This post is long overdue! But hopefully still fun or inspiring to make the special moments memorable. I can't believe that this school year is almost coming to an end. It has flown by and I cannot believe I will have three kids in elementary school next year.
Now that we have continued this first day of school breakfast tradition for a little while now, I have my system down. I continually love my blue and white striped runner for every holiday. No more different colored tablecloths to store. Blue and white is the backdrop of our home and learning to bring this to our dining table has made things so much easier.
We had leftover lined paper napkins from our paper airplane birthday party, I print out the same school grade flags, and the clear apple containers hold the kid's cereal for the morning. The pencil plates were an impulse buy when I was searching for things for the paper airplane party. In case you are looking for them, I found that these all came out at Target in May around teacher appreciation and the end of the school year.
I did use Cheerios in the apple containers just for the photos (and because we had them for our 2 year old at the time) but actually serve my kids Fruit Loops. They don't get sugary cereal very often so having it on the first day of school is a very exciting treat.
We did have two first days with preschool in the mix this year. I let them have Lucky Charms for the second first day and those darn marshmallows turn their tongues and faces blue! Not great for first day of school photos. So note to self for next year - stick with Fruit Loops. They can enjoy those messy marshallows on Saint Patrick's Day!
I had some chamomile flowers still going strong from summer that gave us a whimsical centerpiece. I can usually find these sweet tiny daisy looking flowers at Trader Joe's in the summer and early fall.
Our colored everyday kid's plates are also the backdrop to our school themed meal. I also love having the bowls in a few different colors for seasonal activities and meals (we have blue for everyday snacks and also pink and green for seasonal things).
The school grade and pencil banners are no longer available but you can find all kinds of other cute ones on Pinterest.
For dessert that night we also have our "one smart cookie" cake.
Then a week later we had the first day of preschool and did it all again!
First days (and birthdays) are always a litte sad for me. It sure is hard to have these markers of time that tell me my kids are growing up quickly. But a festive and fun creative outlet helps me celebrate the day with my children's excitement. I hope they look back at these special first days with sweet memories.
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