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Back to school Claremont, CA community pick for Labor Day fun for the kids:

John’s Incredible Pizza Co.

5280 Arrow Highway
Montclair, CA  91763
(909) 447-7777

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We homeschool our 2nd grader, but our 1st grader goes to school. In preparation for the first day of school, and to ease any first day jitters, we were looking for ways to help kids adjust to going back to school.  One of the ideas they have is to plan a fun event or kids’ activity for after the first week of school. This helps the kids by giving them a fun day out for the family to look forward to during the week. A “pizza pig-out” sounds right up our alley, and with Labor Day conveniently following the first week of school we have a long weekend of fun activities for the kids we can plan.

If we gave our kids a choice for pizza and fun, they would shout out an exuberant “John’s! John’s! John’s!” John’s Incredible Pizza Co., that is. We love this place. Our most recent trip was on our daughter’s 7th birthday. We went just as a family and had a blast. We started our excursion with pizza and drinks. The kids love the macaroni and cheese pizza and I enjoyed a custom order pizza with my favorite toppings. I didn’t realize you could request a custom pizza, so if you have something special you like be sure to ask for it! The kids were anxious to go to the Fun World side. They finished their Summer Reading programs and received a bunch of free stuff coupons, including free Fun World Credits at John’s. We cashed those in and headed for the Twister ride and then Bumper Cars. Even the baby discovered something she loved, a new interactive virtual dance game.

Kids love having something to count down towards. Holidays, birthdays, and special events all stir up so much anticipation and excitement. A first week of school will definitely go by much faster when you’re counting down to a pizza pig-out at John’s Pizza. I love my dry-erase monthly calendar I keep on the fridge. It’s a great way to give kids a more concrete sense of time. Try making a special note on the calendar for the Labor Day weekend, and then cross out each school day as it is completed. This will help your child see how many more days they have and heighten their excitement as the big day nears. Other ideas are making a paper chain countdown craft (here’s one for counting down to a Disneyland trip) or creating a custom countdown ticker for your computer. This is fun because you can actually use this as a time lesson as your children are watching the days, hours, minutes and seconds pass.

It’s hard to part with the carefree days of Summer, but you can ease this transition by planning an end of first week celebration with your kids. Sit down with the kids and have a family meeting to discuss options for your bash. Then everyone can take a vote and plan for a fun time together.

John’s Incredible Pizza offers the following:

1.  All-you-can-eat-buffet of pizza, pasta, salad, dessert and fountain drinks

2.  They offer beer and wine at an additional charge (2 drink max)

3.  Multiple themed rooms that will take care of any mood you may be in

4.  Rides, fun and games that are relevant for very young ones all the way up do adults

5.  Fun promotions you can sign up for here

Claremont community pick for fun things to do on Labor Day with the kids:

John’s Incredible Pizza Co.
5280 Arrow Highway
Montclair, CA  91763
(909) 447-7777

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