Say goodbye to boring lunches! Read on for our roundup of a week’s worth of fun, delicious lunch box recipes, including a grocery list. The new school year starts on Monday, which means…it’s almost time to start packing daily lunches again. To keep things simple, I’m planning to use the same lunch menu system we …
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One of my favorite back-to-school traditions is closing out summer with a special family dinner. Over the years, we’ve pulled together some really fun back to school dinner ideas — from steak nights to roll-your-own sushi to homemade pasta. The kids get excited to pick the theme, I love how much they look forward to …
If there’s one thing we’ve learned getting ready for middle school, it’s that tween girls know exactly what they like, and they’re not shy about adding it all to their online shopping carts. Straight from the 6th grade group girl chat, I’ve got the inside scoop on what all the girlies are loving this year. …
Getting back-to-school clothes for tweens can be a chore, especially for tween boys once they start actually caring about what they wear. Gone are the days I could do all of Thomas’s shopping solo—now he has opinions, requests, and very specific thoughts on what has “the drip.” From everyday outfit staples and cool school shoes …
Summer is flying by, and teachers are already feverishly making their wish lists for the year! So I figured now is the perfect time to gather and share the teacher wish lists from Title 1 or first-year educators in this community who could use some help getting their classrooms ready. I would love to focus …
School Snack Ideas don’t get cuter (or easier!) than these DIY pencil snack bags! They’re perfect for celebrating all sorts of school occasions—whether it’s back-to-school, 100 days of school, teacher appreciation week, the last day of school, a fun snack and activity for classroom parties, a school bake sale, or even a thoughtful surprise snack …
This week Caroline started 5th grade and Thomas started 3rd grade! We met their teachers last week and I have such a great feeling about the school year ahead for both of them. Back To School Dinner To wrap up an incredible summer, we celebrated with a fun back-to-school dinner over the weekend. Our kids …
It’s the first day of school for us so I thought it would be the perfect time to share a few school things… Staying Healthy To give our kids a little immune boost at the beginning of the year, I always add a few extra vitamins and supplements to their evening routine to keep them …
Yesterday Caroline started 4th grade and Thomas started 2nd grade — at their new school! Caroline was nervous about moving to a new school this year and we spent countless hours talking with her about it throughout the summer. Thankfully, she was able to meet and become friends with a handful of rising 4th grade …
While we don’t return to school until late August, I know many of you are starting much sooner! So today I wanted to round up all things back-to-school in case you’re looking for a fun new tradition, shopping for school stuff, teacher gifts and SO much more! Back-to-School Dinner Tradition Starting off with one of …
This week Caroline started third grade and Thomas started first grade! I had very mixed emotions about the kiddos returning to school. In some ways, it felt like summer flew by and in others, it felt like it was unending. We have all been ready and excited for the new school year, our teachers, and …
Last Sunday we threw our annual back to school dinner! This is our third year hosting this celebratory dinner for the kids and I always look forward to this tradition. Not only is it exciting to kick off the year ahead, we love to close out the summer by reminiscing on all the fun things …