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5 Genius Ways to Make This Year Unforgettable
Frame Your Family Mindset
Share a motivational mantra with your
kids to help them get through rough
patches at school. Write the phrase on
a sheet of paper that you hang on
the fridge, or have it printed and framed.
Keep it in full view to drive the
message home! From $41; minted.com
Plan Visits From
the School Fairy
Who says learning
can’t be magical?
The night before a
big test or a special
event, sneak a
positive note under
your child’s pillow
from the “School
Fairy.” Add confetti
for extra whimsy!
MORE IDEAS!
Hover your phone’s
camera over the
smart code to get
first-day-of-school
signs for photos.
Pump Them Up With Crafts
To build anticipation, make a paper
chain and have your kiddo tear off a ring
each day until the first day of school.
Write an activity (blowing bubbles,
visiting the ice-cream shop) on each
strip before looping them and you’ve
got an end-of-summer bucket list too.
Stow Memories on the Spot
All year long, encourage your kid to
draw or write on slips of paper about her
fave school moments (the zoo trip, the
cool class experiment) right after they
occur and drop them into a jar. When it’s
summer, she can read them and end the
year on a happy note—literally.
Snap Better First-Day Pictures
Instead of making a sign, order an
extra-large custom shirt with your child’s
expected high-school graduation year
on it. He can pose in the shirt for
his first-day photos from now until then.
(Sob!) From $18; zazzle.com
by LESLIE CORONA
Back
t o
School
2019
PETER ARDITO.
PARENTS 16 SEPTEMBER 2019
LET’S GET REAL
