40 Ways Idaho Parents Can Celebrate Back-to-School Season

This is your moment, Idaho moms & dads.

If you’re the parent who counted down the days until school started all summer, pull up a chair. We get it, friend! Like you, our bitties are our world, but eight weeks of non-stop, intense togetherness is a lot.

From their litany of endless snack, carpool, and entertainment requests to reffing warring siblings, you’ve run the ultimate marathon. You’ve fed, housed, clothed, and chauffeured your kids all summer like a champ. Now it's your turn!

Treat yo'self to some grace.

With the dawn of the school year upon us, it’s time to reward yourself for all the ways you rocked the parenting game. Feeling guilty? Don't. Keeping a brood of feral children and hormonal teens alive isn't for the fainthearted. If you need more convincing, take a scroll through the gallery below 🙃 

Give yourself some grace. Fend off the nagging temptation to tear the house apart and clean it from top to bottom for a little while longer. Your must-do/honey-do list isn't going anywhere. The time you invest yourself, however, will be gone before you know it.

You know what you need. No one else is going to prioritize your needs better than you can.

Cheers to the start of the school year.

You’ve done an amazing job; now it's time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. The gallery below is chock-full of ideas and ways Idaho parents can treat themselves to some back-to-school excitement.

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