Get Ready for School With Live It Up Day
Last August, the day before our last ever first day of school as college seniors, my roommates and I threw a Live It Up Day. Inspired by a tradition created by the mom of one of my best friends, Live It Up Day existed to celebrate the last day of summer by–you guessed it–living it up, whatever that might mean to each individual. For us, it meant ditching those assignments our professors had e-mailed out before classes even began and spontaneously driving to The Bent Spoon, a delicious ice cream shop and bakery in downtown Princeton, New Jersy that specializes in unique flavors and local ingredients. It was a beautiful afternoon, and we might have ruined our appetites for dinner (as well as been a little less prepared for class the next day!), but the time spent sitting outside and chatting was well worth it. My only regret? I can’t do it again this year!
Whether it’s getting ice cream, building a campfire, or just visiting a favorite playground, take a small adventure with your family the day before school starts for your own Live It Up Day. It’ll put a special end to the summer, and could even end up as a tradition your kids take all the way to their last year in college.
(The photo above is one I took from our Live It Up Day, with two of my roommates in the ice cream shop!)
-Marygrace, KIWI Staffer
Tags: ice cream, last day of summer, Live it up day
1 comment
Nice Celebration. This is a common factor which is tuned in with the celebration before the beginning of the daily boredom.
But it was great to hear you enjoyed to the fullest but with a tiny regret.
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