S is for School!

Dear You + ME*,

My son is starting kindergarten this fall, and I want to make his first day of school seem really special. What are some simple ways that I can do this?

Thanks,

R.

Dear R.,

We love that you want to make school feel special for your son, and we agree that the simplest gestures can be the very best in this case. Here are a few ideas that will get you going:

Start the day with some rainbow pancakes. These made the blog rounds a while back, but are worth revisiting for the first day of school. You might try adding natural color (and flavor) with strawberries, orange zest, bananas, blueberries, and blackberries. You won't get a vibrant rainbow like this, but you won't have to use the food coloring either. That said, it's one day out of 365...

{I Am Mommy}

Send him to school with his favorite lunch packed in a special lunch bag, and don't forget to put a note in it. If he's not reading yet, you can tuck in a picture of your family and draw a heart around him.

Insulated Lunch Bag by Julie Meyer

Every kid needs a little boost of super power on their first day of school. Order your son some custom super hero shoes, or make your own with some All-Stars and fabric paint.

Super Hero Shoes by Boy Girl Boy Girl

Create a gallery wall while he's gone to showcase all of the art he'll be bringing home from school. Include both frames and shelves so he can show off both his 2-D and 3-D work. Here's one idea (it doesn't have shelves, but the racks are far enough off of the wall so that you could feasibly hang thicker works of art from it):

{via ohdeedoh}

We hope you and your son have a wonderful first day of school, and we can't wait to hear about it!

xo,

ME*