School's out...how to prepare for fall!

The kids came home with OODLES and OODLES of classroom work - time to sort through....what to keep and what not to keep:

• at the dollar store pick up a Bristol board, fold it in half, and staple the edges to make a huge envelop.
• mark the outside of the envelop with the child's name and the school year.
• sort through what is "worth" keeping and recycle the rest.

Next, wash book bags and lunch pails, hang to dry and then put the lunch pails inside the book bags and hang in the back of the kids closets for the next school year.

Scrub both pairs of running shoes and put in the book bags, if your child doesn't need them for the summer.

Keep your eye out this summer for good clothes sales - I always pick up some "out of season" clothes (summer) for cheap and then they have new clothes to start back to school (a couple of years ago I bought all fall/winter stuff for back to school - didn't work out so well in 30 degree weather!).

Try to set aside some time this summer to come up with new lunch/snack ideas - there are tons of websites out there that can help. I also plan to visit new grocery stores to see if I can find some "magic" in the snack aisles!!!

Enjoy your summer with the littles - before long they'll be headed back to school! xo