Free Printable School's Out for Summer Party Invitations

Free Printable School's Out for Summer Party Invitations by B.Nute productions

It's almost here... I can feel it! School is almost out for my kids and we are ready. Ready for sleeping in, ready for lots of swimming, ready for no homework, ready for lazy afternoons, ready for late nights playing outdoors, ready for summer!

To kick off the fun, I created a free printable "School's Out for Summer" party invitation. Perfect to print out, fill out and hand out to friends, neighbors and friends to get the summer festivities going. Enjoy!

Free Printable School's Our for Summer Party Invitation

Free Printable School's Out for Summer Party Invitations by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Printing Your School's Out Party Invitations

1. Select link above, and print out from your browser (print in landscape mode). Use card stock to give the invitations some weight.

2. Cut each card out.

3. Fill in with your party details, and get ready to celebrate!

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Free Printable Teacher Appreciation Tags

Free Printable "Vocab" Teacher Appreciation Tags by B.Nute productions

There's no denying it... my kids have really had some wonderful teachers through the years! We are so lucky. With the end of the school year approaching, it's time to find a little something to show how much I really appreciate all that they do, day in and day!

Free Printable "Vocab" Teacher Appreciation Tags by B.Nute productions

In light of the many vocabulary and spelling tests I've helped my kids prepare for, I thought it would be fun to make some free printable tags that best define how wonderful our teachers are. The tag is designed using a weathered piece of binder paper, and a dictionary style. I strung it with some twine-- I thought it looked great with the distressed feel.

So, print out a bunch of these, and tie them to a bouquet of flowers, a gift card, or any other gift you may be giving and let your child's teach know just how much they are appreciated!

Free Printable Teacher Appreciation Tags

Free Printable Teacher Appreciation Tags by B.Nute productions

Instructions for Making Your Teacher Appreciation Tags
1. Select the link above, and print out the page on an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. Print on white cardstock to give some weight to the tags. 
2. Cut out the tags, and use as you'd like! Punch a small hole and string with ribbon to put on a gift of any kind.

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Last Day of School: Simple Ways to Celebrate

It's my kid's last day of school today... No more early wake ups,  no more making lunches, out with the routines (for the most part), and in with good ol'fashion summer fun! I love to try to do something fun on the last day of school to kick off vacation-- sometimes it's just something simple like heading to the ice cream shop, or it could be more elaborate, like heading to the beach (we fortunately live only 20 minutes away!) Here are a few more ideas to kick off summer time:

• Play in the sand-- at the beach, or at the park, get some water, and a whole lot of sand and have fun!
• Take a dip -- whether the pool is in your backyard, the community pool or even a babypool you've filled with hose water, today's the best day for a quick dip.
• Take in a ballgame -- if you're close enough to a ball park, head to the bleacher seats, and have some fun.
• A little sweets sometimes is just fine -- do you have a local candy store, or ice cream parlour? Pick 'em up from the last day of school, and head out for a sugary treat... just because.
• Make some s'mores -- nothing says summer to me than a tasty, gooey s'more! If you have a fire pit, then roast and toast those marshmallows to perfection. If not, then it's just as easy to heat them up over the stove top too, with mom's help, of course.
• Lastly, you must crank up Alice Cooper's "School's Out for Summer." It's a tradition in our family... the kids just love it!

What's your favorite last day of school tradition? I would love to hear!

School's Out for SUMMER!

Yay, it's finally the last day of school!! The transition between school time and summer time is always a bit rocky at our house. Many summer activities (like swim team), start up well before school is over. So, for the last month or so, we are bouncing between being in school, and wanting it to be summer!! Now it's finally here, the last day of school for my daughter!! Yay!!

I've been asking many friends if they had any special traditions in their family on the last day of school... and suprisingly there's been a resounding "no, we did nothing special." Even my own mom admitted that nothing happened at our house either.

Being the gal that I am... I'm all for traditions... So I racked my brain... do we do any end of school traditions?

1. SCHOOLS OUT for SUMMER!!
Well, I have to admit... we do have one tradition that may seem a bit bizarre, but we love to play the classic rock song, "School's Out," by Alice Cooper. Ironically this tradition really came to the forefront when my son, then 2, loved to belt out the lyrics!! The best part is he wasn't even in school at the time! (Watch the video if you want to see more :))


2. Picture at the Front Door
We always take a picture at the front door on the first day of school... so I decided this year to take one on the last day of school too. You've got to print them out, and make sure your kids can see just how much "smarter" they look. :)

3. Their Choice Dinner
My kids LOVE ravioli, so I think we know what were having tonight. You could let them decide on a place to go out to eat too, if they'd like that better (and you don't want to cook!)
4. Wait to celebrate on the 1st DAY of Summer Break
The last day of school is loaded with school parties and craziness.... perhaps the tradition is better if started on the 1st DAY of summer break vs. the last day of school! That is where we are sort of heading this year with the tradition-- and that's not just because it's also my birthday... :)
We're lucky we're close enough to the coast... so we're going to get in some beach time!! (Although, it may be mightly foggy and cold...). Another big hit is going swimming-- any pool will do, even if it's in the back yard! Have your kids help plan the day, so they can look forward to it!
I would love to hear about your last day of school traditions... or your first day of summer fun! I hope you have a great day!

More Thanks to those Great Teachers

It's the end of the school year, and things are just plain crazy over in my world. There's end-of-the-year picnics, and school dances, a graduation, and our summer swim team is in full force (yes, and the kids aren't out of school yet.) ... but wait, ACK, there's the gift for the teachers too!

Fortunately, I've got that covered too! Here's a few of the personalized stationery designs I've been making for teachers. The Apple Tree and Apple designs seem to be quite popular... I've had many order for it... but I've also had some orders for the other designs as well. I even had a request to make one into a plaque.

I made the designs non-personalized as well. Instead of the teacher's name, I used a quote. This could also be a great plaque if that teacher has a saying he or she uses all the time!

I had a teacher in 7th grade who had a plaque above the chalkboard, next to the clock. It said, "PMA will guide your way, every day." (PMA = Positive Mental Attitude) OK, so this teacher I must admit was somewhat strange... but here it is, a mere many, MANY years later, and I still remember that quote. It's a little cheesy, but some days, I really like it. :)