This September, Harlow is starting preschool full-time. She will be going from 9am-2pm every day and I am beyond nervous about it. Harlow would be nervous too except I haven’t really figured out how to communicate all this to a two-year-old.
We never worried about sending Mazzy to a full day of school because she’s always been happiest when she’s surrounded by other kids. Harlow takes a little time to warm up to people and is much more attached to me than Mazzy ever was. That has been made even more apparent this summer in the absence of Ruth, our longtime nanny who left at the end of June to have a baby.
Over the past few years, Harlow has never really made a fuss about me leaving for work in the morning because Ruth was always there. Harlow loves Ruth like family. Now we have a sitter for the summer who is wonderful, but it’s definitely a struggle for both Harlow and I to part ways at the door.
This summer, we enrolled Harlow in a camp two days a week from 9am-noon. This is the same schedule she had over the year so we didn’t think it would be that big of an adjustment. Since we are at our summer house (which doesn’t have nearly as many kids running around the neighborhood as in Manhattan), the camp is really the only way Harlow gets to interact with kids her age.
Even so, Harlow cries every time I drop her off in the morning. Or she puts on a brave face but makes it painfully obvious that she’s fighting back tears with a quivering lip and big watery puppy dog eyes. It’s brutal. This means I usually go into the classroom and read her a book or play for a bit before I feel like she’s in a good enough place that I can leave. The teachers at the camp tell me she is perfectly fine and happy during the day, so I shouldn’t worry. But I feel like we’ve had a setback since she got comfortable in school last year.
Ruth will be returning part-time in October which is the reason we switched Harlow’s school schedule. Originally, we were planning to send Harlow three half days a week next year, because that’s what her school had available. But after finding out Ruth could only work in the afternoons, we decided to put Harlow in a different school that could offer her five days a week with a longer day, rather than find a new nanny. It’s a transition we were going to make anyway, but it’s coming a year earlier than we were expecting.
In September, when school starts, we’ll be sharing my sister’s nanny so Harlow will need to get used to school and another sitter’s routine at the same time.
Unfortunately, Harlow is like her father— NOT GOOD WITH CHANGE.
Over the past year, I’ve developed a really good relationship with the people at Apple Park, a company that makes high end eco-friendly products for kids like backpacks, blankies and stuffed animals in their Picnic Pal and Farm Buddy characters. They gave us a whole bunch of stuff when we moved into our summer house last year, so Mazzy and Harlow would have familiar comfort items while they got used to living in a new place. Last week, Apple Park sent us another care package with all their backpacks and matching lunch packs to ease Harlow’s transition into school.
Harlow is familiar with some of the backpack characters because Mazzy carried the bunny pack all last year. She has also used the purple owl pack and the bear pack. But Apple Park included new characters too, like a bat, a monkey and a white owl.
The eco-friendly backpacks are made from 100% recycled materials from PET bottles— one backpack saves 24 bottles from entering a landfill.
On Saturday, I lined up all the backpacks and their matching lunch packs on the couch so that they would be there when Harlow woke up from her nap.
Then I let her choose which backpack she would be taking to school. She loved them all, but after some careful thought, chose the bunny pack, just like her big sister.
I can’t say I’m surprised. And I love that Harlow will be taking a familiar friend to school every day, since she is definitely a kid who takes comfort in objects she recognizes from home.
In addition to the backpacks, Apple Park sent a package to Ruth for her new baby with lamb booties, a lamby blankie, a jaquard muslin blanket, a bunny rattle, a farm girl onesie and a ballerina mouse bib.
Did I mention Ruth had her baby???!!!!!
Her name is Arami which means “piece of sky” in Guarani, a native language Ruth speaks in Paraguay.
We met her for the first time last week.
Welcome to world, Arami! We think of you like family, just like your mom.
Today, I’m giving away a $150 Apple Park gift card!
To enter, you must be a Mommy Shorts Facebook fan or subscriber. Then visit the Apple Park site and leave a comment below telling me which Apple Park item your kid would choose and what changes he/she has coming up this school year.
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Congrats Ruth!! Arami is beautiful, just like her name.
I’d like to think my daughter would choose something like the bunny or owl, but knowing my kid she would go with the bat. She’s 2-1/2 and definitely throws me for curve balls in what I think she would like. 🙂
I’d hope my little guy would choose the bear since I’ve been calling him “Little Bear” since he was a few weeks old! He’s moving up to the toddler room from the infant room at daycare “school” in Sept! Big changes for him!!
I can bet my son would choose the bat! He is on a bat kick right now! He even bought bat shaped nuggets last night at the store!!
Love these backpacks! The gray owl is my favorite 🙂 this year my little one might be transitioning from a nanny to a daycare, so it will be an adjustment but just like Mazzy, she loves to be around people and other kids, so we think it should go pretty smooth! XO
The owl bag. My little guy will be moving to a toddler bed really soon.
I think my daughter would chose the bunny backpack as well, she loves all things pink so I can see her gravitation towards that. My daughter is in daycare and is going to be moving to the “big toddler” room in a few months, right around the time when her little sister is going to be born! Lots of exciting changes on our end this year.
My daughter would love the owl! Her daycare is closing at the end of August so we are moving her to a new pre-school/daycare in September. New school, new teachers, new friends… wish us luck!
I love the bat backpack! My son is only 9 months old, but he is starting to notice when I’m not around. Dropping him off at daycare is BRUTAL. I’m usually crying more than he is.
Well my 6-year-old is starting 1st grade (sob!) but like Mazzy, he thrives with social interaction. Our youngest (who is 2) just started in-home daycare a few weeks ago and he is more like Harlow, however he took to it right away despite being there all day, 5 days a week. He still clings to me in the mornings but he puts on a brave face for me!
I think the little guy would pick either the owl or the monkey, but who the heck knows! Two-year-olds can be pretty unpredictable.
My 3-yr-old would love the bat! He’s starting at a new daycare and preschool this year, and he’s been excited to have a big-boy backpack!
He’s very excited to start at his new school and make new friends!
Hi there!!! Super cute pictures! And I love those backpacks. My daughter is now 6 and going to 1st grade and she would love the pink bunny backpack. She has a favorite bunny stuffed animal called Polka Dot Zebra, and that backpack would be a fun reminder at school of Ms. Polka Dot Zebra.
My daughter is starting preschool this year and I’m so nervous! I think she would choose the purple owl!
I would guess the bunny or the bat but she could also go for the monkey. May start doing some preschool work with mine at hime as her birthday won’t let her start kindergarten this year so no major changes tet.
My daughter’s spirit animal is an owl so probably one of the owl babkpacks. We just switched her school to get in one closer to our house. It is a little more academic focused than just daycare which can be tough for a 2 year old! Also, we have a new baby due any day now so she is in for a lot of (hopefully good!) changes.
My nephew would choose the monkey backpack. His big change comes in November when he goes to day care for the first time!
Congrats to Ruth on her beautiful baby girl! I love her name????
My 2.5 year old would probably choose the orange monkey. Y’know, since he’s such a little monkey himself 🙂
My 3 yr old son starts preschool 2 half days a week next month and he still needs a backpack; pretty sure he would choose the bat or monkey! Dad has to deal with drop off and I am so grateful because I have a feeling it is going to be a hard transition for him like it was with Harlow.
My daughter Jordyn would choose either the penguin or the owl because it’s purple but either choice would take an hour to make! As for big changes, with me starting a new job, she started at a new daycare a month ago with all new friends. Preschool starts there soon and in a couple months we will be moving. Lots of big changes for this bright 4 year old!!!
My boys would pick the monkey. They love them. The biggest change this year for our oldest is 2nd grade. It is a lot more work then first. Once we get into the swing of things, it will go great. For our youngest (1), it is back to the school day schedule at his in home daycare. The older kids will not be there again. That’s half the kids she watches.
I think my daughter would also choose the bunny because it’s pink and she’s obsessed with pink right now! She’s starting Kindergarten on Wednesday and I’m nervous about her transition to something all day as well. Good luck Harlow!
My daughter’s first day of Kindergarten is today, so it’s a big change for all of us. She would definitely choose the pink bunny backpack.
I have 2 year old twins about to start full time preschool! It will be a huge adjustment but hopefully they will love spending the day with other little kids and learning new stuff every day! They like to choose the same things (usually the exact same one thing or toy) so they would probably like the bunny packpack, it’s adorable!
My almost 2 1/2 year old transitions back to daycare this week. She goes for 4 long days and gets to spend Monday’s with her Mimi! She has spent all summer watch her cousins leave for camp every morning. They are staying with us for the summer. The same week they leave for their new home,My Jillian will go back to daycare full time. It will be many transitions for her and at home. Her daycare class doesn’t move up until September along with the typical NY teacher return to work schedule. I work in Ct so she will go back to her old classroom and then move up a week after into a new class. I anticipate these three big changes will be difficult for her. Especially the return to only child at home.
Jillian was born on Easter and while I tried to persuade her to love bunnies she is an owl child at heart and would pick the purple own backpack without missing a beat! While her cousins howl like wolves she will hoot like an owl. She especially love pretending she is an own in the car, it always cheers her up! Thank you for the opportunity to enter!
My daughter LOVES the color purple, so I think she would probably like the purple owl pack 🙂 My daughter will be attending the same preschool she did last year, but we are moving to a new home just a few days before the new school year begins which will likely make this a rough transition for her.
The twins are starting preK in 3 days!!!! They just met a bat at the zoo and are obsessed so, definitely would choose the bats. Their preK is 8 to 3 every day! Big schedule.
My daughter would go pink! Plus she loves bunnies so the pink bunny book bag is a winner. This school year my daughter will be going to the same school but different teachers. She loves her teachers from last year and thinks they will be her teachers again this year. Plus! She’s in the big girl class now so no more diapers allowed. She better stay dry in her panties!
My son would love the bat backpack. He will be starting a new preschool in GA because we moved from NYC. New school, new teachers and new friends make a nervous but excited 4 1/2 year old.
My daughter would pick an owl backpack since her rooms has been owls since she was born. My son would pick the bats so he could chase his sister with it 🙂
My son would love the bat backpack. He went to preschool two days a week 9am-12pm last year but this year will be going five days a week (still 9-12). He also recently gave up his nap so has been transitioning (not so smoothly) to being up all day. Maybe I’ll strike parenting gold and he’ll resume his nap with all of the school coming up. One can dream….
My daughter would choose the white owl because it looks like a baby penguin and penguins are her favorite. I wouldn’t be able to tell her the truth.
I think my boys would like the penguin or the bear backpacks. My 3 year old is going back to school next month with his baby brother so that will be a big change after being home together all summer!
My daughters Penny and Helen would be so excited to get new school bags since they will both be big sisters in just a few short days!
I think my son would choose the monkey since he LOVES Curious George.
I’m still in college, so he’ll be readjusting to less time with me as I start classes again. But even more change will come after that, as I am planning to start him a couple days a week in a preschool so that he can socialize with other kids his age. I honestly think it will be a disaster! He’s a lot like how you described Harlow with change and drop offs
My daughter starts preschool next week and she just told me she likes the kitty cat aka the white owl. Even though she wasn’t convinced it was an owl. 🙂
My daughter would pick the purple owl! Combining her favorite color and animal she absolutely adores!
This fall my daughter is switching from an all day licensed child care program she has been in for the past 4 years (with many teachers she has grown to love and adore) to a three hour a day preschool class, with an after school program until she is picked up. My daughter is A LOT like Harlow and has a very hard time with change, especially new teachers/classrooms.
So, although the change in structure will be exciting and good for her, I am a nervous wreck for the first day! And for the fact that my daughter is growing up WAY too quickly!
My 4 year old daughter will be starting full time preschool (M-F, 8-3) next week. She’s very excited to start big girl school! We’re transitioning from full time daycare (M-F, 7-5) and hopefully she does well since there will be some familiar faces from daycare in her class. I think she would pick the purple owl backpack.
My five year old Camryn will be starting a new school for first grade and she broke her arm severely this week so she’ll also be adjusting to doing things with a full arm cast for the next month or so. She’s counting the days until her arm is free. I think she’d pick the owl – it’s such a great shade of purple.
My 4yo son would 100% choose that purple backpack! It’s his favorite color. And he’s heading to full time preschool for the 1st time in a few short weeks as well! I’m freaking out! Our daycare is closing so it’s kinda a big deal all around. ????
BAT! My little man is fascinated with bats right now. We live in central Florida and the bats have recently started coming out at twilight and flittering around the sky, he loves them! We’re planning for part time pre-k here as well, though I think our transition from being home with me will be fairly easy as he is a social butterfly and thrives off of attention and playing with other kids.
We are heading to Kindergarten in 2 days… I tear up just typing it! When did my baby become a Kinder? He’s totally ready. Mommy, not so much. He would totally rock that bat backpack!
My 2nd grader is starting this school year with a move to a new house! This house is super close to the school so he will be walking this year instead of being dropped off and picked up! He would probably pick the Monkey or the Bat & would be excited about the lunch bag matching
My almost 4 year old son would pick the bat for sure ~ he loves anything spooky (he was a bat for Halloween, and just told me yesterday he’s going to be a mummy this year). In September, he’ll go from being home full-time with the same babysitter he’s had since he was born, to attending all day preschool. He says he’s excited, but “scared about making friends.” I’ll be adjusting to having 2 kids to get ready and off to school, then trying to get myself to work on time 😉
My daughter also loves the bunny backpack. Although she said she wanted all of them 🙂 This will be the first year she will be going all five days instead of just three. Her school doesn’t allow 4 year olds to go three days 🙁 I’m not ready for her to be gone all five days but I’m sure she will be fine. Definitely not ready for her to be gone so much though.
My daughter’s starting preschool this year, three hours a day for three days a week. She’s just barely able to go because her birthday is the day before cut off, but I think she’s ready. I’m also sure she’d love to take the purple owl backpack to school with her, but she does have a Frozen one so I’m sure she’s happy 🙂
While he can’t talk yet, I think our little boy would choose the cute little monkey pack! He’s turning one and moving over to the “older” infant (aka pre-toddler) room. The transition starts this week and while I know he’s ready, Mama most definitely is not!!
My almost 2 year old will have no newness in school this year (besides for going up to the next classroom in a few months)- lucky us! I think she would like the grey owl.
The pink bunny for sure. I mean it’s pink… My baby ok she is 3 and technically not a baby any way she will be in full day preschool 5 days a week. She has only done playgroups before so this will be new. I am nervous!
My oldest, Hannah, is starting afternoon only preschool this year. I’ve been a SAHM with her and my youngest for the past two years and we’ve had a pretty predictable schedule that involves napping and quiet time in the afternoon. This schedule change will be a big shift for all of us and will hopefully prepare Hannah for the following year when she’s in kindergarten. It’s also a big shift for her because she associates school with the kids and teachers from last year, so helping her understand that those things will change each year is as major shift. She would loooooove the owl, she and her sister love to hoot!
My 2 1/2 year old daughter loves monkeys, but could easily go with the pink bunny because it would match Mollie the Bubble Guppie’s hair. She’s really into that show lately. The biggest change is this will be her first time at preschool, even though it’s just part time, and she’s always stayed home with me. Not sure how she’ll feel about the separation, but she loves to spend time with other kids.
I’d say either pink bunny or the monkey for my 2 year old. Her baby sister is coming in October so I’m hoping to start her in part time preschool, ahh!
Lillias would totally rock the bunny! Anything pink! I will be having a baby in December so school days will be cut short for her….I can only imagine she will hate it. As she loves going to school and seeing all of her friends!
I would choose the purple owl for my little girl. But who know’s what she would pick. It depends on the day with her!
We just moved 1/2 way across the country to be closer to family. She is going to have a big transition starting a new preschool (she’s a week older than Harlow) in the fall.
I think my son would like the bat! We have 4k coming in a couple weeks – which makes me nervous sinc my son will go in the afternoons – no more nap!! Yikes!!
Both of my girls would probably choose the purple penguin because they love purple everything. My 4 year old is going back to preschool this year 3 days a week instead of the 2 days she went last year.
My 5 year old will be starting kindergarten this fall. It will be his first time at an all day program. He still occasionally takes an afternoon nap, so this might be a big adjustment for him.
His favorite color is orange, so I’m sure he would be delighted with the Monkey backpack.
My oldest is going to First grade and I’m pretty sure he would choose the pink bunny. He’s going to have to adjust to mommy not being able to volunteer in his class and he is going to be in charge of picking his brother up from the Kindergarten classroom and bringing him to the drive-thru pickup.
My second oldest is starting Kindergarten. I think he would pick the purple penguin because purple is his favorite color. He has to deal with a whole 5 full days of school and has told get used to being a lot more independent. He has to learn to tie his shoes, read/write, and take care of his bathroom needs completely. He has always liked mommy and daddy doing things for him.
My third would pick the bat because he loves Batman. He is starting preschool 2 full days a week. He has never been with anyone but me, my mom, or my mother-in-law so this is going to be a huge transition for him. He already mentioned he wants to go to school and is looking forward to mommy staying with him.
my daughter is going from. 1.5 days of daycare to almost full time preschool
In just a few weeks. I’m excited and scared and proud and happy and sad all at the same time! She is a couple months younger than Harlow. Ive been reading your blog since our girls were tiny babies, watching them all grow up has been amazing.
I hoped she might go for the bat (SOFREAKINGCOOL) but no, pink bunny all the way!
I feel a little defensive because our plans are not quite certain: after a year of 3 mornings/week our 3.7 year old is starting preK part time in September and *may* then spend the afternoon at an afternoon program, or will come home. He really enjoyed camp from 9-3 this summer and I enjoyed the time with my 1.5 year old without worrying about conflicting temperaments and naps. Big guy would love the penguin for his day!
My little one is 2 and half and really liked the purple owl and the pink bunny. They’re all cute though!! She had been staying home with mommy and will be starting preschool 2 days a week starting in September.
My girly would probably choose Who, the purple owl. I go back to work full time in the fall so she is going into full time daycare. A big change for us since she is used to me, her dad, my MIL or my sister caring for her. She’s a super social kid who loves to play with other children but can sometimes get overwhelmed and over stimulated. I know she’ll be OK and this is probably harder for me than it is for her.
I think my 2.5 year old would be all about the purple owl, as she reminds us frequently that purple is her favorite color!
My daughter will be moving to a new preschool in two weeks. She has attended her current preschool for two years so I am a little anxious as to how she will adjust. Like most little girls she loves pink so I think she would choose the bunny backpack.
My little(and last) guy Seamus went to school just two days a week last year for 2 1/2 hours. I have always been home with mine and this year I got an amazing work opportunity for our family I could not pass it up. Unfortunately, this means my baby will be in all day preschool 5 days a week and most mornings in before school. That’s 2 1/2 hour two days a week to 8 hours five days!!! I took him to his preschool and met his teacher, just him, daddy, and myself. I cried(he didn’t see me). He is my last and he is attached to me more than the others ever were. It’s scary. It’s exciting. It’s all about change. I hope he does well. I think he would choose the monkey backpack because we do joke he is a monkey. Here is to a new school year and my little guys changes, may he embrace them. And his mom too.❤️
My daughter would love the monkey! She’s currently obsessed with the 5 Little Monkeys book and recites it constantly. Starting in September, she’s transitioning to part-time daycare/pre-school/extended day program. Her old daycare actually closed at the end of June so we had to make some changes that we hadn’t planned on making until next year (much like Harlow). Fingers crossed that this is a smooth transition!
My 3 1/2 year old is starting preschool in a few weeks (excuse me while I cry). She would choose the purple owl, because purple is her FAVE color!!
I think my son would most likely choose the penguin, but the bat is pretty cool too. He also has trouble adjusting to new places. He is Mazzy’s age and has had a lot of trouble this summer with new camps. He was fine with being dropped off for the past three years, but this year has been a bit trying. I hope preschool goes well for you and thank you for the giveaway.
That pink bunny with the floppy ears ???? I would “help” my daughter choose that one! We are moving and starting at new schools and we are all nervous about the big change!
Charlie would probably pick the monkey so he could make monkey sounds all day!
Congrats Ruth!! Arami is adorable!
Ooh man, that grey owl one has my kid’s name all over it.
I would pick the white owl one, but I’m pretty sure my 6 yr old would pick either the purple owl or the bunny (it’s pink!)
My 6 yr old is going into 1st grade this year, so her first time for all day school! Also, my husband is deploying in the fall, so we will be sans a daddy for a year….that will be an adjustment for all of us (we have a 2.5 year old too). We haven’t broken the news to the kids yet, we aren’t really sure how to do that!
And congrats to Ruth! Arami is absolutely beautiful and you look so happy!
My son would go batty over the bat backpack! They are all super cute!
My little is 3 and she would LOVE the pink bunny backpack! She is transitioning from full time at home with me to preschool this year and we are not looking forward to the tears!
My daughter has informed me that she wants the purple owl bag. She starts kindergarten prep this week at a Christian school. It’s a lot more structured and academic than her daycare she did go to. She is more than ready for it, but I’m going to be a mess seeing her in her uniform going into her classroom.
Well we are rocking our 2 year old’s world BIG TIME this fall. We are putting her 2 days a week in preschool for the first time and then we are traveling to Taiwan to adopt her first and only sibling – a little boy 8 months younger than our cheeky girl. It’s going to be an adventure! She would probably choose the purple owl- favorite color and animal 🙂
My little one would love the bat I think, she loves things with interesting faces. She will be moving into the toddler room very soon and starting pre-pre school. She also takes a bit to warm up to new people so switching rooms, teachers and friends is going to be a lot of work for her.
I finally subscribed! Not sure what took me so long because I look at MommyShorts several times a day!!! My grandson Luke would LOVE the monkey!
My little spunky 2 1/2 year old daughter would go crazy over the Bat!! She would love it’s little fangs! 🙂
She will be moving into her big girl bed and moving up to the older toddler 3yr old class in Sept which means getting to play all over the “big” playground with the big kids!!
My son just turned 2 and he will be moving into a big boy bed soon.
I think he would pick either the bear (his nickname is Boo Boo Bear) or the bat 🙂
My little monkey would choose the orange monkey! ????
My son would love the monkey bag. He will be going to Kindergarten next year, for now he will be moving to the next classroom in his daycare which will be his prep for K.
FYI – I am subscribed to mommyshorts for sometime now.. and i have also liked your facebook page.
We are a little behind on the school thing. Our oldest (4.5yo) just started preschool this year, though he would’ve been ready long ago! He started last week and already has his school stuff, but the one suffering separation anxiety from his big brother is our 2 year old. He is big into alligators. I feel like I need to find him a gator backpack soon so he stops feeling left behind! We are starting with a new nanny too. Best wishes for smooth transitions!
Congrats to Ruth on her gorgeous little girl.
I showed my 2 year old son the pictures of Harlow picking a backpack and asked him which one he liked and he picked the purple owl backpack. When school starts next monday he will be moving in to the two year room, where I am hoping he will learn kinds of new and interesting things.
i cannot believe you wrote this post today! i am a full time mom at work and have been in tears all morning bc our nanny gave us her two week notice and i am now faced with the reality of having to put my almost two yr old in day care full time – that i do not feel is ready for day care ..;'( .. the bags are a nice idea but im still sad! anyways.. she loves monkeys and owls so i think she would love either of those!
I’m moving my two children to a new daycare in the next two weeks. This will be the first time they will not be going to the place they have spent countless weekday hours since my daughter Harper was born 3 years ago…cue sobbing….
She would love the penguin or mouse backpack 🙂
Congrats to Ruth! And best of luck to Harlow (and you!) I’m right there with you on it-it’s been 7+ years since I had to do the school transition, but here we are with my surprise second child ready to go to pre-k! Like your kids, my oldest was ready to socialize and kicked us out her first day…but my boy has always been much more attached to me, and while he’s excited about going to school like big sis, I’m not sure what he’ll do when I walk out that door and he’s away from me ALL DAY. Add in factors like his membership in your Picky Eater’s Club v. school lunches, etc. and I’m super nervous. I think he’d pick the penguin pack, they’re his favorite animals, and I’m sure the excitement of carrying it would help. Good luck to all the parents and kiddos here, we can do this!
My 4yo daughter is starting preschool for the first time next month, and she is so excited! Four afternoons a week will be her schedule through next May, then kindergarten the following fall. Where does the time go? She would love the bunny because it’s PINK! Just like Mazzy 🙂
The Owl bag would be my daughter’s choice! She just started kindergarten last week and a new after school daycare, so everything is new and different.
My little man would probably go bananas for the Monkey, while my daughter would probably stick with her preferred color scheme and go with the purple owl or the pink bunny. Now if there was a cheetah there, then all bets would be off, because that is apparently her favorite animal now.
Hope Harlow does well with pre-school! My family just relocated and we had to find an entirely new everything for them. My son just started at a new in-home day care, and yes, the crying and clinging in the morning is heart-wrenching. Hopefully she’ll warm up to it quickly.
It would be the bunny and its name would be “bun bun” just like every other pink bunny around my house! She stars preschool this year and is excited and nervous.
It would definitely be the Penguin with the cute red tie! 🙂 My son has a love for Penguins these days! This would be perfect for my little guy attending preschool.
My 3 year old will be leaving her nursery and starting part time pre school in September. She’ll be fine, I’m not sure I will! My daughters favourite colour is pink, she would definitely choose the bunny bag. Her comforter is a pink bunny (called Pink Bunny….imagination at its finest!) I could see her putting her pink bunny into the pink bunny bag to keep it safe in pre school! ????
My daughter would choose either the owl or bat. Changes for her this year are- new school, riding the bus and wearing a uniform.
The backpack and lunch totes are adorable! !
My 2 year old would probably choose either the pink bunny or the purple owl because she loves those two colors. And she knows what a bunny looks like. My husband and I both work full time and our daughter has been at a full time in-home daycare since she was 6 months old, so she’s used to being cared for by someone during the day and surrounded by other kids. Sept 8 she will be leaving her in-home daycare to start preschool. Its full time, M-F and open 6am-6pm. She will be there more than likely, 8:30am until 5:30ish or 6pm so it will be a long but fun day for her since she will be around all 2 year olds vs babies and kids of different ages. Her preschool is at the YMCA, so it includes 2 days of swim lessons each week too. I’m also going to start packing her lunch, so not only is she going to have a HUGE adjustment at a new school but hubby and I will too b/c we will have to be on top of packing a lunch for her. We’ll be crossing our fingers she eats it instead of throwing it in the trash! On top of starting preschool, I’m expecting our 2nd baby (a boy) at the end of October. So yeah….lots of changes happening at our house!
I think my little guy would look so cute in the owl or bear!
My middle daughter would love the bat one- she is starting kindergarten! And my youngest is two, and would love the owl. She is staying in daycare but two of her buddies are moving to a new day care center so she will have transitions
My boys would probably choose the bat, the bear, or the monkey. They are getting so big! My eldest is in Pre-K this year, and talks about kindergarten all the time. My little is still in the toddler class (just turned 2) but wants to be big so badly!
My 2 1/2 year old has been with the dame daycare since she turned one, however last year I began working at a school so she has spent the whole summer home with me. I go back to work in two weeks and she goes back to daycare. We got her a small backpack to carry her stuff last year and it helps her feel so in charge. She would love the bunny or the owl backpack!
My 4 year old twins start pre-k on Monday. Which is pretty big change for them and their 2 year old little brother who will now be at home alone (with dad) during the days.
My daughter (4 yr old) would choose the pink bunny….because pink!
My son (4 yr old) would choose the bat….because it has wings.
My youngest son (2 yr old) would choose what ever his chose.
My 2 year old (as of the 28th) will be starting the Preschool 1 class at the end of the month. In this class she will begin the process of becoming potty trained. She will also be taking on new responsibilities such as Science/Sensory Table, the Pledge of Allegiance and continuing to learn Sign Language. Knowing my baby girl she would pick the purple owl. She already knows the color purple and loves to make owl sounds.
My 3 year old daughter has been in daycare 5 days a week since she was three months old but will be starting preschool next week. We’ve chosen to put her in the 5 day program instead of the 3 day and it’s just in the mornings from 7:45 to 11am. In the afternoons she’ll be in daycare. She is so used to being at “school” (her daycare is in the same school she’ll be attending this fall) and will have the same teacher she’s had in the “older toddler room” for the last year – we are thinking her transition is going to be minimal (she’ll be in the same class with some of her friends from daycare, too). My husband and I will have the biggest transition since she will no longer get breakfast at daycare in the morning – we’ll have to feed her at home! Eek! Guess that means we’ll be having to get up earlier than we already do…
I know she would LOVE the purple owl or pink bunny backpack!
My 3.5 yr old starts Pre-K in Sept. She’d pick the purple owl since it’s closest to her favorite color, blue.