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Back to School Activities and Resources

Kick off the school year with these fun Back to School activities! A collection of ideas for kids to make the first day of school special… and easier for parents and teachers.

Back to School Resources and Activities for Parents and Kids

Back to School Activities

It’s time to get ready for BACK TO SCHOOL with our kids! Are you ready?

We’ve got you covered!

These ideas will help your family get ready for a successful and memorable school year together!

Sensory Bottle Math Game with Crayons
back to school themed stem activities for kids
Back to School Pencil Themed Clothespins and Games

Crayon Themed Sensory Bottle Math Game

Back to School STEM Activities for Kids

Pencil Themed Clothespins

DIY First Day of School Sign with Cardboard and Washi Tape
Featured books for the first day of school books.
First Day of School Magic Dust with jar full of star sequins and glitter

Make Your own First Day of School Sign

First Day of School Books

First Day of School Magic Dust Poem

Printable First Day of School Book

Back to School Activities and Resources hosted by the Kid Blogger Network

We’ve asked members of the Kid Blogger Network to share with you Back to School tips to help prepare your family for school. They are sharing their top tips in this Back to School for you! 

Below you’ll find over 30 tips for preparing your child for school.

These ideas include activities, resources, crafts, recipes, and more!

Creating a Morning Routine that Works for Everyone – All Done Monkey

3D Paper Pencil Craft School Keepsake – Artsy Momma

How to Make Back to School Books – Fun-A-Day!

The Kissing Hand Activities – Fun Handprint Art

Back to School Lunch Box Notes– Growing Book by Book

Color by Number Back to School Printables – In the Playroom

How to Teach Acts of Kindness for Back to School – Kids Yoga Stories

Back to School Word Games for Kids – Kitchen Counter Chronicles

Back to School Countdown Bus Craft – Lalymom

Back to School Coloring Pages – No Stress Homeschooling

Back to School Sensory Kit – Lemon Lime Adventures

STEM Activities Using Pencils – Little Bins for Little Hands

Host a First Day of School Tea Party – Living Montessori Now

Back to School Noun Practice – Look We’re Learning!

Write a Letter to New Teacher– Mama Smiles

Back to School Around the World – Multicultural Kids Blogs

Back to School Breakfast Ideas – Premeditated Leftovers

School Bus Process Painting Art Project – Still Playing School

Back to School Reading and Writing Resources – This Reading Mama

Hosting a Super Hero Back to School Breakfast – Toddler Approved

Back to School Supplies Graphing – 3 Dinosaurs

Share your Back to School Activities with us in the comments below…

Like this idea? Pin for later or share now with a friend!

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Filed Under: Kids Activities Tagged With: Afterschool Express, Back to School, First Day of School, Kim, School Theme

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Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Rebekah says

    August 27, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Great giveaway!

  2. Rachel Kronvold says

    August 27, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    This is amazing! I'm homeschooling my preschooler this year, so I would love these materials!

  3. Anonymous says

    August 27, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Would love to win for my daughter's teacher.

  4. Christin Banda says

    August 27, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    We homeschool year round(6 wks on, 1 wk off) and every year when public school starts, we take an extra week off. The kiddos love it! These prizes are fantastic!

  5. Sandi says

    August 19, 2014 at 3:01 pm

    would love some more magna tiles for my classroom

  6. Rebecca Russell says

    August 10, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    This would be great to use in my child's homeschool-preschool!

  7. Anonymous says

    August 10, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    This will be my first year to teach preschool and I'm so excited! I would love to win this giveaway!

  8. Tara Kidd says

    August 10, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    This would be awesome!

  9. Jessica Watson says

    August 9, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    Love this list!

  10. Laura Flaute says

    August 8, 2014 at 11:45 pm

    great resources!

  11. Amy @ Wildflower Ramblings says

    August 8, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    I love the hands on toddler items, my kids would love them!! Thanks for hosting a wonderful giveaway 🙂

  12. Jane says

    August 7, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    These are great ideas. Everyone is very excited to head back to school at my house.

  13. Becky says

    August 7, 2014 at 9:00 pm

    I would love to win this amazing prize pack for my 5 kiddos:).

  14. Jaime JJ says

    August 7, 2014 at 7:36 pm

    thanks for hosting and what an awesome giveaway!!

  15. Lindsay Madsen says

    August 7, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    What great classroom resources! I love all things Melissa & Doug!

  16. anne says

    August 7, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    I will have the big three all in THREE different schools this year. Talk about stressful! One tot still at home, and we have tons of fun! I love reading all the blogs and getting awesome ideas!
    [email protected]

  17. [email protected] says

    August 7, 2014 at 9:41 am

    Thanks for sharing all these great resources for going Back to School.

  18. Liz says

    August 7, 2014 at 8:30 am

    My kids are 2 and 4 so no back-to-school for us yet, but I do love saving all the ideas to make life easier when it does come around!

  19. Brooke says

    August 7, 2014 at 8:12 am

    I love all these ideas!

  20. Dot Gross says

    August 6, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    Wow, great prize pack!!

  21. Anna Watt says

    August 6, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    Ready for the school year to begin and would be a huge help to have fun ideas to start the new school year with.

  22. Mama Bug says

    August 6, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    Excited to see all of the fun ideas, and for the opportunity for such a great giveaway!

  23. Anonymous says

    August 6, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Excited for the prize pack and all the ideas for back to school. Thank you!

  24. mkennedy413 says

    August 6, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    Excellent giveaway! I have a little one starting Kindergarten this year, and my littlest is going to start preschool. This would be such a great way to help get them ready 🙂

  25. Leanna @ Alldonemonkey says

    August 6, 2014 at 7:39 am

    Thank you so much for organizing this! My kids are young, so we are still fairly new at "back to school," so I'm thrilled to have such an amazing collection of ideas!

  26. Anonymous says

    August 6, 2014 at 7:38 am

    What an awesome back to school giveaway!! WOW!! This Summer has flown by!! I am ready for one to go back to school but not the other and the little one can just stay with me for another year!! Yeah!! :o)

  27. Coleen says

    August 5, 2014 at 10:40 pm

    I love back to school time! New books, new supplies, homeschooling my youngest 🙂

  28. mamacarlson09 says

    August 5, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    I can't believe it's almost back to school time! Summer flew by. What a great giveaway 🙂

  29. Lesley says

    August 5, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    I love Back to School time because my kids are always so excited to get back to see their friends. I also love spending those last few days making sure all the school supplies are purchased!!

  30. Clarissa Hooper says

    August 5, 2014 at 11:48 am

    Back to school time has always been my favorite time of year (I love the smell of a new box of crayons!)

  31. Roslyn Crawford says

    August 5, 2014 at 11:07 am

    These are awesome educational prizes! Would love to be a winnerÂĄ

  32. Becks says

    August 5, 2014 at 6:48 am

    I plan a week off the week before school starts. We do some fun things like to to the museum, zoo, or to the arcade and then pick one day and go to the mall to get back to school clothes. The mall we go to has a lego store and a disney store so both of the kids get to go and do something fun while we are there.

  33. AngelWinner says

    August 5, 2014 at 6:47 am

    Great prize package for back to school.

  34. Anonymous says

    August 5, 2014 at 6:32 am

    Great prizes and the coupons will help with back to school needs!

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