Recently, I made a video sharing my favourite easy and inexpensive Last Day of School Celebration Ideas. I think you are going to love them ALL! Below, you will find a video with all the ideas and all the free downloads included in the video.
🌞🌞🌞Here's the video...
And here are the FREE downloads mentioned in this video:
1) Adventure Awaits picture
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 8x10 photo.
2) Camping and Road Trip TIC TAC TOE games
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
3) Summer Adventure Checklist
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 8x10 photo.
4) Sip Sip Hooray / Straw treat gift tags
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
5) “Have a BALL” gift tag
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
6) “Sweet treat” gift tag
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
7) Freezie gift tag
To download: click on the picture below, save to your computer or phone, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
I'm a big believer in traditions. The things we do over and over again really are the cornerstones of our memories. So, in our house, we always celebrate the last day of school the same way.
I always make finish lines for my boys to run through on the last day.
We also get ice cream.
Check out our last day of school ice cream pictures through the years...
Cute, right?!?!
And... we had lots to celebrate this year.
My youngest graduated from junior high school. I can't believe he's headed to high school in September!
And my oldest graduated from high school. I can't figure out where the time went!
PS - My oldest son had a very special end to his year. Check it out below...
The last day of school is an important milestone, and it's definitely something to be celebrated. Today, I have some fantastic ways to mark the occassion. I have ideas for inexpensive treats kids can share with their classmates, a unique (and useful) teacher gift idea, and two of my favourite last day of school traditions.
Class Treats - Kids spend a lot of time with their classmates, so it's nice to bring them treats on the last day.
How cute are these stainless steel sraws with the cute tags I designed? You can also use the "silly straws" you can get at the dollar store.
To download the tags I designed:click on one of the pictures below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print it like a 4x6 photo.
Then, use an x-acto knife to cut slits, and insert the straw.
Another fun option is to package up ice cream cones with "splash balls". It's adorable, right? You can pair it with a "I had a BALL having you in my class" tag or a "Have a SWEET summer" tag.
To download the tags I designed: click on one of the photos below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
These tags are also cute paired with individually packaged homemade cookies.
Freezies are also perfect for summer, and they are adorable when you add the cute tag I designed.
To download the tag I designed:click on the photo below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print like a regular 4x6 photo.
Teacher Gift - Kids love to bring their teachers something they made on the last day of school, and this is a great idea. Use the recipe here to fill a jar with cookie mix. Then, add the tag I designed. Cute, right?
To download the tags I designed:click on the picture below, right-click, save it to your computer, and print it like a regular 4x6 photo.
Traditions - I've never really given my kids "grading gifts". Instead, when they were little, they got books to read over the summer. Then, when they got older, we started doing gift cards. We always have a "gift card day" during the summer where we drive around town redeeming gift cards, and it's a lot of fun.
We also have a tradition of going for ice cream on the last day of school. Check out the fun photos (below) of my boys over the years.
AND my absolute FAVORITE tradition is making "finish lines" for my boys to run through every year. I just use a roll of paper and some sharpies.
Here's our FIRST one... when my oldest was in grade primary. This year, he graduations high school. I have no idea where the time goes!
Here's the one I made for my boys last year. I love a tradition, don't you?
Check out the video I made (below) for more details and a closer look at all these ideas.
How do you celebrate the last day of school? I'd love to hear about it in the comments below.
My boys are getting older, but they are still humouring me by letting me continue our last day of school traditions. I think it's the promise of ice cream that gets them every time. 😁 Here's a peek at how we celebrated today... on the last day of school.
1) First, we always get ice cream on the last day of school. I don't have a picture for 2019, but here's a look at our ice cream trips from 2011 to 2022. Pretty cute, right? It's amazing how much my boys have grown up.
2) The boys always get a little gift. In the past it has been a book, but this year I thought I'd change it up a little. We always have a "gift card" day as part of our summer checklist(where we gather up all our gift cards, and venture out to spend them... all in one day). So this year, I purchased a few gift cards for my boys to take with them on our "gift card adventure" day. I think it's an inexpensive, practical and fun grading gift idea.
3) And, of course, my boys always run through a "finish line" on the last day of school. We started this tradition in 2012, and we've done it every year since. Here's a peak at our first year...
And here's how it looked this year...
How are you celebrating the end of the school year? Congrats to all the kids that have finished school... and happy summer!!!
This school year has been a bit different because of Covid, but our last day of school traditions are still going strong. The pandemic has definitely taught us to be adaptable and resilient. Here's a peak at our THREE favourite last day of school traditions... 2021 edition.
1) First, we always get ice cream on the last day of school. I don't have a picture for 2019, but here's a look at our ice cream trips from 2014 to 2021. Pretty cute, right? It's amazing how much my boys have grown up.
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2021
2) The boys always get a little gift. In the past it has been a book, but this year I thought I'd change it up a little. We always have a "gift card" day as part of our summer checklist (where we gather up all our gift cards, and venture out to spend them... all in one day). So this year, I purchased a few gift cards for my boys to take with them on our "gift card adventure" day. I think it's an inexpensive, practical and fun grading gift idea.
3) And, of course, my boys always run through a "finish line" on the last day of school. We started this tradition in 2012, and we've done it every year since. He's a peak at our first year...
And here's how it looked this year...
I think I'm going to need a bigger doorway soon! lol
How are you celebrating the end of the school year? Happy summer!!!
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