Back to School

There is something so very wrong about going back to school in July.

Yet here it is, the first day.

Here are some of the things I did for Bailey to get her school year kicked off right,

even if it is still summer.

We made hair ribbons to match her new uniform.

The tutorial can be found here.

I made name tags for Bailey's lunchbox and backpack.

I used the little cutouts that come with the scrapbook paper packs

and added Bailey's info on the back.

Then I laminated them and put them on with a key ring and a ribbon.

Our theme for the year is 

"Do Your Best"

 I made some decorations for our Back-to-School breakfast.

Using scrapbook paper, I cut out two circles with fancy-edged scissors.

I used the fancy edge because it hides mistakes-

it is very difficult to cut a nice, straight circle!

 I used a dessert plate and a bowl as templates.

Then I put them together with a brad

and added my words along with some sticker decoration.

I hot-glued trim around the outside.

I used leftover fuzzy yarn.

Then I glittered them up

and when they were dry I glued them together.

Bailey loved the decorations with 

her annual back-to-school breakfast

of cheese blintzes with boysenberry syrup.

Mmmm....I should have made more...

I also sent Bailey to school with a gift for her teacher-

a nice bottle of hand lotion with a tag          

" Here's to a "smooth" year. "  

What are your back-to-school traditions?

Or is it waaaaay too early to start 

thinking about it yet?!