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always includes an apple, too.” -James D.
“School supply and clothes shopping together.” -Sarah L.
“Not necessarily a back-to-school tradition. But we do make a summer bucket list at the end of each year and try to knock out each thing before the new year starts.” -Ciara B. “My back-to-school tradition is crying when I drop them off. Then when I go home, I take a nice, long nap, and I feel less sad.” -Loree S. “We have taken a picture of my son in an adult L size Class of 2034 shirt every year. We aren’t too far into the process, but it is cool to see how much he has grown so far.” -Brad H. “We go school supply shopping together and clothes shopping!” -Melissa Y. “We home school, so there is no big transition back to school. But we do take a photo of each of them with a little chalkboard that has their name and grade each year in August. My kids also look forward to more homeschool meet-ups during the Fall.” -Kim R. “Every year: New shoes and a first day of school shirt! And a fun dinner the night before the first day of school.” -Crystal P. “We always go school supply shopping as a family.” -Nicole Z. “We do the first day of school photos for each kid and for myself, too, because I am a teacher!” -Amy W. “We usually do one last sit-down meal at a nice restaurant before back-to-school, because once school starts, so does the chaos of practices, games, and other evening and weekend activities. We always end up eating dinner on the go during the school year, so it is nice to have that fancy meal as a way to sa- vor our time together before the circus starts.” -Meg P.
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T ime to cross your fingers and hope you cleaned out those lunch boxes last spring, because it is almost time for back to school! We asked and you answered… Does your family have any back-to-school traditions—books to read, movies to watch, or activities to do together that get you in the back-to-school spirit? “We just did the typical first day photo, but this upcoming school year will be the last since my youngest is going to be a senior.” -Beth R. “Before the first day of Kindergarten, my daughter’s teacher sent home some ‘jitter glitter’. I don’t know how, but five years later and it has become a tradition to throw some glitter in the front yard every night before the first day of school. I don’t get it, but I go with it.” -Jason M.
me. They get to pick where we eat, they get a haircut, and then they get to pick something else fun like a movie, arcade, trampoline park, or my daughter picked going to Sephora last year to get a few things she had been eyeing
for a while.” -Maggie D.
“No real back-to-school traditions, but I savored every moment of having them home for the summer. Kings Island trips, lazy days at the pool, and Friday Field Trips where every Friday we had to go somewhere we’d never been before. Sending my kids back to school always meant ‘my’ fun was over, too!” -Jennifer A. “With sports and other commitments, we don’t always make it to church on Sundays as a family. But we make a point to go together one Sunday in August before school starts back up. It is nice to pray for them and their school year before the first day.” -Jennifer P.
“The week before my kids go back to school, they each get their own 1:1 mini-yes day with
“My wife takes the kids shopping to get their teacher a little back to school gift, which
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