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Back To School Gift Guide 2020
We’ve put together a list of cute, fun items to make going back to school this year just a little brighter! Check out our Back to School Gift Guide for 2020.

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Refillable Hand Sanitizer Key Chains for their backpack
Super cute characters for elementary aged kids (or anyone with a fun outlook on life) – Buy on Amazon
Fun patterns for tween aged kids – Buy on Amazon
Scalloped edges for teenagers – Buy on Amazon
For baseball lovers – Buy on Amazon
Fun face masks

Kids’ 2pk Cloth Face Masks – Cat & Jack™ – Buy at Target

Kids’ 2pk Cloth Face Masks – Cat & Jack™ – Buy at Target
Tie Dye DIY – Get a pack of plain white masks and a tie-dye kit. What a fun back to school activity and the kids will have one-of-a-kind masks to show off! We bought these masks, they are big on my 6 year old, but fit older kids well.

Port Authority Reusable Face Cover – Buy on Amazon

We just did this with our own kids an they had a blast. Check out their home made tie-dye masks below!

Tulip X-Large Block Party Tie Dye Kit 16oz – Buy on Amazon

Our homemade tie-dye face masks – my kids LOVED this activity!

Fun Lunch Bags

Donut lunchbox – Buy on Perpetual Kid
Shark Lunchbox- Buy at Target
Nasa Retro Lunchbox- Buy at Target
Igloo Marble Lunchbox- Buy at Target

Other School Essentials

JBuddies Studio Wired Kids Headphones – Buy at Target
We bought these for our kids at the end of last school year and I was impressed with them. Both of my kids went through 2 pairs each, but these are much more durable with a braided nylon cord and folding design. They also come in 4 colors so I could get different colors for my two kids.
Mead Trapper Keeper 3 Ring Binder – Buy on Amazon

Snack Smart Subscription Box – Buy on Snack Nation

Remote Learners – Back to School Gift Guide

Blue Light blocking glasses for kids watching screens during remote learning – Buy on Amazon

Trapper Keeper Game – Buy on Amazon

Desktop organizer with charging ports. – Buy on Amazon
Desktop organization was a huge issue for us during the last few months of remote learning. I love the idea of an organizer that also can charge my kids school issued devices!

Rotating Supply Organizer – Buy on Amazon

Learning Resources Create-a-Space Storage Center – Buy on Amazon

Chair Back Organizer – Buy on Amazon

Sunrise Alarm Clock by LBell – Buy on Amazon

Kids Art Easel Double Sided, Whiteboard & Chalkboard – Buy on Amazon

Other Gift Ideas for Kids
July 24, 2020
Free First Day of School Printable Signs!

Flip Sequin Sneakers – Target
Sequin Stripe Shirt – Target
Similar backpack – Target

It’s that time of year again! And by that I mean the time of year where you see photo after photo in your social media feeds of adorably dressed, smiling kids holding up signs announcing their first day of school. I actually really like to see these pictures, they give us a chance to see how kids have grown and show us a smile before the reality of school sets in.

In honor of this day we made some First Day of School Signs for the 2019-2020 school year. Feel free to download and print out to make your life a little easier! I usually just pop them in a picture frame to make them look a little nicer and snap a pic on the way to the bus stop! Enjoy!

Download ou r Free Printables here!

First Day of School Printables Download

August 7, 2019
The last time… cherishing small moments.

This time of year is a favorite for most people and with good reason. Those last few days before summer break for kids, the start to hot days filled with sprinklers, ice cream and late nights. For me of course it’s a great time, but also bittersweet. Our youngest daughter had her last day of Pre-K this past Friday and as I watched her walk out of the school, for what I realized was the last time ever, I made sure to take a picture to commemorate the moment and even shed a small tear. But, as we drove home I got to thinking about all the other moments in the life of parents and children that come to an end, that have a last time ever, but that we don’t commemorate or even realize is happening.

I got to thinking of when my kids get older and there will be a point where I will carry them in my arms for the last time ever. Will I even notice that deep toddler belly laugh for the last time? Tonight when they jump into my bed scared at the thunder and looking for comfort, will it be for the last time? These are the small moments in life where time and memory are not on our side. As parents we are so busy with the day-to-day routines and stresses that it can be hard to take a moment to stop and appreciate the age and stage of development our kids are in and to see the small changes as they are happening.

As I got home that day and gave my kids a snack, I thought: do my parents remember the last time they made me a snack? Did they realize the last time they helped me with my homework was going to be the last time or that it would be the last time they read me a book? Did they get sad one day when they realized I was older and didn’t need them as much? That is how I know I am going to feel, blindsided one day, maybe when I see my youngest doing her own hair or navigate the latest technology. I’ll think, when was the last time I did that for her? And most likely I won’t remember.

I know as I scroll through my social media accounts this week and next I’ll see kids holding signs commemorating their last day of school and I’ll smile and take the same pictures of my own children. But, I hope as I go through this summer I’ll stop to commemorate the small moments as we go. Take lots of pictures, stop to notice the growth in each day, even if small.

June 6, 2019