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A BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARTY

Who said back -to-school parties were only for kids?

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I mean, we’re all kids at heart, right?

If you have been a regular follower of mine you already know some of my professional background which just so happened to be in the education field.  I was actually an elementary school teacher (6th grade) before I chose to stay home and raise my kiddo’s full time.  I have a deep and profound love for education and always will.  Therefore as each school year approaches and I see the neighborhood kids getting ready for their first day of school and notice all the fun accessories at the local stores I always get a little excited about a new start, a new beginning, a new chapter of learning.

BECAUSE .  .  . YOU SEE, WE ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN

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So when my ever creative friend Margie Aslett (you can find all her fun mostly on instagram @justagirl) posted a fun back to school mantle, I quickly sent a message telling her we needed to start a yearly tradition “back-to-school” luncheon.

Here’s my version on how to throw a grown up back-to-school luncheon.

But seriously, for all you young parents, go ahead and throw it for your kids as well.

I began by gathering basic school supplies . . .

#2 pencils

glue sticks

crayons

markers

notebooks

lunchboxes

rulers

and all things with numbers and letters.

Then I began creating my tablescape . . .

I found this incredibly adorable material at my local Joann’s and had on piece cut to fit the length of my table and the other to fit as a table runner. They will make some fun pillows for Molly’s playroom afterwards.

I couldn’t resist ordering some vintage lunch trays, they simply just set the entire mood for the table and luncheon.

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I bought each guest a tradional notebook and box of crayons . . .

which I tied together with twine and clipped on a mini chalkboard with their names.  This served as a place card and a little take home present.

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For the rest of the tablescape I simply added all the supplies I had gathered.

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Placing some in apothocary jars added some charm as well as my vintage lunch box and homemade doll.

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I used vintage child craft books for some added details but any kind of books would be fun.

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For the menu . . .

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Well it was a school lunch, right?  And with these fabulous lunch trays I knew I had to keep it school lunch style so I decided to serve my favorite schools lunch from when I was a kid, good old Hawaiian Haystacks and fresh vegi’s and fruit in cups as well as boxed juice. I actually served a chocolate smoothie in milk jars as an appetizers.  And the dessert was an apple cake.

You can easily pick up scrap book papers to add as table runners as I chose to do for the food station (thank you Margie for taking this picture which I stole since I forgot to take any of the food station).

We spent the afternoon going down memory lane and laughing the entire time.

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And you know me, can’t let my friends go home empty handed . . .

So along with their notebooks and crayons I printed them off a cute story I had read during the lunch which I tied with some of the cute crayon material, a little homemade booklet full of sayings about how we’re never too old to learn which I put together and then added one of Margie’s famous junk bows, and then a yummy carmel apple with a fun little saying (found on Rhonna design).

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You can bet this will definetly be a yearly tradition.

Linking up with Jo, Jann and Carol for SYC

Filed Under: Creative decorating, entertaining ideas, Table settings and decorations 8 Comments

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  1. Jann Olson says

    September 21, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    So fun Trina! You didn’t miss a thing for a back to school luncheon. I actually have 6 o those trays that I found at D.I. I passed up a bunch once and regretted it. Luckily I ran across some the second time. I just bought some for my little grands. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

    Reply
    • Trina says

      September 26, 2016 at 10:18 am

      Thank you Jann for having your fun weekly party. That’s exactly why I decided to purchase the lunch trays, I figured I would put them to good use over the years with the grands.

      Reply
  2. julie says

    September 21, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    such a great idea – going to school was always fun for me – the favorite hot lunch when I went to school was pizza – it was actually pretty good pizza.. I love the lunch plates those are really fun. I think in the spring you should have prom night – I would love to see those photos.

    Reply
    • Trina says

      September 26, 2016 at 10:19 am

      Oh my, a grown up prom night . . . what a fabulous idea! Would you come out for it?

      Reply
  3. Suzanne says

    September 22, 2016 at 6:24 am

    What a GREAT party! These always look so amazing! So many wonderful details and thought has gone into this. I’m sure everyone that attended felt special to be included.

    bisous
    Suzanne

    Reply
    • Trina says

      September 26, 2016 at 10:20 am

      I don’t know about special but we sure had some great laughs about school days.

      Reply
  4. Sue @ A Colourful Canvas says

    September 22, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    OH Trina…this is my kind of party! LOL…you know I love all your themes, but this one is just too much fun! One day…one day, I hope to attend one of these of so special events!

    Reply
    • Trina says

      September 26, 2016 at 10:20 am

      I think you and Melanie should come out together for sure . . . let’s see do you want to come for the witches tea?

      Reply

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