Wapley & Gum's Back to School List

Kindergarten starts Monday, and Wapley does NOT want to go. We've been trying very hard to get him excited about school starting, but have made little progress. Wapley is just one stubborn kid.




Wapley heard that he has to get up early for school. And go every day. And read, and work, and learn. "Whaaaaaat?!??!"



" Why would I want to do that?!?!" As he threw his arms up in the air and ran off.

Ever since then, it has been battle. He is very excited about the school buses.....but he only wants to ride them and then come home. He is also excited about the big lunch tables on wheels that fold up, but not excited enough to actually go to school for it. We have, however, managed to get him excited about 'things' for school, we're still working on the actual going to school part. I thought we would share some of Wapley and Gum's Back to School List......



Wapley's List:


1. First off, Wapley recommends the Star Wars Sandwich cutters . How can you eat lunch without Darth Vader and Tie Fighters?


http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/star-wars-lunch-box-sandwich-cutter/?pkey=e|star%2Bwars|13|best|0|1|24||5&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-

And they are even on sale :-)





2. Next, Wapley recommends that you have a sweet backpack and lunch box. He will be reusing the ones he had for preschool:



http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/star-wars-backpacks-bts2011/?pkey=e|star%2Bwars|19|best|0|1|24||1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-


Are you sensing a theme yet???



3. We are still waiting for these waterproof labels to get here to Star Warsify everything else that he has. Wapley is going to love them:


http://www.etsy.com/listing/79366066/60-personalized-waterproof-name

She is also going to custom make some labels with kitties on them for Miss Gum. Miss Gum will be pleased.




4. Wonderful Nana thought she would take Wapley shopping for some Storm Trooper Kindergarten Shoes to help get him excited about school. Wapley's eyes lit up at these bad boys:

He was so excited, he had to wear them home.
Nana said, "Ok, now you have some really awesome shoes and you can go to Kindergarten!"
Wapley replied, "No thanks, I'll just take the shoes."
And ran off.....


Who knows, maybe he will get lucky and I won't be able to find him the morning of Kindergarten??


Gum's List:

Gum, on the other hand, LOVES her preschool and is excited to go back. She remembers all of her friends, and talks about them using their full name, first and last. Gum's back pack and lunch box came in the mail yesterday and she was so excited, she wore it all day. Literally.


1. This back pack and lunch box is on the top of Gum's list:



http://www.landofnod.com/backpacks/backtoschool/all-nighter-backpack/f7385






See, I wasn't joking when I said Gum wore it all day.....


I had to wait until she fell asleep that night to sneak it off of her.






2. Next, Gum recommends Hello Kitty Sandwich Cutters:



We got these from Hobby Lobby and used a 40% off coupon :-)





3. Finally, Gum says you must have purple sparkly shoes. Thanks Nana!

4. Lastly, both Wapley and Gum love these lunch containers.
http://www.containerstore.com/shop/backtoSchool/lunchtimeEssentials/foodContainers?productId=10025083&N=80237


Sure, they are really cool for putting food in for lunches. But they are even cooler as ghostbuster goggles....

Apparently, when you look through them, it looks like you have been slimed by slimer.



Hope you enjoyed our list. Happy last-minute-back to school shopping!