How to Throw a Back to School Party
We decided to throw a back to school party to celebrate all of the fun changes. See the three fun things we did to make this a success! As you know, back to school is a big deal around here. We had a bit of a rocky first week of school. For one, school never starts before Labor Day for the northeast, but it started on August 30th this year! For another thing, Scarlet wound up with a high fever after one day of school and missed the second day of school, and essay writing assessment that day. She LOVES writing. I know she will be able to make it up this week on the first “real week of school” but I was sad for her. As for Des, he is rocking first grade so far.
How to Throw a Back to School Party:
Life is pretty great when your best bud is in your class, your great preschool friend is now in your class, and your awesome next door neighbor is no longer the librarian – she’s now your teacher. All in all, we think we have a lot to celebrate with this new school year. That’s why we decided to throw a back to school party to celebrate the new year with a few close friends. Here are the simple elements…
1 – First, food. We’ll get to dessert in a bit because that’s obviously the most important thing, but I thought it would be so much fun to recreate a “best of school lunch” meal. I even put them on plates with trays, like cafeteria trays! For us, we did grilled cheese on wheat bread, pineapple chunks, and potato tots. Couldn’t you absolutely see it on a school lunch menu?
2 – Second, the activity. We made summer memory jars! They were such fun. We took a fun apple-themed mason jar and then wrote out our favorite summer memories to place in the jar. They could be very specific or just two words. Anything goes for this. Then at the end of the party, we took out all the pieces of paper from the jar and read them aloud.
3 – And most importantly, the CAKE! My mom raised me right in that a party needs ice cream and cake, so when you have ice cream cake? That’s perfection! Our back to school party was on the bigger side, so I picked up TWO yummy ice cream cakes on my weekly grocery store run.
What a hit! I honestly think this made for such a special party. The kids were in heaven!
We absolutely love Carvel ice cream! So, it si the only cake my kids and even my husband request for all sorts of celebrations here. Therefore, love the idea of Carvel to celebrate Back to School, too 🙂
Yum! Now that is a way to kick off a school year! Love the ice cream pies!
I love your jar idea! And f course those ice cream cakes are pretty much the bomb-diggity!
Those ice cream cakes look soooo delicious and perfect for a party! The summer memories jar is BRILLIANT. Love these party ideas.