As a mom and a teacher, I’ve had plenty of experience with back to school. Back to School Time can be stressful for everyone; kids, teachers and parents. I’ve found a way to help get kids back in the routine with a back to school survival kit. You can make one for your kids and make one for the teacher too. I guarantee you she will thank you for it! Start by finding a container that would be good for back to school. I found a storage basket on clearance and snapped it up. It makes a good work station to hold all the supplies students need to have on hand at home to help with homework. Add basic school supplies that kids or teachers will need. Remember, everyone can use hand sanitizer, personal sized packages of tissues and basic school supplies. I included pencils, erasers, glue sticks and colored pencils for projects. Depending on their age, you can add other things like pens, index cards, a calculator and other supplies related to grade level. I like to add in flash drives and cds.
Now comes the fun part, adding some goodies to the mix. Add some treats, like a favorite candy bar or healthy snack, and some small surprises. My kids are always on the lookout for gift cards. This is especially good if you have a college student who needs to pick up some last minute dorm supplies. To fix the basket, add some crumpled newspaper to the bottom of the basket so the treats will stand out.
When you’ve finished with the basket, be sure to pick up a bottle of Excedrin for those last minute back to school headaches and believe me, if you have a student going away to college, there will be plenty of headaches.
Do you have any additions you would include in a back to school survival kit?
This is great! I am going to enter right now. Thanks!
This is such a cute idea. love stuff like this!
What a great idea! Last year I made a similar basket for my daughter’s teacher to help the kids that couldn’t afford their supplies!
I super love this simple yet great ideas! I will make one for my daughter’s teacher and of course, one for her.
What a great basket that I’m sure any teacher would appreciate. I can’t think of anything to add, you did such a great job!
I love the gift basket. I live on Excedrin so that belongs in every gift basket in my opinion
this is an awesome idea. but somehow i think i’ve already done this the first day of school when i sent my son in with three bags full of stuff they demanded he have xD
what a great idea! i may have to look at something similar for my kiddo’s school
I’m curious of excedrin now especially that I have so many headache episodes lately. Will check it out.
I love this survival kit idea! Such a clever, great idea! I will have to remember this when my daughter enters school! 🙂
10k for a school? that’s serious cash! the teachers at our school would FLIP
I love the idea of making this gift basket. These are definitely items that help you survive through back to school a little better.
I was sitting here trying to think of something you forgot and I really can’t! Maybe a water bottle?
I never thought to make a survival kit for my kids, that’s a great idea!
What a great kit! What a great way to start the school year 🙂
What a great survival kit.. LOVE it and excedrin is a MUST in my basket, too
I might include some hand cream or chapstick. You really covered all the bases. That is a great survival kit!
I just took Excedrin this afternoon. It’s such a life saver.
This is great. We are working on a back-to-school basket for my son’s teachers!
Super cute basket – you’ve thought of it all! I’ve also made care packages for college kids of cleaning supplies, since I had extras I’d gotten for free with coupons and they needed those things for the dorms.
I love your choices for the basket, and Excedrin is a must. I did something similar for teachers when school started and it was much appreciated.
Glue sticks!!! My kids teachers always ask for more glue sticks during the year!
What an awesome idea.. I totally love what you chose to include! I personally could use some Excedrin right about now!
I would put Kind bars into that basket to keep our kids healthy 🙂
Love the survival kit. Everyone needs one. Kudos to Excedrin for sponsoring this contest. Good luck to all that enter.
I was in charge of the teacher breakfast to welcome the teachers back to school this year. I made individual survival kits for each of them which included: Excedrin (of course!), shout wipes, hand sanitizing wipes, breath mints, bandages, a piece of chocolate, and a tea bag.
This is SUCH a cute idea. Anyone would be excited to receive something like this for back to school at any age. So thoughtful!
10k for a school is an awesome little chunk of change.
Back to school supplies are so much fun and what a neat idea!
This is really a great idea. Perfect for those going off to college for the first time as well. I’m not an Excedrin fan though, doesn’t seem to work for me. 🙁
It’s an awesoem idea . I do make baskets asfreshmen guide but hardly do something like this.
what a cute back to school gift basket!
Awesome Survival Kit..
Thanks for sharing
Such great suggestions and Excedrin has helped me get rid of headaches when no other product has. I keep it on the shelf for those times always. I especially loved your ideas for college kids and I know when I was in college I would have loved to received one of those.
ok, I’ve always been a big Excedrin fan (the only medicine to even touch my migraines) but now i”m in love with them! I love companies that help to give back to schools! I love your teacher survival kit too! I made a similar gift for my boy’s teachers this year. You would not believe how grateful they were! I mean seriously, they gushed and were so thankful. I didn’t realize how something so little for me would make such a big impact on them.
What a great idea to keep kids at school happy and healthy
Oh so lovely idea. My aunt used to gift me a little bucket of all needed stationary back in middle school, with a bow on the bucket 🙂 Glue, ink cartridges and scissor is a must!
Oh I love the idea of making a basket! I always bake and cook for things like Christmas and try to donate as much as I can from things I buy with coupons.
What a great gift! This is a great idea. I donate a lot of products I get for free.
As a teacher, I would flip out with excitement if any parent brought that to me. 🙂
What a cute idea! I need to make one of these next year.
What a nice looking package, I’m sure my kid’s teachers would LOVE something like that. I wouldn’t mind one for myself. 🙂
Great basket. I used to make gift baskets for Christmas. Snacks, pens, pencils, note pads, stickers and some tasty goodies are always a good idea and work for most anyone.
What a great idea. I love what you have in there. I am a huge Exedrin fan and glad to see they support something this. Off to check out their sweepstakse!
That’s a great idea! Super good way to start off the year, for sure. As a substitute teacher and a mom, I certainly need my share of Excedrin, ha ha!
That is a GREAT survival kit and you have so many nice things in it. As for the Excedrin, most Moms are going to need that at some point.