Comments on: Works For Me Wednesday- I Gots a Kindergartner!!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:45:37 +0000

I have never left a comment before so this is a first. My kindergartener does not need a lunch (1/2 days) but has to bring a snack so she loves a cheese stick and a piece of fruit. My oldest (6th grade) loves roll ups, like turkey, cheese and lettuce on a tortilla and she loves hummus and carrots or tortilla chips to dip. On Fridays I like to throw in a few hershey’s kisses or a small treat. Plus I LOVE to include a note, “I love you!” “Have a great day!” “I know you’ll do great on your test!” like my mom did when I was a kid. I know Lily can read so that will be great for her!

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:06:37 +0000

We can’t send any nut products since there are often allergies in class/school and some kids react so easily. So we have to do alternatives. Mine like turkey pepperoni for protien or yogurt

By: Heather H

Heather H — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:17:30 +0000

such a good question about lunches – i was actually wondering that the other day.

a friend of mine will do a “buffet” of sorts for her daughter – chop up a bunch of veggies and give her some dip (either hummus or peanut butter or some other dip that has protein in it). soup is also a good option when it gets cooler (oh, wait, it already is today!). you can also mix up the pb&j by using actual fruit instead of jelly – like bananas and honey or peaches or apples – yum, thinly sliced apples and peanut butter on a sandwich is yummy!

also – try wraps or other forms of bread (or crackers) – esp. if your daughter is creative with her food and likes dipping and such.

Heather Hs last blog post..Baby, Baby, Baby

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:40:44 +0000

I am in the same boat as you-my oldest just went off to kindergarten also. I packed a pb&j sandwich today, along with yogurt, pretzels, a few ham strips and a brownie. I opened his lunch when he came home to find two ham strips gone, and 1/4 of the yogurt. Yes, that's all he ate. The opened yogurt container and opened apple juice were in his lunchbox. Needless to say, there was yogurt and apple juice over everything. YUCK! I definitely need to try some of these ideas. I'm thinking only two or three items. Maybe then he'll eat a little something! Julies last blog post..Alex Quotes

By: janet

janet — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:06:09 +0000

I’m with the mom who said to ask your child what they want. and, be ready for the first couple days because when I went to lunch with my son on the first day (he’s my third so the principal asked if I would come help in the lunchroom) I noticed he ate all the junk and skipped the sandwich. So now, we pack half a pbandj, cup of fruit, pretzels or goldfish, fruit snacks and one junkie thing along with water or juice box. some will say that is too much but he keeps what he doesn’t eat in his lunch box so we reuse the crackers etc.
and as for crying, do it in private. if you let her see you do it then she’ll be sad. let her enjoy this new chapter in her life, as I’m sure you will. the teachers will thank you too.

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By: jyl @ mommygossip

jyl @ mommygossip — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:41:56 +0000

I just sent my youngest off to all-day kindergarten. I had to write four posts just to get through it. The second week is much better for me. He’s doing awesome BTW!

As far as lunch… Our school has an awesome school lunch program with salad bar and all, so I rarely pack lunch for my boys. A tip a gal gave me for packing warm stuff was to send it right out of the oven in tin foil. She found that it stayed warm until lunch. She would make burritos and such or send pizza that way. But things that don’t require warming, like PB&J, is best I think. Things like ham or turkey (with no mayo). Bagels with flavored cream cheese packets. I try and give them a few different things along with the main dish. A fruit or veggie: an apple, bag of baby carrots, pear, banana, or whatever. A side/treat: a granola bar, fruit snack, cookie, or something of the sort.

Hope this is helpful. I can certainly relate with the crying. It was a hard first week. Harder than I’d imagined.

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By: Shynea

Shynea — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:10:31 +0000

Congratulations on having a kindergartner. I have one this year as well, so it looks like we are in the same boat. Since I have been through this one time before, I will give you some advice that has worked for me.

- When you pack a lunch, make sure that if you use an ice pack, that everything in the lunchbox will taste good cold. (My little boy once told me that pizza does not taste good cold, even though I was trying to keep his jello from becoming juice.)
- Always ask her how her day went everyday after school. It helps to create a bond between the two of you, but it will also help her to work on memory skills as well. (Something she will need later on when recalling story sequence for Reading to their teacher.)
- Put a little note or drawing from you in her lunchbox every once in awhile. That way when she eats her lunch, she will know that you were thinking of her.

And that’s all that I can think of for now.

Take care!

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By: Jennifer@Smelling Coffee

Jennifer@Smelling Coffee — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:27:50 +0000

Hi~ I noticed your title “Kindergarten” and thought I would share something the Lord gave me before our oldest entered kindergarten. It truly helped me “survive”. I had to pull it out again this year, because he went to middle school, and I found that I was feeling the same way. I posted it on my blog:

http://smellingcoffeetoday.blogspot.com/2008/07/kindergarten-baby-moses.html

May the Lord bless you in this next new phase of life. It really is a fun phase. I’ve found that as I’ve mourned the passing of one stage, the next one becomes my favorite.

By: Domestic Spaz

Domestic Spaz — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:37:17 +0000

I do a lot of PB&J but sometimes I also do a hot dog in a bun with a ketchup packet on the side or a ham & cheese sandwich. If we have leftovers I’ve been known to put ziti in or leftover pizza or even a piece of chicken. Lately my son wanted a hot pocket so I heated one up in the microwave before school and he ate it at room temperature when lunch time came around.

They also get fruit every day. Grapes are great for lunch boxes and small apples. Granola bars, pretzels, applesauce, yogurt. This year I’m trying to stop using plastic baggies so much and bought some reusable containers for stuff. I just have to remember to take them out of the lunch boxes at the end of the day!

Lunchables are a BIG treat for them. They might get one a month or something.

As for messages in the lunchbox. I wrote a BUNCH of messages on index cards in colored marker one night. They pertain to each individual child… like Munchkin has a problem with being shy and grumpy so her messages tell her to remember to smile and make friends. Anyhow, the index cards hold up well so at the end of the day I just take them out and keep them and add them to the rotation. They get the same messages over and over again, but they still love them.

By: Annie @ Having a Ball

Annie @ Having a Ball — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:56:07 +0000

My kids love it when I do fruit Kabobs... canteloupe, strawberries and pinapple piled up on a straw. They feel very special. They also LOVE the messages we write on the napkins. My current kindergartener is my last kindergartener, so I am hanging on to each day for dear life. Annie @ Having a Balls last blog post..Hair-larious