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Back to School Family Dinner

Modified: Oct 21, 2024 · Published: Sep 3, 2014 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

Back to School Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.

Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.
It’s become a bit of tradition around here, to have a special dinner on the first day of school to celebrate -see last year’s here, and the year before that here.

Vintage Back To School Decor

This year I wanted to set the table with a bit of a vintage vibe.  I started out with the fun table runner.  Using an old dictionary I found at a second hand store for a dollar, I sewed the pages together to make the table runner.  I love how it turned out.  I think it might stick around and work it’s way into my fall decor.

Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.


The centre of the table is decorated with different vintage inspired pieces -a few old books, some old fashioned wooden rulers, and some crayons, and pencils, and chalk.

Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.

The vintage globes were the perfect finishing touch, that I borrowed from my friend's collection.  I love them, and I think they might be on my garage sale list for next year. 😉

Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.

I found the sweet little chalkboards at Michaels.  Love how the metal edge looks with the gold cutlery.  The little milk bottles and paper straws were a sweet detail too.

Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.

Along with new school supplies, back to school always makes me think of “an apple for the teacher”.  So I added apples around the table, and piled some into a tin lunch box.

Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.

One other little detail, and a sweet one, was this adorable vintage inspired alphabet card banner.  I found the free printable at Rook No. 17, and

Back to school family dinner 2
Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.

Vintage Menu

We had old fashioned meatloaf and apple pie for dinner.  As we ate we also heard about everyone's highs and lows of the day, and the details of the first day of school.

Back to School Family Dinner -start a new tradition with a Back to School themed dinner after the first day of school. Lots of easy decor ideas here to help create some special family memories.

Family Tradtions

I wasn’t sure on the weekend that I'd have time to put a back to school dinner together for them this year, since we were super busy on the weekend celebrating Paige’s 10th birthday -see all the details of her pool party here, and then we were busy getting back packs sorted and laundry done for school.  My daughter Maddie’s face literally lit up when she saw the table after school.  It reminds me of how we’re making memories these days, and little family traditions are to be treasured.  As I always say, but am feeling more than ever, life is what we make it, so we may as well make it a party.

If you love this Back To School Dinner, click here to check out this one from last year:

Here's another great idea -click here for Easy Back To School Marshmallow Treats:

Here's a another great idea -click here for Note Book Sugar Cookies:

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  1. dnr says

    August 05, 2017 at 4:18 pm

    Thanks Laura!
    Dannyelle

  2. Laura says

    August 04, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    Hello!
    I love this and wanted to let you know that I included it in my 25 Ways to Make Back to School a Little More Exciting post. This is perfect to get kids excited for the new school year! - Laura
    http://momenvy.co/2017/07/25-ideas-to-make-back-to-school-fun-and-exciting.html

  3. Andrea@personallyandrea says

    September 04, 2014 at 9:08 am

    That's amazing Danyelle, I love all your attention to details! I'm a huge fan of family dinners too, we do our "big" back-to-school one the night before the first day. This year we did it twice since we sent our eldest away to university before the other two started. Important to have traditions though, right?

  4. Heather @ new house, new home, new life says

    September 03, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    What a great way to celebrate your kids' first day!!

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