100+ Back-to-School Celebration Ideas

I’m a real fan of back-to-school celebrations. They can be a wonderful way to start the school year whether your kids attend public school, private school, or homeschool.

As homeschoolers, my family started each school year with a celebration. We did our celebration on the first day of the new school year, but you could celebrate a bit later if needed. The main thing is finding a way to make the new school year special and memorable. My children are now 24 and 29, and we still treasure the memories from our first-day-of-school celebrations. You can read about my family’s back-to-school tradition in “Start the School Year with a Celebration!”

If you’d like to use calendar observances as celebrations to add fun and interest to your homeschool or family schedules, I have a post with August Themed Activities for Kids … part of my Monthly Themed Activities series. For the photo part of your back-to-school celebration, be sure to check out my post “30+ Free Printables for First Day of School Photos.” Today, I’ve searched the blogosphere for more fun ideas for back-to-school celebrations. Here are LOTS of fun ideas for back-to-school celebrations:

Back-to-School Celebration Ideas

• 10 Ways to Celebrate the New School Year from Scholastic
• 15 Back to School Traditions from Reading Confetti
• 25 Fun First Day of School Traditions from Lalymom
• 6 Simple Ways to Make the First Day of School Special from Mamas Like Me
• 25 Fun First Day of School Traditions from The Dating Divas
• 12 Fun Back-to-School Traditions to Start With Your Kids This Year from Babble
• 18 Creative Things to Do for Back to School from Tip Junkie
• 5 Ways to Celebrate the New School Year from Education
• Celebrate Back to School with a Party from The Taylor House
• Back to School Traditions from The Pleasantest Thing
• Back to School Games from Domestic Goddesque
• Back to School Party Posts from One Charming Party
• Back to School Celebration from Wish Upon a Star with Jennifer
• Back to School Presents from Design Mom
• Surprises for Your Brand New Student from Volunteer Spot
• Back to School Breakfast from Your Homebased Mom
• Back to School Breakfast and Word for the School Year from Erica’s Bloggity Blog
• Back to School Lunch from JDaniel4’s Mom
• Easy ‘A Is for Apple’ Cake to Celebrate Back-to-School from Parade
• Back to School Themed Treats and Sweets from Celebrations
• Back to School Fashion Show from Eighteen25
• Back to School with Neon Party from Paging Supermom
• Back to School Celebration from The Tomkat Studio
• Back to School: C is for Cookie from Confetti Sunshine
• Back to School: Making Time Capsules from Make It Do
• Back to School Ideas from Martha Stewart
• Back-to-School Notebook Paper Doodle Nails by Holly Homer at Spoonful
• Celebrate Homeschooling with a Not Back to School Event from The Homeschool Mom

Be sure to check out my Back to School Pinterest Board for LOTS and LOTS of other back-to-school ideas for teachers, homeschoolers, and families of all kinds.

Back to School with Kid Blogger Network Link Party

Thanks to Kim from The Educators’ Spin On It for organizing the Back to School Linky Party! Check out all the awesome ideas from the participating bloggers:

The Educators’ Spin On It –All Done Monkey – Artsy Momma – Creekside Learning – Crystal’s Tiny Treasures – Fun-A-Day! – Fun Handprint Art – Growing Book by Book – In The Playroom – Inspiration Laboratories – Inspiring NH Kids – Kids Yoga Stories – Kitchen Counter Chronicles – Lalymom – Learning to Walk – Lemon Lime Adventures – Life Over C’s – Line upon Line Learning – Little Bins For Little Hands – Living Montessori Now – Look! We’re Learning! – Mama Smiles – Multicultural Kids Blogs – Planet Smarty Pants – Premeditated Leftovers – Preschool Powol Packets – She Lives Free – Still Playing School – The Connection We Share – The Jenny Evolution – The Pleasantest Thing – This Reading Mama – Toddler Approved – True Aim Education – 3 Dinosaurs

Link up your kid-friendly posts to have them featured on 35 blogs who are members of the Kid Blogger Network. We invite you to visit a few posts from participants, leave a comment, and share on social media! Thank you so much for sharing your Back to School Resources! *By linking up, you agree to have your images shared with credit.

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