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The first day back to school can feel like a drag. While public school kids get new clothes and shoes, homeschool kids often just get a few basic supplies. But there is no reason homeschoolers can’t be excited about kicking off a new school year, too! Your first day of homeschool celebration should be a good one! That’s why we rounded up over 100 “first day of homeschool celebration” ideas!
100+ First Day of Homeschool Celebration Ideas
Do you want to surprise the kiddos with a day of fun when they least expect it or are just looking for something fun to do after you’ve completed your school work for the day? This list of 100+ first day of homeschool celebration ideas has something your kiddos will love, no matter their age! Kick the year off right by adding some excitement to your day!
Go Somewhere:
- Park
- Ball fields
- Creek
- Movie theater
- Soccer fields
- YMCA
- Visit family
- Art studio
- Hiking
- Splash pad
- Museum
- Roller skating
- Kayaking
- Swimming pool
- Beach
- Bowling Alley
- GeoCaching
- Arcade
- Library
- Ice skating
- Overnight trip to a local hotel
- Volunteer
- Cave
- Trampoline park
- Amusement park
- Ice skating
- Tide pools
- Ride bikes
Eat Something:
- Serve only cafeteria foods (Wear a hair net and use trays, for an added punch!)
- Homemade Donuts
- Order Pizza for lunch
- Make Homemade Ice Cream
- Pancakes shaped like the grade they’re in
- Have a candle-lit dinner
- Go out for breakfast in your pajamas
- Load up on candy
- Order takeout (My kids are obsessed with chinese food!)
- Go out for appetizers!
Make Memories:
- About Me pages
- Do an experiment
- Hide the supplies and make them search for them
- Back-to-School gifts
- Draw a self-portrait
- Create handprint art
- Host a themed party
Take annual photos
- Write yearly goals on balloons and let them go
- New pajamas for the kiddos
- Indulge in audiobooks
- Create a “School Year Bucket List”
- Make homemade play doh
- Declare it an “Art Day!”
- Create a family T-Shirt to wear to all field trips, etc.
- Draw on sidewalks with chalk
- Have a water balloon fight
Take a Field Trip:
- Local college
- Farm
- Fire station
- Local butcher shop
- News station
- Nearby factory
- Airport
- Local historical spot
- Radio Station
- Lighthouses
- Visit the local newspaper printer
- Sheriff’s Department & Jail
- Waste water treatment plant
- State Parks
- Festival
- Courthouse
- Local restaraunt
- Apple-picking
- Aquarium
- Fish Hatchery
- State Capitol Building
- Science Museum
- Zoo
- Local theater
- Dairy
Stay Home:
- Wrap all of the books and supplies
- Decorate with streamers
- Scatter balloons all through the house
- Order the kids flowers with an encouraging note
- Campout in living room
- Bake cookies
- Watch movies
- Read your favorite books
- Have a spa day
- Play board games all day
- Create a scavenger hunt
- Learn a new skill
- Make art from things you’ve found in nature
- Invite friends over to celebrate
- Listen to music
- Stay up late & sleep in
- Run through the sprinkler
- Paint
- Have a dance party
- Build a fort
- Start a family project (like making a rug or quilt)
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