Back to School Countdown with Exciting Activities!

It’s almost that time of year again! As the summer winds down, parents everywhere are starting to think about getting their kids back in the swing of things and ready to start a new school year. But you don’t have to make it all work and no play. With our Back To School Countdown Activity Kit, you can get your kids excited about the upcoming school year while having fun at the same time!

The start of school is a time that can be both exciting and intimidating. It’s important to create a positive atmosphere and make the transition back into the classroom as smooth as possible. One great way of doing this is by getting your kids involved in some fun activities, our Back to School Countdown Activity Kit is here to help!

What’s In the Kit?

Our Back to School Countdown Activity Kit has everything you need for a creative and exciting countdown experience! It comes with an editable pencil gift box, which you can customize with your child’s name or special message. Plus, it also comes with a set of countdown envelopes. Fill with fun activities to keep your kids excited about returning to school. Finally, the kit contains a cypher wheel so you can find the answers to some back-to-school jokes. Get creative and make up your own secret messages – this is sure to be a hit with kids of all ages.

How Can I Use It?

The possibilities are endless when it comes to using our Back To School Countdown Activity Kit! You could use it as part of your family’s morning routine leading up to the first day of school. Each morning before breakfast, have your child open an envelope, then you can have all day to fulfil the activity found in the envelope.

How To Use The Kit Effectively

There are eight envelopes for you to fill with fun messages of encouragement, jokes and a daily activity. I have included some ideas that you can use, but you can get creative and use the templates to create your own ideas. Some of the activities I have included are “a trip to the supermarket to get ingredients to bake cookies” and ” A movie night, with a film of their choice”. I hope that the kit will help you to make going back to school a positive experience, and your child looks forward to tomorrow’s activity even more and is eager to get to school!

What I love about the Back to School Calendar Kit

• ✔️ Makes the countdown to school fun!
• ✔️ Make secret messages just for your kiddos.
• ✔️ Make personalised gift boxes, and fill them with goodies.
• ✔️Help get children excited to get back to school.

FILES INCLUDED  

• Pencil gift box (editable).
• Cypher wheel
• 8 printable countdown envelopes
• Secret code Lunchbox Jokes (editable)
• Countdown activity ideas to place inside your envelopes (editable)

After I had prepared the envelopes and filled them, I used mini bulldog paper grips to attach them to a piece of string to make a mini banner. And don’t forget about personalising the pencil gift box – fill it with items related to your child’s favourite subject or hobby so they know that heading back into the classroom doesn’t have to be boring!

✂️ YOU WILL NEED ✂️ 

Be prepared to spend a little time cutting out and preparing everything in the kit. If you want to personalise the pencil boxes with a name or special message you will need to use an online program called Canva. You will be asked to create a FREE account before you can edit the templates. If you can write an email you will have no problem using Canva.

A colour printer or printing service.🖨️
Bright white paper or lightweight card
Scissors and Glue
A split pin for the cypher disc would be handy to join the two parts together but not essential.

Getting ready to go back to school doesn’t have to be stressful – it can actually be a lot of fun! With my Back To School Countdown Activity Kit, you can count down those last few days until school starts while engaging in some fun family time together. Personalise messages with our Pencil Gift Box; then fill each envelope with a fun activity you can do; and then use our Cypher Wheel to find answers to some silly school themed jokes – all while counting down until that big first day of school arrives! So what are you waiting for? Grab your Back To School Countdown Activity Kit today, and let the fun begin!

LOOKING FOR MORE Back-to-school ACTIVITIES?

I have lots more games from treasure hunts, escape games and candy dice activities. I love any excuse to host fun and games for my friends and family, so the list is always growing. You might also like these Easter games and activities.

• Free Back To School Scavenger Hunt super easy to set up
• Back to School Treasure Hunt this is one of my signature puzzle hunts!
• Back to School Bingo Picture Bingo, a great activity to do with this kit.
• Free School Bag Checklist Get the kids in the habit of having the school bag ready.