How is my little boy a great big 2nd grader???
The night before Boogs started Kindergarten, we read
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. It has become a night-before-school-starts tradition. I started making story themed lunches on the first day of Kindergarten and have made one almost every school day since then. Boogs asked me to keep making them for 2nd grade. He also wanted to continue our tradition of having the first lunch of the new school year themed to
The Kissing Hand.
In the
Laptop lunchbox: sausage & cheese hearts, mini Sunbutter & jelly hand sandwich,
Momables recipe No-Bake Energy Bites shaped into hearts, salad with heart radishes, yogurt, berries, and a marshmallow with 2nd grade written with a Foodwriter marker.
After school, we kept up our tradition of going to the book store to get a new book for the new school year. Boogs loves picking out books.
He had to read through quite a few before he found the perfect book to take home -
Skylander Giants.
This is the first year that Boogs was sad for the new school year to begin. During Open House last week, he discovered that his 3 best buds were not going to be in his class. He said he had a good day but was still missing his friends. I love my little sweetie with all my heart. I wish him the best 2nd grade school year EVER!
Kindergarten Kissing Hand Lunch
1st Grade Kissing Hand Lunch
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I love that you start the year with a lunch based on the same book every year. They are all wonderful. Thank you for linking this post to the Back to School Traditions link up.
ReplyDeleteWe love The Kissing Hand. Boogs likes sharing this book with me before starting a new school year. It is comforting to both of us. Thank you for hosting the Back to School linky.
DeleteLove the bento and tradition you have with your kiddo! Me and my kiddo LOVE that book.Ours is before she leaves the car at carpool we kiss each other hand like the book.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! Boogs and I kissed each other's hands everyday before drop off during kindergarten.
DeleteAbsolutely awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Crystal!
DeleteThat is such a sweet tradition! I'm glad he wants to keep doing it. I dread the day my little girl doesn't want themed or cute lunches anymore.
ReplyDeleteThanks!. I am glad he is still into it. I hope he never gets "too big" for it.
DeleteA lovely idea for the start of school.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in The Sunday Showcase. I've pinned.
Thanks, Rebecca!
DeleteLove the kissing hand book! My son started 2nd grade this year too - boy they grow WAY too fast!
ReplyDeleteHugs to you & yours this year =)
Beth
Beth,
DeleteThanks! They do grow way too fast! Hope your son has a wonderful 2nd grade year with you.
Hazel's pre-k class did a Kissing Hand craft and read the book at orientation. Such a wonderful book. I love your lunches each year. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
ReplyDeleteCarrie, thanks so much for your kind words. We love this book, too!
DeleteWhat a beautiful idea; I absolutely love this idea and the secret meaning for your child behind their special lunch! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mackenzie.
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