Good morning, friends! Today my daughter heads back to school and my son will be shortly following behind her on Wednesday. I am a sappy momma and tend to sob on both days that the children head to school. I also am the one in sunglasses for the entire day to hide the tired circles and red eyes from all of the crying. They do drive me crazy sometimes when they are here, but I miss them when they are gone.
It has been a flurry of activity- uniform shopping, clothes shopping, shoe shopping, backpack shopping, school supplies shopping, back-to-school nights, ice cream treating, lots of individual dates with each kid, and plenty of talking about the exciting year to come.
I just wanted to point out a few of my favorite resources for moms that might help you as you ease back into your busy school year! These are my favorite resources for organizing and feeding my family during this busy time!
Back-to-School Breakfast Ideas:
Blueberry Pancakes (make and pop them in the freezer for the school week)
Fluffy & Light Pumpkin Pancakes (make and pop them in the freezer for the school week)
6 Amazing Waffle Recipes & Tips for Getting Your Waffle On
Protein-Packed Strawberry & Banana Smoothies
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (a great way to celebrate your week at school on Saturday morning)
Deliciously Homemade Granola Bars
Getting Organized for Back-to-School:
One Month of Slow Cooking (perfect for those days filled with after-school activities)
The Essentials for Saving on Back-to-School
Transforming the Paper Clutter
Choosing a Great Family Organizer for Your Family
Ideas for Celebrating That First Day of School:
World’s Greatest Homemade Slushies
For Capturing Those Back-To-School Photos:
Capturing Your Children Through Photography
Making Lunch Special:
Free Printable Lunch Box Notes
Writing Love Notes to Your Child
Fun with After-School Snacks:
Deliciously Easy Raisin Bran Muffins
Deliciously Homemade Granola Bars (I think I like the word deliciously)
Simple Oatmeal & Chocolate Chip Muffins
Good luck to each of you that are on this journey again with your kids! I hope you all get off to a successful school year start!
Thank you, Amy! I am weepy as well and this post will help me with sending my baby off to Kindergarten this year!
Lunch and snack ideas in particular!
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thank you. these look like great ideas!! my daughter started high school today, my son started his senior year, my other daughter started teaching first grade for the first time and another daughter starts another teaching year tomorrow. Yesterday I celebrated my birthday and 29th anniv. and today my two month old grandson is coming to visit! Crazy times!
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That bus cake is so cute!
Nathan starts preschool in a couple weeks. I’m excited for him, but I know it will be an adjustment for all of us!
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Great list – I’m also fond of “deliciously” made food.
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I remember reading your post when Ethan started Kindergarten(and crying because it was exactly how I felt the 1st day of school with each of my kids)). I have my own Ethan (“My Ethan”…yep, I really cried when I read that part of your blog) who has since gone on to K and just started 1st grade last week. How can these little people keep growing so,so fast?! My “babies” are 13, 10 and 6 1/2. *Sigh* Hope you and your family have a wonderful & memorable first week back to school.
Bren
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Thanks for these! There are a lot of my favorites in this one entry so now I have a nifty little “Table of Contents” to bookmark.
My son is 9 and I still miss him when he goes back to school. I love hearing about other moms who miss their kiddos, too!
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Amy Reply:
August 24th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Oh, thank you so much, Teresa! I am so glad you liked this round-up of ideas! Yes, I am such a weepy mom although I did a lot better this year than some years past. You are a great momma to miss your son like that! Good luck with getting back into your routines this year!!
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