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I’m so excited to have my friend, Angela here today! She came to my rescue yesterday and offered to share a little here today and next week, while I try to get caught up on, well… LIFE. I tell you I have the best blogging friends in the world! Not only am I thankful for the help, but I’m excited for you to meet her and get to know a little more about her blog. I have so enjoyed getting to know her, and know you will too…
Hey all! I’m Angela from Little Blue’s Room. I’m sort of a ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ kind of gal (LOL!) that loves to create fun and mostly useful items on a budget. I am so excited to be guest posting for Brenna today. She and I met at a blogging conference back in May and recently have been getting to know each other better via our online tribe. A busy schedule for her opened up a guest blogging opportunity for me, so I jumped at the chance. Like me, Brenna enjoys creating crafts/DIY without spending a lot of money to do so. A limited budget means encouraging your inner creativity {smile}. As we get our children ready for the new school year, I thought I’d share with you a simple and easy way to take the first day of school and make it memorable.
I can’t believe it is ‘Back to School’ time already. Where in the world has my summer gone? As we finish up the last of our summer plans – beach vacation and a few more playdates with friends – I know that the time will soon come for earlier bedtimes, packed lunches, and a more scheduled day for my little guy and me. This year he will walk into school not as a novice, but more of a pro — you see, he will be entering 1st grade! Oh my, I say this and it seems almost impossible to be true.
Last year I had the brilliant, though certainly not original, idea to start a ‘First Day of School’ tradition. The internet was buzzing with free printables, these great signs with the words “First Day of {fill in the blank}”, all being held by charming and sometimes hilarious little people for their photo op. As soon as I saw these my mind took me straight to his final year of high school and the idea that each year since Kindergarten I had a ‘first day’ picture. I just knew I had to jump on the bandwagon.
A trip to Goodwill and I found an awesome school ruler frame. JACKPOT! A visit to Michael’s and I purchased a single mat and using my Silhouette I cut out words to decorate it. Using Microsoft Word I created the center and viola…simple, easy and ready for his first day! This year I will of course change the center to reflect the new school year and new start date, I even think I might try including a picture of the school mascot – a cool yellow jacket. I think I might be getting excited!
Happy First Day of School!
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Thank you so much Angela, for sharing with us today. I can’t wait to see what you have for next week!
Lori Wescott
I’m so jealous of you crafty geniuses. I’m stuck to my hot glue gun, again…
brenna
Oh, Lori, you are so funny.
Christy Garrett @ Uplifting Families
It is amazing how quickly this summer has gone by. My oldest has been going to band camp the last two weeks and it is a busy time of year. They don’t officially start school for another week and a half. I have enjoyed spending time with the kids but I am ready to get my routine back. 😉
brenna
I agree, I’m ready for the routine also.
Brenda
It never gets easier to let our treasures go into this huge world. Mine is going to a private Christian school this year so some anxiety is relieved. I do adore the frame. even I can do that! Thanks for the idea and instructions.
brenna
That is great, Brenda, You will have to message me and tell me what school your chose. I went to private school and really want to send Eli to Christian school also.