Birthday morning - this tradition has become a highlight of my children. So, I have been thinking that our fairy should arrive on Back To School eve and begin a new tradition of fairy visits? Maybe even leave a new fun school supply or lunch box.
The plan is to have a small yet useful and even needed gift wrapped in a lunch bag delivered to my children's rooms while they are fast asleep on Back To School eve - and when they wake what a fun surprise it will be to begin their first day of school morning off.
I decided to Google this idea and thanks to Google I found that my friend over at Happy Home Fairy had this very same idea last year and even created a fun Back To School Fairy note that we can print off for free. Click here to get your free printable.
MOM Tip: Mama Java Fun
MOM Tip: The first day of school can often be a lonely day when our homes go from the noisy fun summer days to the now quiet school days so why not Celebrate the 1st day of school by inviting other moms to join you for coffee at your home or at a local coffee shop. A time to catch up with old friends and a time to make new ones. Use this fun and simple invite idea from Jac O' lyn Murphy - click here for details.
Apple Krispy Treats
Kids love these adorable and edible Rice Krispie treats shaped into little apples to celebrate Back To School. Click here for Gourmet Mom On The Go complete instructions for making your own Apple Krispie Treats.
Freebie - Sandwich Wrap For School Lunches
Make the everyday lunch sandwich fun and special with this FREE sandwich wrap messages from Little Lovely. Each wrap has a fun message for your students. Click here to download your FREE Sandwich wraps.
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