Back to School Feast, 2010
"Be the Best You That You Can Be"
I love this tradition already, though it's only our 2nd year doing it. We do our "feast" the night before the first day of school. The kids get to pick the menu. This year it was mini pigs in a blanket. The feast really is more about how the food is presented than what is actually being served. We also have a theme for the year. This year our theme was "be the best you that you can be". We talked about not worrying about what others are doing or not doing but making sure we're doing the best we can.
This year we had an extra guest, Daphne Thomas. Like last year I made crowns for each child.
This year I did something new. I made schultutes, which is a German back-to-school tradition dating back to the late 1800's. A schultute is a cornucopia style cone made of paper then filled with school supplies or other treats. I put in a fancy new water bottle for the kid's lunch boxes as well as some other school things and some treats. The kids loved them. We'll be continuing this tradition next year.
Addie's first day of 1st grade. Barnette Elementary
1st grade teacher: Ms. Simone Shields
She was such a pro and getting up so early (6:30) to be ready to get on the bus at 6:56.
3 comments:
Man, you are such a good mom!
My kids could do a lot worse, but really, you're making me look bad.
Did Addie skip a grade?
She ALWAYS makes me look bad with her homemade handouts and themed back to school dinners. What a great woman!
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