Children's Learning Activities: The Kissing Hand: First Day of School

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

The Kissing Hand: First Day of School

Brayden will be starting full-day school this year and is expressing some nervousness over it. He hasn't had an issue with starting preschool or Kindergarten. He says he doesn't want to leave me all day. All I can do is hug him because I feel the same way!

I wanted to come up with an idea to make the first day seem a bit easier and to do something special to let him know I love him and am thinking of him. As I said last Monday, I love the book The Kissing Hand. I think it is great for the first day of anything, especially school. We have been talking about that book and how I always love him even if I am not right with him.

I saw this R & M Heart in Hand Cookie Cutter pictured above on Amazon and thought that was a great idea! Wouldn't that be a fun treat in his lunchbox the first day?