Anna here with a fun idea to include in your kid’s school lunch boxes. Thanks to Lunchbox Time for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.
How is the Back-to-School routine going at your house? Are you getting back into the rhythm of packing up backpacks every night, filling lunch boxes each morning and fitting in homework somewhere between all your kids’ extracurricular activities.
Back to school season can be so busy, especially after a relaxing, non-structured summer. If your kids are anything like mine, the first few days (or weeks) of the school year can be a bit rough. Since I work from home, it is especially hard for me and my kids to get used to not being around each other all day long.
Since I know that we have this adjustment each year I like to add little notes to their lunch boxes so that they get a little “Hello” or “I love you” from me in the middle of their day.
I have to make sure and keep it “non-cheesy” and not “too-lovey” or they will be embarrassed!
That’s why I LOVE these Did You Know? Cards from Lunchbox Time! When they asked me if I’d like to receive a set of the cards I jumped at the chance. I knew these cards would check off all boxes….
- Fun note from mom or dad
- Interesting facts
- Not embarrassing for the older kids
I love that the Lunchbox Time cards also have an area where you can add your own notes as well. This would be especially nice when the kids have a big test and you want to give them a little extra encouragement.
My kids love finding these Lunchbox Time Cards in their lunch every day, they get to hear from me and they also get to find out a new interesting fact. What a great conversation starter for them and their friends as well!
More about Lunchbox Time:
Did You Know? Cards contain a wide variety of interesting facts in a wide variety of topics. The creators of Lunchbox Time knows that it can be easy to get into a routine and these Did You Know? cards are a great way to keep in touch with your children.
Lunchbox Time Did You Know? Cards enrich your children’s knowledge while reinforcing their relationship with you.
Giveaway
Would you children love to find a Did You Know? Cards in their lunchbox? Use the form below and you could win a set of these cards!
Open to the US and Canada. We will select 5 random winners.
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Written by 5 Minutes for Mom contributor Anna Hettick who blogs at Food and DIY.
It looks like it would fun for them to play together.
This looks alot of fun
My daughter loves little surprises and is always writing us little notes to find, making treasure maps or little games to play. She loves learning things too so would like finding these as a surprise in her lunch.
They would love notes in their lunches. It’s a cute, little surprise that they weren’t expecting and it would make them smile.
We love learning new trivia, thanks for the chance!
They would like these for a daily surprise
Because my daughter really enjoys trivia.
They would learn a lot of new things that they haven’t learned yet, and it would be a lot of fun
My sweetie would love these and learning more!
This would be for my 11 year old who is just starting middle school and taking 2 advance classes. She has a lot on her plate and i know she would love these right before a big test or presentation.
Lunch box notes are always awesome and my niece loves them
We like learning new things.
My erudite children are learned.
My kids love learning new things, and these random facts would be something that I would enjoy to share with their friends.
These would be awesome because my boys love trivia & learning new things. They would be great for conversation with friends & family too.
my kids would love these because they love to talk and these sound really fun
My whole family would like them because we like random facts and trivia. They would be fun at dinnertime.
My child would like this as a fun surprise in their lunch box!
I was JUST checking Pinterest for something like this. These are great. We homeschool but my son is doing a co-op once a week that has a group lunch together and I’m taking a step back and letting him have lunch without me. These would be great to pop into his lunch as conversation starters with his friends.
We homeschool, but I think these cards would be fun to leave inside their books for them to find!
Both of my school aged kids love finding little things from me in their lunch boxes! They are both very interested in everything and would love to share these fun facts with friends.
Looks like these cards are a great idea!
These are SUPER cool! My kids would love to learn and tell everyone about it!
My youngest son would really like this, he’s always writing me little notes. He’s a super sweet kid and very loving so would eat it up.
They like surprises in their lunches
My hubby and I are adopting two little ones. Sabastion is 6 and Nataylia is 8. Yesterday, we played a game where we each took turns saying what we like about each other. One of the things Nataylia said about me is that she likes how I try to teach her all the time, whether it be helping her with school stuff, or even just teaching her trivia that most of her friends don’t know.
Ironically, one of the things I love about her is that she’s like a little sponge, and soaks up all the knowledge I try to cram into her brain. I think that receiving a “Did you know?” card in her lunchbox daily would be the highlight of her lunch break at school. And, it will bring us closer, because it will cause her to think about me while she’s at school, as well as provide some info that she can teach me when she gets home from school 🙂
my niece is very curious about everything so I think she would love these
My kids would love these- They would make their day. They love interesting and different things.
MY kids would love these cards!
we switched our kids schools this year because my daughter was bullied at her last school.
The cards would give both kids things to talk about with their new classmates.
My girl loves stuff like this, and if you’ve ever been around to hear the conversations that it creates, they are pretty awesome lol
My son would like these did you know cards in his lunch because he likes to read when he eats.
Because she likes to know all the details about everything.
My daughter would love these! She’s always asking questions and loves learning!
My kids would love these without the embarrassment as they get older…And they would spark conversation amongst friends, which is hard for my son. Thank you for bringing this product to market! 🙂
My kids would really like this because sometimes I have enough time to put a post it note with a handwritten “I love you” and they said it really makes their day so this would be something fun and informative for them! It’d also be a conversation starter with their friends.
I would give this to my niece and she’d really like it because she loves learning new facts.
My son would like these because he is always wanting to learn new fun facts.
I have a tween that has been separated from all her best friends this year in school. She is a very shy girl and something as simple as these cards might open up a conversation at lunchtime while sitting with kids she is unfamiliar with. And hopefully offer her some comfort knowing her mom is thinking of her and is on her side ! Love these !
I write a note in my son’s lunch everyday, he would love for me to switch it up sometimes, make things interesting!
Think my sons would find these cards interesting.
My kids would like them because they love little notes from me in their lunches.
Thanks for the chance.
I think they would give them something to look forward to at lunch time.
My daughter would love the “did you know” cards because she would learning an interesting fact everyday that she can share with her friends!
My children love educational games such as this.
“Leave us a comment telling us why you think your kids would like ‘Did You Know? Cards’.” Everyone likes fun bits of knowledge! I like the fact that these are so well designed!
I leave notes in my daughter’s lunchbox at least 3 times a week. She absolutely loves it. I’m a huge fan of the “Did I you know” apps, blogs, and websites and occasionally she’ll sit down with me as i thumb through them. I thought I was leaving fun tidbits here and there for her when i found some she might be interested in. So these cards would be a perfect fit for her!! I’ve got to get some one way or the other. What an awesome idea!
I think they would find the fun facts interesting. It would give them something fun to think about during the day and possibly talk about in class.
I think it would be a fun way to learn new things.
My son loves asking questions so having Did you know cards to fill his brain with more facts and information would be great.
My girls would love this. THank you for the chance
My daughter loves it!
All children love to get notes. They love to know their moms are thinking about them during the day.
My oldest daughter would love these in her lunch
They are fun to read, interactive and have pictures!
my son loves learning fun new things
I think my daughter would love to receive these with each of her lunches it would be a great social skill to share with classmates as well.
My kids are curious creatures
My kids love answer things and interesting. Facts ! Thank you these look so cool
My daughter would LOVE these! She loves reading random facts so I know these would be a huge hit!
This is so much fun! I love it that thought was put behind the cards to make them something that would not draw teasing from the crowd at lunch. Everyone will be interested and want to know what the new one says!
They love notes in their lunchboxes.
These would make them smile.
My son loves trivia and strange facts about everything lately. I think he would enjoy these fun facts and share them with his friends at lunch.
These unique and wonderful cards would be exceptionally interesting since my grandsons and granddaughters enjoy reading cards, notes and learning from them as well as the cute artwork which is very original.
I know my kids would love these because they love notes in their lunchboxes.
She love any note in her lunch. This would be special because she also likes to know new things.