12 Quick & Easy Lunches for Preschoolers

Charlie is getting ready to start preschool. He’ll be going twice a week for 2.5 hours each day. We’ll be getting home just in time for lunch! With Owen in tow, we’re always looking for quick and easy lunches. Here’s a few that we found that will fit the bill and Charlie will love!

 

Chicken Salad Pepper Cups – Raising Generation Nourished

PB & J Sushi Rolls – Shortcut Saver

Ham & Cheese Mini Corn Muffins – Mom On Timeout

Chicken Taco Bento Box Lunch – Thrifty Jinxy

Strawberry Fields Roll-Up – Chaos is Bliss

PB & J Banana Dogs – Mom’s Messy Miracles

Mac & Cheese with Garden Delight Pasta – Thrifty DIY Diva

Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Rolls – Mom Endeavors

Hot Open-Faced Meat & Cheese Sandwiches – Hi! It’s Jilly

Southwest Turkey Spirals – The Pinning Mama

Grilled Mac & Cheese Sandwich – A Mom’s Take

Pizza Waffle Taco – Stockpiling Moms

 

What are some of your favorite lunches to whip up at home that your preschooler or toddler loves?

Books to Read Before Starting Preschool

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Last night I went to a meeting at Charlie’s Preschool. I think he’ll be good to go and he’s super excited already. When I was working, Charlie went to daycare about once a month during the school year and once a week during the summer. He loved it and I know he’ll love going to preschool. Preschool for Charlie will be 2.5 hours a day twice a week. Although it’s not a daily thing, it’s definitely going to be a big change for him to have a schedule now.

Before preschool starts, we’re checking out some of these books to help with the change and prepare for preschool to start.

Back to School Lunches: PB&J Banana Dogs

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We don’t have to deal with packing lunches for school yet, but this year I’ll be picking Charlie up from Preschool just in time to get home for lunch. Whether you’re packing lunches for the kids to take to school or just looking for a quick and easy lunch to make at home, I think you’ll enjoy this recipe from eMeals.

eMeals delivers weekly meal plans right to your inbox! They even include a shopping list to make it a breeze getting ready for the week ahead!

Save 10% on Purex with Target Cartwheel

If you’re not familiar with Target’s Cartwheel savings app, you’re missing on out big savings at Target! It’s definitely one of my favorites because it’s so easy to use and the offers are great!

Get started on your Back-to-School shopping, with the help of some awesome coupons.

Now through the end of August, get 10% off any Purex detergent at Target stores with a #Cartwheel coupon!

Don’t forget you can stack Target mobile coupons, printable manufacturer coupons, Target printable coupons, and Target Cartwheel coupons for the most savings!

Frozen Sweet Treats for After School

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For some areas, like my sister in Kentucky, school is already back in session! We still have quite a bit of summer and those sticky hot days left, even after school goes back.

Thanks to eMeals, I’m sharing a popsicle treat with you today that will be an awesome surprise for the kiddos when they get home from school!

If you sign up for eMeals now, you can save 20% with discount code SCHOOL and you’ll receive a FREE Back to School Recipes Download with purchase of an eMeals subscription. Here’s a peek at the quality of recipes you’ll receive.

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Organic Coconut Blueberry Popsicle

Consign with Just Between Friends

I will be receiving a gift certificate to shop the sale and share with you all about Just Between Friends, but my love of consignment shopping and selling is all my own.

Driving around on a weekend right now, you see plenty of yard sales. I tried going to a few this past weekend and failed miserably. Like anyone that has children, we have a ton of things that are outgrown or simply not used anymore. I’d love to plan our own yard sale, but it’s really too much work for what I get out of it. That’s why I was so excited to find out about Just Between Friends of Middletown/Dover. They have seasonal sales where everyone can buy and sell gently used children’s items and maternity clothes.

Middletown Fall 2014 Sale (FREE PASS)
September 6th & 7th
Louis Redding Middle School
201 New Street, Middletown DE 19709
Consignor drop off is Sept 5th 6-9pm

Dover Fall 2014 Sale (FREE PASS)
October 11th & 12th
Polytech High School
823 Walnut Shade Rd. Dover, DE 19901
Consignor drop off is Oct 10th 6-9pm

Win Your Back to School List & Help Teachers

Thanks to Great Clips for sponsoring this post, but my love for supporting teachers is all my own.

I can’t believe it’s already time to start Back to School shopping! For us, Charlie is starting pre-school this year. I’m honestly not sure if we have to do any back to school shopping for him or not yet, but I’m sure we’ll find out at our meeting next month.

I do remember shopping when I was younger and we had to have all the Lisa Frank supplies. Remember them? Then as we got into high school, we were required to have that really expensive calculator. You know which one I’m talking about. I remember my father used his Dremel tool to etch my name into the back. If you lost that thing, big trouble!

Parents have to spend a lot of money getting their kids all the gear they need (and some they just want) for back to school. Great Clips is giving you the chance to win your back to school checklist! To enter, just upload a picture of your school supplies list to the #GREATLIST contest for your chance to win your entire list! There’s a new winner every day and prizes are shipped right to your front door. For complete details, please visit the #GREATLIST contest page.

If you win, not only will you save money by receiving your back to school supplies for free, but you won’t have to drag the kids out to the crowds for back to school shopping!

Shop zulily for Back to School

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I know it seems like summer just started, but soon enough kids will be heading back to school. This fall, Charlie will start Pre-School at the church two days a week, two and a half hours a day. It’s a great start for him.

Although he won’t need a lunch bag this year, zulily has some pretty awesome lunch and snack supplies. Look how cute some of this stuff is. There’s definitely something for your pre-schooler up through the college years!