BACK TO SCHOOL GET TOGETHER
This is the time of year that the children go back to school and this year some of you might be in a new school. If you aren’t in a new school, you are in the next grade so why not get to know the new people in your child’s life. You can host a back to school get together party. Hosting a party is a great way to get to know not only the children in your child’s life but their families. How many people you invite might depend on the rules of the school. If your school insists that everyone in the class gets invited to a party then you might want to make your party a potluck party. A potluck party makes it easier for you. This way you don’t have to prepare much food for everyone. If your child’s school doesn’t have that rule then you can have a small party and maybe show a movie. This can also be a pot luck party. It’s up to you. If you do have a potluck party then make people sign up for different dishes. This way you don’t have everyone bringing the same thing. No matter what, it is always good to get to know the people in your child’s life. You should know whom they are spending their days with. If you have to invite everyone to the party then you should also invite some of the teachers that your children have for the year. It is also a good thing to get to know the teachers away from the classroom. This just brings everyone together and might make for a good school year.
We have some suggestions for food that you can serve at for this party. First is an easy to make appetizer. “Garlicky Marinated Tomato Crostini” is good for everyone to eat. If you do have some people who can’t eat bread, then have some of the marinated tomatoes in a bowl so they can eat it without the bread. You can also serve this with some gluten free crackers.
Our next suggestion is an entree is, “Italian Tomato Chicken with Fettuccini Noodles.” Again very easy to make and almost everyone can have it. If you have vegetarian or vegan friends just substitute the Chicken for Gardein’s version of vegetarian chicken. If you have people who don’t even want to eat that then you can just serve the fettuccine noodles with tomatoes. If you have people who are allergic to tomatoes then have noodles with a garlic butter sauce. This is a simple dish that can be made many different ways.
GARLICKY MARINATED TOMATO CROSTINI
ITALIAN TOMATO CHICKEN WITH FETTUCCINI NOODLES
For entertainment you can have everyone watch a movie. A good family friendly movie for a back to school get together would be the movie “Matilda.” This movie is based on the Roald Dahl book that tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a horrible parents, a distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Even worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil principal at Matilda's school, is a terrifying, strict bully. However, when Matilda realizes she has the power of telekinesis, she begins to defend her friends from Trunchbull's wrath and fight back against her unkind parents. If you want, as a party gift, you can buy the book of that this movie is based on and hand it out to the children at your party so they can read it at home.
DVD
Book
Whatever you decided we hope you have a good time. Who knows maybe you will make some more friends of your own. Just have fun.
After the party is over then share with us, what you did and how it went.
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