{"id":8102,"date":"2017-07-28T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=8102"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:34:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T14:34:02","slug":"inspirational-first-day-kindergarten-gifts-new-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/28\/inspirational-first-day-kindergarten-gifts-new-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational First Day of Kindergarten Gifts for Your New Student"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheThe warm and woodsy smell of pencil shavings, the feel of a waxy crayon between my fingers, the spirited squeal of a guinea pig in the corner of the classroom\u2014this is what I remember from my first day of kindergarten.<\/p>\n

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Celebrate all the colorful ways to learn | Image courtesy Unsplash user Joe Shillington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I loved kindergarten. It was a whole day of playing: singing songs to teach us the letters of the alphabet, counting and sorting dried beans (math was so fun back then), or feeding the class pet, a guinea pig named Cinnamon (what better way to learn about biology and<\/i> compassion?).<\/p>\n

The first day of school is a huge deal, not just for the kids who are about to start their adventures in education, but also for parents who may be facing days without their children under their feet for the first time. Sure,\u00a0planning neighborhood block party<\/a> was a cinch, but seeing your kid off to school is a whole different ballgame. It\u2019s a momentous occasion marking the end of the summer\u2014and the start of a new chapter in your family\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Help kids get excited about the beginning of their new school year by sharing with them a first day of kindergarten gift. It\u2019s the best way to show them that education is something fun, and can help ease their first day jitters\u2014it\u2019s hard to be nervous about spending your day doing something so special it warranted a gift!<\/p>\n

Arts and Crafts First Day of Kindergarten Gifts<\/h4>\n

I can still remember the smell (and, I\u2019ll be honest, the strangely satisfying minty taste) of the paste we used to make hand puppets in kindergarten. I loved to cut out funny shapes to stick to the paper bag face of my puppet, complete with bulging eyes, crooked smile, and tangle of orange yarn hair.<\/p>\n

What I didn\u2019t realize was that every time we completed an art project, we were learning. Using our hands was developing fine motor skills, and cutting out shapes and coloring inside the lines was building spatial reasoning. And, my imagination was being stimulated by the sensory smells, touches, and (not authorized!) tastes of paste, paint, and crayons.<\/p>\n

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Handmade display for homemade art | Image courtesy Etsy seller MySideOfTheGarage<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An artist\u2019s work is never done, no matter what their age. These gifts make sure that kids are expressing their artistic side outside of the classroom as well.<\/p>\n