Celebrating the End
By dorannmwin
@dorannmwin (36392)
United States
June 1, 2010 11:26am CST
Is there anything special that you do or that you do for your children to celebrate the end of a successful school year?
My daughter is going to be finishing first grade in just two days. She is exciting about being free for two entire months and I would like to do something special to celebrate with her. She has come a long way this year in that she was already well into second grade level when we got her report card in March (3/4 of the way through the year).
I am having an ice cream social on Thursday with some of our friends, but I also want to do something really special for her. Anyone have any suggestions?
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13 responses
@anil78650 (177)
• India
3 Jun 10
First of all congrats for your daughter's first grade completion.....and about your spending days with your daughter it is better to ask her what she want and if you're preferring not to ask her so you can go with the plan B.Means give her a mother and daughter day by playing with her, making dinner like all this stuff.I watch this in movie it look good for mother and daughter.....
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Jun 10
To a certain extent, the majority of our life is child driven. I let the kids pick their activities and then we go from there. So, this summer we are doing swimming and continuing gymnastics (she is actually going to be starting with advanced gymnastics now too).
@pabreen (237)
• Philippines
2 Jun 10
Maybe you can invite her to go shopping and buy her something she ever wished to have, I'm sure that will make her very happy. I do this with my two boys but on differrent occassions, and I couldn't imagine the happiness I see in their face once I've given them what they wanted.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
Well, it isn't so much an item that she has really wished to have, but I do think that I am leaning toward taking her shopping and getting her some things that she is going to need for the summer. It is a way of celebrating the school year coming to an end and it is also fulfilling her need for clothes to wear during the summer.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Jun 10
hi dorannmwin oh thats really great for your daugher and second grade sound like it will be a cinch for her too. How about a trip to a place like chuckie cheese where they have specials for children? I do not know is you have a Chuckie Cheese where you are but they specialize in parties and stuff fot the little ones with all sorts of pizzas included.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
We do have Chuck E Cheese not too far from our house and there is also a Gatti Town here as well. I had really never thought of either of them as a place to celebrate the successful school year. Thank you for the wonderful suggestion.
@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Jun 10
Woo hoo - congrats to your daughter for completing first grade! Maybe you could have a Mother and Daughter tea - just you two? We have a local "tea" place - kind of Victorianish and quaint . . . I have always thought it'd be nice to go there with my daughter sometime for a special occasion (when she's older and can sit still!). Or is there a special place that she has been hankering to go to? We're local to amusement parks like Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, or Magic Mountain or even the aquarium . . . I know my daughter would love to go spend a day there. Lots of possibilities . . . whatever you end up doing, I know it'd be special!
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
I think that I've decided that I am going to take her shopping after my mother gets off of work to get her some summer clothes since she really doesn't have anything to wear that isn't uniform related.
@Alan70pct (171)
• China
2 Jun 10
Praise her for her good behavier in school.Whatever entertainment with her will leave her an impressive recellction.A celebration is important.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Jun 10
We plan to do a lot of hiking during the summer because it is a great family activity and it is a way to get in touch with nature.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
I agree that celebration is important because I want her to realize how important her achievements are to me. That is why I am looking for something special to do with her.
@Alan70pct (171)
• China
5 Jun 10
I think traveling would be a good choice,think about it...If I were her,I would have hoped u to take me to touch the nature.
@Freelancerwriter (11)
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2 Jun 10
Children are mostly prefer to do some things consisting like playing games in childish way our siblings need an appropriate care but they need also some thing that new at them and popular with them if your child is more on video games try to buy him/her a latest PSP on market! and if he or she wants to go with whole family to have a picnic go for it! all the things that you will do is mostly up to your children's wants and needs.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
This is well written. My daughter really hasn't been really addicted to video games and I'm not so much looking for material things for her because I want her to feel more of a sense of value for material things. I personally like to do things together with her as a way of celebrating.
@shaggin (72183)
• United States
2 Feb 11
I did the same thing at the end of the school year last year. I had an ice cream social that I told everyone about via facebook. I went and bought ice cream cones and bowls as well as spoons. I got 4 different kinds of ice cream and cool whip topping stuff the kids could spray on top. I got sprinkles and thought the kids would all have such a fun time. But no one showed up except my sister and her kids. I was pretty upset.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
1 Jun 10
My oldest will be finishing 1st grade as well with a week off and then several weeks of summer school to follow. But if we had the cash I'd take the family to a festival, water park, or fair.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
Well, we aren't doing summer school because Kathryn did very well in school this past year and the only thing that summer school would do for her would be to advance her into third grade.
I don't know of any festivals going on around here in the next couple of weeks, but that is a great suggestion.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
1 Jun 10
We got out swimming clothes during the week after school was out, we did it everyyear and that made getting out of school even more special. It was no extra expense since we had out grown the previous year's suits.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
That would have been something that we would have ordinarily done, but a friend of mine actually gave Kathryn a very nice brand new swimsuit for this year, so it isn't something that we have to worry about this year. I will definitely remember this for the future though.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
5 Jun 10
hi dora,
shopping! thats the best thing i can think of just now. maybe you can buy her some new toys or gadgets for the beach and a swimwear. beach... another excitement in the run.. well, how about that?
have fun.
ann
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
7 Jun 10
After we got done with our ice cream social with our friends from the playgroup, we did go shopping where I bought her a lot of clothes to wear during her break.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
We are going to be doing a poolside ice cream social with some of my friends and then I am thinking that I will take her shopping for some clothes that she can wear during the summer that she wouldn't be allowed to wear to school.
@danielallen (6)
• Brazil
1 Jun 10
Well, there are a lot of things you can do. You can travel with her , you can take her to somewhere she likes, you can give her a gift.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
I am thinking that I am going to end up taking her shopping for some new summer clothes because her school is dress code and summer break means a two month reprieve from the uniform and she really doesn't have anything to wear.
@acarter0062 (6)
• United States
2 Jun 10
I totally understand how you feel. My little one is finishing Kindergarten and this time last year she couldnt even read. I am going to take her to see a special play that she is goinng to enjoy and I have made sure that I praised her for her success.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Jun 10
Last year when Kathryn finished kindergarten, I took her to Build A Bear to celebrate the end of the school year. This was a huge hit with her, but it isn't something that I feel like I need to do with her every year.