Natalie has loved the movie Tangled since she was a little girl. She had the entire movie memorized at one point. She probably still does.
She had a Tangled backpack when she was in Kindergarten. And we kept it and miraculously it survived throughout the years.
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Seniors have a tradition to have backpacks of their favorite childhood characters. We immediately thought of the Tangled backpack that sat on the shelf in Natalie's closet. She always kept it close.
It was as if it knew it would be needed again one day. I'm amazed because all her past backpacks looked horrible by the end of the year. Broken zippers. Smells. Rips. But this one still held up.
My heart squeezed a bit as I pulled the backpack from the closet. I remembered how she was nervous about Kindergarten so I told her to act like Bullwinkle like Joey Gladstone suggested to Michelle in Full House when she was scared to start school. She ended up making a lot of friends and loved Kindergarten.
I couldn't believe that she once wore the backpack as a little girl and now?
Now, she'd be wearing it as a senior.
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Aww this is a cute back pack. I don’t remember if my youngest had a character backpack growing up. Right now he has a laptop bag that has a lock on it. I’d totally support him wearing a character back pack if he wanted one.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see her favorite childhood backpack withstood the trials of time! Hope she enjoys it just as much the second time around.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Seniors rocking their favorite backpacks is such a fun, personal way to stay stylish and practical. 🎒
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute backpage such a fun way to stay stylish as she go through her senior year.
ReplyDeleteThis tradition is all new to me but I am loving the sound of it! How fun and what a fun way to bring a bit of that youth back to their senior year!
ReplyDeleteI love that she was able to re-use a backpack that I bet she really loved.
ReplyDeleteThat is too cool that she is rocking her old backpack in her senior year!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter liked the movie "Tangled" too! We both like the song "I See the Light" from the movie, sung by Mandy Moore.
ReplyDeleteHow sweet, I would totally wear my Barbie backpack if I was a senior. Brings back so many memories.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of this new trend! We just had senior ditch day when I was in high school. This is so much better. I'm a 90s kid so my backpack would have been Nala from the Lion King.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute tradition! I love that Natalie dusted off her Tangled backpack from kindergarten and rocked it as a senior - what a beautiful full-circle moment. I rocked a Tweety Bird backpack my junior year of high school LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! I think back and reminisce about the years where the kids were into different themes and characters. Such a fun way to look back on those younger years. And my kids loved Tangled!
ReplyDeleteChildren's backpacks now come in many patterns and characters, reminding me of when I was a child, I only liked floral ones.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the idea of a senior re-wearing her beloved ‘Tangled’ backpack from kindergarten—it’s such a tender, nostalgic moment that feels like destiny coming full-circle. Your storytelling made me smile and reminded me of my own favorite childhood treasure that I’d bring back in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteI love that she is reusing her backpack. My teen sons just want black backpacks
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute backpack! My daughter and I love Tangled, especially the Mandy Moore song.
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