Schultüte

Here in Vienna, they have a tradition that we thought was a great idea. On the first day of first grade, each child gets to bring a Schultüte to school with them. This is a huge cone shaped box that we as parents get to fill with anything that we want. Some of them are little and some are bigger than the kids! We had to get Carli one of the bigger ones, although hers was not the biggest! We filled it with candy and school supplies, little stuffed animals and other things and then as she was leaving for her first day, we surprised her with it and she took it to school with her. The first day of school was only one hour and the parents went with their children. Then after it was over, everyone got to open their Schultüte. She loved it!