Lunchtime Love Notes
The sack lunch was always something magical when I was a kid. It was made after I went to bed and showed up on the kitchen counter when it was time to go to school in the morning. I always looked forward to discovering come lunchtime what goodies had ended up in that brown bag. Even better than the snacks and sandwich and fruit was the little love note I would always get from my mom. It was always written on the backside of a Far Side comic torn off of one of those desktop calendars. I’d read the note first: “Have a wonderful day today! Love, Mom” or “Learn a lot today! Love, Mom” and then flip it over to see the latest antics of those silly talking dogs or absent-minded Vikings. I always felt so loved. So although I am in no way looking forward to sack lunch duty with my own kids, I do look forward to sharing a love note each day. What signs of love ended up in your lunchbox as a kid? How do you show your kids you’re thinking of them when they’re at school? Here are a couple of ideas – help me add to them!
- Make them a breakfast treat in the shape of a heart (yogurt or oatmeal with toppings in the shape of a heart, cinnamon toast with the cinnamon in a heart shape, etc.)
- Use a cookie cutter to make their lunch sandwich the shape of a heart
- Create fortune cookie strips of paper to be dropped into each lunchbox
- Write a note on the bag or napkin
- Have siblings write messages to each other that mom or dad can drop into future lunches
August 21st, 2012 at 11:20 am
When will you start making 2% cheese in the big blocks?? People like me who prefer 2% cheeses have to purchase it in the small packages. Please make 2% cheese in the big blocks!
August 21st, 2012 at 1:59 pm
Hi Julie,
Thanks so much for your comment and thank you for being a Tillamook fan! Right now we only have the 8oz size available. I haven’t heard of any plans to make the cheese in a larger size but I will make sure to pass along your comment! It’s always good to hear from customers and know what they want! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
- Kelly of the Tillamook team
August 21st, 2012 at 9:04 pm
Every school day I post free printable lunch notes on my site http://littlelunchnotes.com/. Jokes, fun facts, etc. – please take a look.
August 22nd, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Hey Amy! Thanks for the tips. Tillamook is always looking for fun lunchtime ideas! Thanks for sharing!
- Kelly with the Tillamook team
August 27th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Please, please produce 2% cheese in larger blocks for cooking. There are two other companies that I know of that do-one of them is terrible and the other is just OK. I love whole fat cheese but I must watch the fat intake. This would allow me to prepare more recipes with cheese such as enchiladas etc. I think you would find it would be very popular.
August 29th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Hi Janet!
Thanks so much for your comment! I know there are a lot of Reduced Fat cheese fans! Thanks so much for being one of them! I will make sure your comments are heard by the Tillamook team! We always love hearing from our fans so that we can continue to grow in ways that serve you!
- Kelly of the Tillamook Team