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August 19, 2013 by Krista

Craft Crush {Back To School}

Because I don’t have any school-age kids yet (next year…), I am not doing a lot, okay… any… Back to School posts.  Big J will start preschool again in a couple weeks and he is beyond excited, but I am just so not in the mood for back to school right now.  I still want vacations to the beach…

But there are some pretty awesome back to school goodies floating around blogland and my denial shouldn’t mean you miss out.  So… if I did have back to school on the brain… these are the projects I’d put on my to-do list:

Kindergarten Mommy & Me Bracelets
Although I probably won’t send Big J to Kindergarten next year with a bracelet, I would be all over this if I had a little girl.  What a sweet idea to help put those first day fears at ease.  Check out Tie Dye Diva Designs for the full tutorial by clicking the link above or the photo.

I Am The Teacher Sign

I don’t have school kids, but I do have teacher friends and they would love this.  I have heard about more than one day where this may have totally been the situation in the classroom…  Christmas gifts?  You can find purchasing info via the link above or click on the photo.

30 Days of Lunches!

Even though I don’t have to pack lunches for my kids, they still insist on eating lunch.  Every.  Day.  Gah.  Sometimes, it’s hard to come up with ideas and my kids don’t love repeats everyday either, even though we’re at home.  These are some great ideas!  Check out all 30 ideas at Peanut Blossoms.

Teacher Gifts They Will Actually Use

While keepsakes are cute, they are rarely functional.  What’s one person going to do with 28 hand-print vases or 32 apple necklaces?  Seriously.  Get them things they can use.  Check out ThriftDee for some ideas on what to give your favorite teachers.

Chalkboard Stat Signs

These are super adorbs and I love all the info on them.  Use them as photo props and then you’ve minimized the space to record all these great memories even more.  Awesome sauce.  I may have to do a photo shoot with my kids just so I can do this…  You can find purchasing info at Whimsical Printables or go the DIY route.  Your call.

That’s all the back to school I care for right now.  Of course there are tons more goodies out there.  But I’m off to suck all the summer I can out of the rest of this month before Big J heads back to preschool and I start to crave routine again.  

This post was written by Krista and originally appeared on While He Was Napping.


I'm Krista. Ringleader here on While He Was Napping, wife to my handsome Mr. Right & momma to my THREE energetic boys, Big J (9), Little J (6) & Little N (4). We FINALLY added a beautiful little girl to our family last December.

I’m knee-deep in Tonka trucks & Thomas trains. I survive our crazy days with Vanilla Coke, Sonic slushies, sweet snuggles and little giggles. When I tuck them in tight & kiss them good night, I get a little time to create & just be me.


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