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6 Things Teachers Would Like to Tell Parents

August 22 by Kristin

Great tips here from a teacher on how to ensure a successful school year

Image Credit Top: © Phil Roeder |edited and text added | 08.25.11 | CC by 2.0 Bottom: © Woodleywonderworks |edited and text added | 10.17.08 | CC by 2.0 As a former elementary school teacher, and having written about things that your teacher would like you to share about your child, I thought it would be fitting to also let parents know some things that teachers would love to share with you. Today I've rounded up 6 thoughts that most teachers would agree are highly important for parents to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin Tagged With: back to school, beginning the school year, quaker breakfast, quaker up, school success, teacher tips

13 Must-Try Traditions for the First Day of School

August 8 by Kristin

13 Fun Traditions for your kids' first day of school - love them all!

When my kids were old enough to start school, my mother-in-law passed down a tradition that she continued into adulthood with her children. On the first day of school, she would take a photo of the child holding the door knob ready to leave.  She did this every year and even has a photo of her children in their college cap and gown, holding on to that same door knob. I've continued the tradition with my kids. Now that I have two high-schoolers and a middle schooler, I don't think my kids would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Parenting, Simple Ideas Tagged With: back to school, back to school printables, back-to-school tips, back-to-school traditions, first day of school traditions, traditions for first day of school

Back-to-School with Abercrombie Kids

August 20 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

*This post is sponsored by Abercrombie Kids and contains affiliate links, all opinions are 100% my own. One of my favorite parts of back-to-school as a kid was getting brand new school clothes! Let me tell ya, not much has changed now that I'm an adult. I still get pretty psyched about picking up new jeans and cute tops for each of my kiddos. So, I was super excited when Abercrombie Kids became our newest sponsor. As part of our collaboration, I went online a few weeks ago to pick out some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Everyday Tagged With: back to school, back to school clothes, getting organized for back to school, getting ready for back to school

7 Ways to Ensure a Great First Day of School

August 29 by Janssen

7 Tips for a Fabulous First Day of School - Lots of great ideas here for heading back-to-school, esp. #3!

*This post is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company, all opinions are 100% our own. The First Day of School is right around the corner. It's time to squeeze in the last pool trips and get ready to trade in the goggles for backpacks. And since that first day and week can make a big difference in setting a good tone for the rest of the year, we've rounded up our top tips for making sure it's a success. After all, who couldn't use a little help easing the family back into a routine? Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Janssen, Parenting, The grown ups (that's you!) Tagged With: back to school, back-to-school tips, first day of school tips, going back to school, Quaker, school hacks for buys moms, sponsored

6 Things Your Child’s Teacher Wants to Know

August 24 by Kristin

A few years ago I found out our contributor, Kristin, had been hiding a very big secret from me - although she currently works as a professional photographer, she used to be a 1st grade teacher! You guys, you cannot imagine how psyched I was when she let this little gem slip in an email. All the possible posts just started piling up in my head. The very first thing I wanted her to write for us was a back-to-school post on all the critical things your child's teacher wants to know about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Parenting Tagged With: back to school, beginning of the school year tips, quaker up for schools, school success, teacher tips, things to share with your child's teacher

Free Printables Pack: First Day of School Signs

August 17 by MJ at Pars Caeli

I'm so excited to have our resident graphic designer, MJ, back today with an ENTIRE FREE PRINTABLE PACK that I just know you're going to love! The idea of these printables are to use them to start a new 1st day of school photo tradition that allows you to document not only the kiddos' super cute new outfits and excited grins, but also their changing dreams and aspirations. Great idea, right?! You could do some really interesting things with these photos - a coffee table book, a hallway … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MJ, Photography & Memory Keeping, Printables Tagged With: back to school, first day of school printable, first day of school sign, free printable, kid photography, MPMK first day of school sign, printables

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