5 easy ways to prepare for the last day of school!

Band concert - check!  Final field trip - check!  End of year sports banquet - check!  One final project (that required an extra trip to the store) - check!  STAAR testing complete - hallelujah CHECK!  Field day - check!  Dance recital - check!  Class party - check!  Teacher appreciation gifts - check!

Moms, we are THIS close!!!  Hang in there!!!

I'm absolutely giddy that we are in the final countdown till school is out.  Today I want to share five easy ways that have helped me prepare for the last day of school, aka my FAVORITE day of the school year! ;)

 make a list

I LOVE to take pictures!  I especially love to take similar pictures on the first day/last day of school.  It's so fun to see how much the kiddos have grown and changed over the course of the year.  But, since May is CRA-Z, I tend to forget #allthethings.  A few years ago I typed up a list of pictures I want to snap before the kids leave for school on the first and last day.  Now I simply print off my list and we are good to go (and I'm not bummed when I forget to take a particular picture)!  It also gives the kiddos a head's up of how many pictures I'm going to take. :)

printables

Printables are an easy way to add a little something to pictures or to decorate a space in your home.  Here are links to a few of my FAVORITE last day of school/summer printables:

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goodie bags

This is definitely optional but I can promise you, your kiddos will LOVE it!  You know all those things you normally pick-up to start the summer - new beach towels, pool toys, kites, water balloons, etc.?  Make a big deal of them!

decorate your garage door!

One of my favorite traditions!  Not only is it fun, but it makes a super cute backdrop for one last round of pictures! :)

This was our very first sign - sadly it rained before the kiddos got home but that didn't dampen our fun!

 Some years I ask babysitters to help me with the signs and some years I just print them on my computer - just depends on how cra-zy the weeks leading up to the last day have been!

 This is definitely making me giddy about the last day of school!

and, absolutely the MOST important...

QUICK POWER NAP - they are about to be all ours for the next 3 months!

Here are a few other posts I thought you might like:

last day of school gift idea

end of year teacher gift ideas

more teacher gift ideas

40 things to do before summer kicks the bucket

summer theme days

Not much longer now!  Do you have any fun traditions for the last day of school?

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful day and a weekend filled with all your FAVORITES!

Gig 'em and God bless! 

Holly

and don't forget about the Waiting on...Wednesday link-up - a place where you can link up what you are waiting on, going through, making, anything - as long as it's family-friendly!  :)  it's open through tomorrow!

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