Are you like me? Completely shocked at how quickly our summer went! It feels like just yesterday I was going through my son's school work for the year and organizing it. And here I am getting ready to start the next school year!
Here are some ways I get our family ready for the transition into the new school year.
1. We are now beginning to keep our daily activities to end before dinner time. This way we can have a slower evening.
2. Dinner time will begin and end no later than 7 p.m. During the summer time it's much easier to be flexible and eat on the go and not be so concerned with bedtimes. But with school quickly approaching I feel this is my most important schedule change. Because sleepy children are not always fun the next day trying to get them ready for the school day and I find my kiddos have a difficult time with concentration.
3.Start getting myself into a daily routine of keeping our day a little bit more structured. This is a huge one for me. I enjoy my easy going mornings, but soon this will all be changing up a bit, so I think this helps me the most.
4. School supply shopping when I stop off at the store. I will begin picking up a few items as we go. I do this so I do not feel that last minute time crunch or take on that school supply list cost all at one time. ( be sure to check out our school supply guide!)
So these are just a few of the things we do as a family once we are beginning our transition from fun, summertime to the hustle of school year. I'd love to hear some or your ideas!!
