Back To School Breakfast

One of my mom’s fondest memories was waking up the morning of her First Day of School, walking into the kitchen and seeing the kitchen table decorated for her big first day! She said it turned that nervous tickle in her belly into excitement to head off to school and meet her teacher and classmates. This idea was something I wanted to recreate for my daughters. With my oldest daughter heading off to Kindergarten this year (cue alligator tears) and being gone all day, I wanted her to walk down the stairs and see the celebration we had for her. Here is how I set up the ultimate Back to School Breakfast.

First Day of School Breakfast Celebration for Kids

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back to school place setting for breakfast on first day of school — First Day of School Breakfast Table Setting

How to Decorate for The First Day of School

It’s actually very easy to set the table for your little ones. We used a lot of items I had around the house and some fun Back to School things we found in the Target Dollar Section.

First thing were these adorable chalkboard signs we found at target that we used as placemats. The chalkboards

The center of the Table you can really get creative. This is where we used a lot of things we had around my house. My Letter Board and old books. You could use a globe or set of kid encyclopedias or a bowl full of apples or school rulers. Have fun and get creative with it!

I love doing fun things like this for my kids. Its adding WHIM to an otherwise normal morning. This is something they will remember year after year.

Check out the video below of how this Back to School Breakfast Table Setting came together. Do you do anything special for the First Day of School? If so, I’d love to hear what it is. Comment at the bottom of this post with your family tradition!

Back to School Activity

Roll out these giant “All About Me” Coloring sheets for the First Day of School! What a great activity for your kids to work on. It makes a great memory keepsake that you can look back on too! You can store them in my DIY Keepsake Box Organization System. Read all about that HERE.

Keepsake Box | An Easy System for Organizing your Kids Memories – Project Whim