When I walked into school today, I was greeted by my teaching partner standing outside of my classroom door, holding some copies for me along with 2 little backpacks.
Each backpack has eyes and what looks like a beak on the front, when buckled shut. There are little compartments inside and a couple on the outside too, to hold a million little treasures. They even have a chest strap across the front. I happily accepted the hand me down packs that she had brought me from another teacher friend in our building. As soon as I got home, I presented the new bags to my oldest kids- branding them as “new hiking backpacks!” I even advertised the fancy extra chest clip. After they fought over which color they wanted (both wanted pink) they put them on with giant smiles and played camping for the next half hour. Fast forward to finally getting everyone in bed and quiet and I was picking up the toys that were scattered around the living room. I opened the backpacks to see what they had packed for their adventures. B, 3 years old, packed socks, a dog toy, and a cat toy. K, 5 years old, packed a baggie of snacks. I can’t wait to actually help them pack for a little day trip this spring! We will probably leave the pet toys at home.
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Trina
3/14/2023 05:26:30 pm
This is so cute!! I always loved bring home "new" things to my kids that we gifted to me from others. It made life just a little easier :)
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