Back to School Transition Tips – End of Summer Celebration
August 16, 2008
Chocolate chip pancakes are my family’s celebration food. We don’t have them all the time but whenever there is a special event, a birthday, or a holiday I like to make chocolate chip pancakes for my kids. A few years ago I started making chocolate chip pancakes for them for breakfast on the first day of school but I found that it made our morning a little bit too rushed so instead of having them on the first day of school I have them for supper the night before.
Our typical last day of summer looks like this:
Morning school routine
Pack a picnic lunch and head out for a family activity
Supper:
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Chocolate chip pancakes
Bacon
Mandarin oranges and pineapples
Chores
Take a walk together
Read a story
Bedtime routine
Snack: Chocolate banana shakes
Normal school night bedtime
I’ve found that by taking a bit of time to get ready for the first day of school it not only helps my kids ease back into the school year routine but it also helps me as well. Perhaps this is your first child’s first day of school, your eldest’s first day of his/her senior year, or maybe your baby is starting kindergarten. Whatever stage you and your child are facing a bit of preparation will help ease you both back into school and get you off to a great start.
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One Response to “Back to School Transition Tips – End of Summer Celebration”
What a great way to spend your last day of summer. I’m jealous. We didn’t do anything quite so special, but maybe we can do that next summer.
By Kimberly @ AllAboutKimberly on Aug 31, 2008