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Brown Bag Lunch for Kindergarteners

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

With the increasing popularity of full-day kindergarten, many parents are now finding themselves trying to figure out just what to pack in their child’s lunch every day. When my kids were in kindergarten, they needed a lunch plus TWO snacks every day. And like most five year olds, my boys ate a lot some days [...]

Weekly brown bag lunch ideas

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Peanut Butter. Most kids love it. Many will take a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to school every single day from kindergarten until college if they can. But we Moms and Dads get tired of making the same old sandwich every day! Here’s some ideas for putting a twist on the traditional PB&J.
Breads: Instead of [...]

Kids Lunch Box Cards

Monday, September 8th, 2008

KidsLunchBoxCards are the newest kid-tested and Mom-approved way to drop a goodie into a lunch that adds laughter and excitement. KidsLunchBoxCards are like giving hugs and kisses in the middle of a school day. What could be better than that? Elaborately illustrated, they grab the whole lunch table’s attention.
The pack of five I got had [...]

Menu Monday September 1-5

Monday, September 1st, 2008

My boys start school tomorrow, which means my weekly menus will now include a brown bag lunch meal. Kaitlyn and I will eat the same things as the boys, just at home. My lunches this week are coming mainly from the book “Brown Bag Success-Making Lunches Your Kids Won’t Trade”, by Sandra K. Nissenberg, MS, [...]