How many times have you heard this:
“Mom, Dad, if we have Mother’s Day and Father’s Day,
when is Kids Day?”
Well, at our house, it’s
today, Friday the 13th.
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| With children all over the country, getting them all in the same room at the same time is a challenge. Libby is missing from the top photo, and Lydia is missing from this one. Two of the grandchildren are missing, too. |
Years ago, I figured why not have a day to show
appreciation for the kids, and why not make it on a day that used to represent
something unpleasant.
We mostly do small things, like a Kids Day Cake, or a
Kids Day trip to the grocery store to let each of them buy their own box of
favorite cereal. A couple of times there have been Kids Day movies or trips to
the park or the ice cream place, or small gifts, maybe hair pretties or a pair
of socks.
These days, with everyone so spread out, and half of
them with kids of their own, Kids Day is mostly a text message from me, but we
try to do something with the girls still at home.
Do any of you have similar
traditions?
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So I got this photo from Jessica on Friday night, with 75 percent of our grandchildren enjoying a Kids Day cupcake. Hi girls!
When our girls were small, we use to celebrate Kids Day on the last day of school...the day they are in school for only 1/2 hour. We would go to a new park, or a water park, a playland and out for lunch. They would get small fun goodies like gum tape, etc. Fun memories!
ReplyDeleteHi pinsandneedles, that sounds like a great idea that I'm sure they looked forward to in more ways that just school being out.
DeleteOur tradition is to take the kiddies out for ice cream on the last day of school, but with three kids in three different schools and three different last days, that has been hard the last couple of years.
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