Today on the show, Rachel and Marcy shared their favorite back to school memories.
Hear the entire conversation HERE!
Today on the show, Rachel and Marcy shared their favorite back to school memories.
Hear the entire conversation HERE!
Back to school week continues on The Morning Thing.
On Thursday’s show, we talked about the secret ingredient to school success. Parents – it is YOU! Your involvement inside and outside the classroom can make all the difference in having a successful year.
Betsy Landers shares some great tips from imom.com
Click HERE to see 7 ways to get started in connecting with your child’s teacher, class and school.
We also shared Lunchbox Notes. These small notes of encouragement can give your child the boost he or she needs to get through the school day. Click HERE to see a list of notes that you can print out at home and start using.

Back to school week continued this morning on The Morning Thing and Rachel and Hunter talked about back to school confidence builders for students.
Find out about back to school confidence builders HERE.
They also talked about ways parents can pray for their kids as they head back to school and you can find that list HERE.
They ended the show with some lessons that your kids can learn as they go throughout the school year and you can find all of that HERE.
Is your house going through Back to School prep? The Morning Thing understands the stress this can cause on the kids and everyone in the family.
So, we want to encourage you to have some Back to School FUN!
We found some great ideas from www.imom.com

Have a Back to School Party! Click HERE for great ideas for your family celebration.

Create a Back to School Feast! This is fun for students of any age. Invite Grandma and Grandpa, pick a theme and make it special. Click HERE for fun feast ideas.

Check this out – 25 ways to make back to school more fun, for everyone in the family! (Even the dog gets stressed with the transition). Click HERE for more great ideas from crazylittleprojects.com
Photos by Pixabay, imom.com and crazylittleprojects.com
Today on the show we shared some awesome Back to School tips from iMom.com
Parents, use these tips to help the start of this school year go a little smoother, and make your child feel loved.
Here are some of the tips:
See the complete list of tips on page 2 of this FILE from iMom.com.
See pages 3 and 4 for family conversation starters and advice for your child on how to make friends!
Stay tuned this week as we share more back to school fun on The Morning Thing!
Today, Marcy and Rachel Rinehart shared why they love the annual Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival. Friday Favorites – a weekly feature on The Morning Thing!
WNZR’s Joe Rinehart had a chance to chat with Nate Thomas about the upcoming Car Show Contest at this year’s Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival. He shares details about how to enter, the awards and where to see the cars on Sunday, 8/11/19.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
For more information, go to
http://danemmettfestival.org/index.php/information/festival-applications
WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart had a chance to chat with Brada Oviatt about the upcoming Fiddle Contest at this year’s Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival. He shares details about how to enter, plus shares his talent playing the fiddle.
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
For more information, go to
http://danemmettfestival.org/index.php/information/festival-applications
WNZR’s own Joe Rinehart had the chance to talk with Jill Spearman-Macklin about the Dan Emmett Cheer Leading Competition at the festival this year.
Hear the entire conversation HERE!
The Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival is returning for another year.
There will be some changes for 2019, including changes in the leadership of the festival.
The Morning Thing is hosting a special “Dan Emmett Festival” Week.
Each day this week, we’ll chat with committee members for the Festival. We’ll tell you all about this year’s schedule and the exciting events and entertainment coming to downtown Mount Vernon.
WNZR’s Rachel Rinehart had a chance to talk with Joe Rinehart (Chair of the Festival Board of Trustees) and Trina Trainor and Joe Bell (Festival Co-Directors).
Click HERE to hear their conversation.
Click HERE to see the complete festival schedule, find out more about this year’s entertainment and find ways to volunteer.
Click HERE to see what prizes YOU can register to win with WNZR!