Christmas Countdown Lunch Notes: Free Printable

Ho, ho, ho!

Tis the season where your kids ask every 5 minutes how many days until Christmas! Before you can reply for the umpteenth time, one of them will volunteer a response. Then they argue about whether or not that is correct or not. Then mommy ~~yells at~~ patiently instructs them to stop yelling at each other. Ahem. I’m only guessing that happens at…other people’s houses? Surely not at mine.

Out of all that fa-la-la and holly-jolly came these printable Christmas countdown lunch notes created by me just for you.

To simplify the printing process, I left the number off of the printable. (I’m still loving my new Epson printer, by the way!) You can just fill the number in like I did…or leave it blank and let your kids guess. 😉

While my kids LOVE Christmas Day, I think part of what makes Christmas so magical is the built-up to the big day. This is just one simple way to keep the excitement alive and is a fun spin on the traditional advent calendar.

A few weeks ago I was in a rush and asked the kids if they really needed lunch notes that particular day. (Keep in mind my son is in kindergarten. While he can read some things and I try to keep his notes to words that he knows, he’s not a fluent reader yet.) Much to my surprise my children paused in the middle of a bite of ~~Cookie Crisp cereal~~ their healthy, well-rounded breakfast to tell me how they couldn’t possibly function without a lunch note. Okay, that’s what I HEARD. What they actually said, was “YES, MOM! WE NEED A NOTE.”

It was a good reminder to me that the simple act of connecting with my kids via a lunch note is a great way to demonstrate my love for them. It’s a bit of comfort in what otherwise might be a hectic, overwhelming day. Someday they might pack their own lunches (please, oh please) and I’ll miss this low-tech connection with them.

I’m happy to share the lunch note love today! Here’s the free printable in a jpeg format. If you have problems opening it, let me know!