The Night Before Kindergarten... - For Maddie and Mya

Maddie&EthansMom wrote: and any other kindergartners out there!

'Twas the night before kindergarten
and as they prepared,
kids were excited
and a little bit scared.

They tossed and they turned
about in their beds,
while visions of school supplies
danced in their heads.

Erasers and crayons
and pencils galore
were stuffed in their backpacks
and set by the door.

Outfits were hung
in the closets with care,
knowing that kindergarten
soon would be there.

In the morning it came--
school starts today!
Would the teacher be nice?
Would they still get to play?

Faces were washed,
and teeth were brushed white;
kids posed for pictures
with eyes sparkling bright.

Parents packed snacks,
and kids hopped in cars
as if they were boarding
a spaceship to Mars.

Some kids brought blankets
or their favorite stuffed bear,
in hopes they could nap
like they did in day care.

Their parents exclaimed,
"You're big kids--Wow!
Let us hold your bears
and blankets for now."

The parents were worried
their children would cry
if they left them at school
with just a good-bye.

So they told their darlings,
"If you want, we can stay
and make sure that everything
will be A-okay."

The teacher then greeted
each one with a smile,
and invited the students
to stay for awhile.

The room was all filled
with toys, books, and maps,
but where were the beds
for midmorning naps?

They colored and painted
and played Simon Says,
then tumbled and skipped
and stood on their heads.

They sang silly songs
from beginning to end.
Within just a minute,
each kid had a friend.

The children were happy,
They loved Miss Sunrise!
It was she who was in
for a giant surprise.

When what to her wondering eyes
should appear
but sad moms and dads
who were holding back tears!

Their noses--so sniffly!
Their eyes--red and wet!
This was the saddest good-bye
Miss Sunrise had seen yet!

She gathered the grown-ups
on the magical rug,
then sent them away
after one final hug.

The children all waved
from the door of the school,
"Don't cry Mom and Dad;
kindergarten is cool!"

Good luck tomorrow, girls! May this be a great beginning to many, many years of learning. Have a wonderful day tomorrow and don't forget to make it fun!

mom21kid2dogs replied: Have a great day, girls!!!
Take lots of kleenex mommies(and a camera)!!

luvbug00 replied: Aimee and everyone Thanks!! Mya is soo excited and rearing to go. We spent all today together painting her nails and doing her hair and getting her "packpack" ready. I have been doing my best not to but Mya keeps saying "I'll be ok with my friends" And so I am reassured. Brad on the other hand has been bawling like a baby while watching football and trying to be macho about it.. to no avail I packed her lunch and I have my support staff (my parents ) ready to go. We have our camera at hand and my video tape ready too. I'm gonna need ya'll tomarrow it's gonna be rough

Good luck to the class of 2017!!!!

MommyToAshley replied: Aweee, how sweet is that!


Good luck to all the kindergartners tomorrow! I can't wait to hear all about it.

kimberley replied: aww how cute! good luck to our kindergarteners and moms tomorrow!

CantWait replied: what a great poem. Good Luck girls and boys!!!!!!

mckayleesmom replied: GOOD LUCK GIRLS!.....GOOD LUCK MOMMY'S and DADDY'S.....try not to cry too much


** REMEMBER TO POST PICTURES....ASAP!!!!

A&A'smommy replied: good luck girls!! AND LOTS of for mommies!!

maestra replied: Good luck! I usually read this book to my kids on the first day, and ask the parents to leave after the kids in the story give them their hug goodbye.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: What a great idea! That is so sweet and thoughtful!

larchmontdi replied: My son starts Kindergarten tomorrow. I have packed tons of tissues which I had to get when I read that. It was beautiful, thanks.

I had to take the whole week off because I knew I'd be a wreck this week.

Thanks for the reminder about the camera- I am going to put it in my purse right now!

msoulz replied: That is so adorable!! When my son started kindergarten he was Mr. Independent! He didn't want us to go with him to school! So we put him on the bus and drove to school and stood by and watched (from a distance!) as my little man made his way into school. And I was the only one with tears!! I was glad for that as some kids are so terrified, which must be even harder on the parents.