If you’ve been packing a lunch for your child for any amount of time, you know that the job can become tedious and boring. Your child has probably decided what specific things they will eat each day and often it becomes a very limited menu. Making the lunch exciting takes some creativity but you can do this by adding a lunch box note into your child’s lunch every day or on random days to surprise them.
As a teacher, I’ve seen many lunch box notes in my classroom. Usually, the child who opens their lunch and finds a note will be really excited about this and share the note with their friends as well. This provides an opportunity in the middle of the school day for the child, and their friends, to feel the love that was sent in their lunch.
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You May be Asking What is a Lunch Box Note?
A lunch box note for kids is simply a note of some sort that you put in your child’s lunch. Simple as that! It could be a joke, a Bible verse, and handwritten note, or something else that you print or write. Basically, it is a little love note to your child. An “I’m thinking of you in the middle of the day” note. Everyone loves to know that they are important to someone else and that someone else is thinking about them!
Lunch box notes can come from a variety of places. You can purchase lunch box notes on Etsy, TeachersPayTeachers, Amazon, and book stores. If you decide to make your own, you just need some paper and a pen to write your note to your child.
Super Cute Lunch Box Notes for Kids
If you are going to put a note in your child’s lunch often, you will need a good supply of lunch box notes. A typical school year has about 180 days. Here are some fun lunch box notes to get you started.
150 Joke Cards for Kids – This batch might be enough to get you through almost the entire school year, or you might decide to send jokes one day and an encouraging message another day and mix the lunch box notes up a bit.
Lunch Box Notes for Kids – This set contains 60 super cute cards with whimsical animals and short sayings such as Bee Amazing, Smile, Sealed with a Kiss, etc. The cute animals in this set would make these perfect for lunch box notes for kindergarten or older.
Lunch Box Notes for Kids, 60 Cute Design Positive Affirmations Lunch Box Cards for Kindergarten Kids – Inspirational & Motivational Notes for Lunch Boxes for Boys & Girls
60 Lunch Box Notes for Kids Cute Motivational and Inspirational Thinking of You Cards for Boy’s and Girl’s Lunchbox
101 Lunchbox Notes with Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids – Everyone loves a good knock-knock joke and you can be sure that these lunch box notes will be shared with friends.
52 Bible Verse Lunch Box Notes for Girls
Use these scripture cards to help your child learn and memorize scripture. Learn one a week. Tuck them in your child’s lunch to remind them that God loves them.
52 Bible Verse Lunch Box Notes – for Boys
Use these scripture cards to help your child learn and memorize scripture. Learn one a week. Tuck them in your child’s lunch to remind them that God loves them.
Love Notes From Me! – 101 Lunchbox Love Notes for Kids – Make Your Child’s Day Happier! These little 4″ x 4″ tear-out cards are perfect for slipping into a lunch box or putting one on your child’s pillow.
Winter Themed Inspirational Lunch Box Notes for Kindergarten kids – These adorable little animals are dressed up for winter. Each card has a simple Bible scripture promise on it that will help your child think of God and His promises to them.
The Lunch Box Note: A Story about Loving Others – While this is a book to read rather than a set of lunch box notes, the story is based on a true experience of how a little boy received a lunch box note from his dad and how it helped him love those around him even though he was in a difficult situation. This is a great book to read to your child and talk about the impact they have in their classroom.
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When to Use Lunch Box Notes for Kids
Once you have your stash of lunch box notes for kids, you can be super creative in when and where you use them. Of course, the obvious place is putting them in their lunch each day, but you can also expand your creativity and put them in more places where your child will find them throughout the day.
Tuck one in their Bible or devotional book. Place them on the bathroom mirror where they will see it every day. Put them on or under your child’s pillow. You can also tuck them into a place where you know your child will find them such as when they put their laundry away or do other chores. The sky is the limit on how to use lunch box notes to encourage your child and help them know how much you love them!
Be creative! The more you think of ways to encourage and support your child, you will likely find other ways to support them as well. Remember to speak words of encouragement to them as well. Now, go get some lunch box notes and start planning tomorrow’s lunch!