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Inspirational Back to School Lunch Box Notes – FREE Printable!

Hello? Is there anyone still out there reading my blog? 🙂 It has felt like an eternity since I have sat down to create and write. Summer is always a time where I like to power down, disconnect, and let my brain unclog from the school year stress.

But as soon as the school supplies start showing up in stores, my imagination gets cranked back on and I can’t sleep at night! It’s not just the baby keeping me up these days – it’s visions of crayon boxes and Expo markers dancing in my head!

I finally pulled out my paper and colored pencils yesterday and sketched out these adorable inspirational lunchbox notes for you. Then I started making dinner – which basically was me putting multiple rows of chicken nuggets on a foil-lined cookie sheet (because I didn’t want to have to do any more dishes than necessary). After that I worked on the laundry – which basically was me hanging a bunch of wet clothes on the back of our kitchen chairs to dry.

At that point, one of the boys burst into the kitchen to eat his nuggets and without thinking yanked one of the wet shirts off of the chair and tossed it onto the table – right on top of this printable that I had just spent an hour creating.

Things that went through my head – don’t freak out. Be cool. It was an accident. You love your child.

Other things that went through my head – you haven’t blogged in FOREVER and now your latest blog material is RUINED. You will probably never blog again. Happy Home Fairy’s fate is doomed. Laundry throwing son is banished to the backyard and you therapy eat all of his nuggets while mumbling about how nothing in a house full of kids is sacred.

Turns out I was able to leave the wet page out near an air conditioning vent and it dried right up. I don’t get dramatic about things or whatever.

So I told you all that because I wanted you to be aware of the spiritual warfare surrounding the creation of these printable inspirational lunchbox notes – ha! Perhaps these little cards are going to really work Holy Spirit wonders in someone’s heart this back to school season. And maybe that someone is you! Maybe you need to be reminded that Jesus will guide you in the “write” way.

Even if your kids ruin all of your things. 🙂

*Click HERE for your FREE Printable!*

I hope you love this resource! Please check out all of my other Back to School Resources that aren’t waterlogged HERE.

Joyfully,

Julie

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Julie Brasington is a Preschool Director, wife of a South Florida Worship Pastor and mom of 3 boys. She writes at Happy Home Fairy where you can find easy craft ideas, FREE printables, simple recipes, holiday fun, thoughts on raising kids, and encouragement for moms.

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12 Comments

  1. Jennifer Flanders

    August 6, 2019 at 11:56 am

    Great job, Julie. These are cute as a button!

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  2. Carmelinda

    August 6, 2019 at 12:16 pm

    😂😂😂😂😂😂
    Oh man! I love this.
    So. Real.
    Made my day!
    And thanks for the lunchbox notes! I totally use them and my girl loves them!
    So appreciate all you do, Carmelinda

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    • Happy Home Fairy

      September 3, 2019 at 8:23 am

      This makes me so happy! God bless you, sweet Carmelinda!

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  3. Eliz

    August 6, 2019 at 12:29 pm

    I’m still here! 🙋🏽‍♀️ Thank you for this post. In the midst of all the parents posting back-to-school perfection, you’re being real! It’s refreshing. Keep it pushing, girl, God’s speaking through you. Combat those lies with His truth/Word, grace, and peace. The internet is less of a priority than faithfully serving your husband and children – and itty bitties require a lot from you. This season will end and we’ll still be here. Thanks for sharing 💕🤗

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    • Happy Home Fairy

      September 3, 2019 at 8:22 am

      Thank you for still being there. It means the world to me. 🙂

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  4. Nancy Lambert

    August 6, 2019 at 1:29 pm

    LOVE these printables! Thank you for sharing!!

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  5. Joyce Doty

    August 6, 2019 at 4:20 pm

    I wondered when you were going to surface from Mother of Three Young Boys…figured it might be when the youngest was in school full time!! Glad to see you are back when you have a minute to dry wet printables (that are adorable)!

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  6. Kandy

    August 6, 2019 at 6:24 pm

    Thank you for your transparency and humour in sharing a piece of your life here. Very encouraging and the notes are just beautiful. Thank you for helping me in some small way to raise my children in the fear and knowledge of God way over here in Oz!

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    • Happy Home Fairy

      September 3, 2019 at 8:22 am

      You just made my day!

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  7. Dawn

    August 6, 2019 at 7:04 pm

    Yay! So glad your back!! And sooo thankful to know someone else in this world uses their chairs to hang wet clothes on! 😂 will be using these! Thanks so much

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  8. Rhonda

    August 8, 2019 at 8:03 am

    These are wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your talent!

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    • Happy Home Fairy

      September 3, 2019 at 8:21 am

      Thank you SO much!!

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