Our cold, rainy Halloween festivities kicked off with Whit’s 5th grade class party. The other room moms and I had the BEST time planning and executing this simple, fun event – a Deranged Dentist Tooth Buffet. First things first, we got into character and surprised the class by storming in looking for great tooth specimens.… Read More
Last week my PTA Hospitality Committee celebrated and thanked our elementary school bus drivers with a lunch before they headed on their afternoon routes. We each sign up to head one event (bus drivers, janitors, cafe, etc.) and mine was to co-lead Bus Driver Day! We handed out invitations on Monday asking them to join… Read More
I’ve collected NINETEEN of my favorite ways we’ve celebrated Halloween all month long over the years. Many I do year and again. I have eats, treats, parties, printables, books and so much more! Bugs and Kisses Free Printable Bugs and Kisses This was a sweet little treat from years ago but is still a fave.… Read More
At the end of fourth grade, Whit’s teacher invited each student in the class to write a note to the rest of the kids. He carried them home in a paper bag and they sat in my office in a “to do something with” pile all summer. When I started preparing for the new school… Read More
Now that the back to school frenzy has normalized into more of a routine I’ve had time to piece together and load the video of the kids “Rolling into School” first day snack. You can view the video here: The Roll a Topic game free printable is in this post. HERE And, you can see… Read More
In addition to our pancake breakfast, our other first day of school standing tradition is a special snack to welcome them home. I started this on John’s first day of Kindergarten and it never got old. You will see that I seamlessly transitioned our breakfast set-up right into snack time. The theme for this year’s… Read More
Summer flew by and it is already back to school time for my boys. While the night before was comprised of a steak dinner rather than sweet story books about school and sprinkling of confetti around their bedrooms, we did kick off the morning in the same manner we have for the last nine years… Read More