How to organize kids school lunches for the week
When both of my kids started going to school, I realized I needed to come up with a system of organization for school lunches. We used to struggle each night trying to decide, last minute, what to pack for lunch. It was always stressful. Therefore, I wanted to avoid the lunchmaking stress and get everything mostly ready beforehand. Below, I’ll share with you my school lunches organization system.
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Here’s my School Lunches Organization System for Weekly Lunches.
First, I bought 2 of those soft hanging shoe organizers and hung them up in the laundry room. Next to the hanging organizers I have small cube shelves to create a workplace for packing lunches. We also use the top of the shelf for the kids to drop off their backpacks when they come in the house. Then, behind the shelves I hung a whiteboard.
Each Sunday, I put together all of the non-refrigerated items in the shoe rack (by day). I try to include one fruit type item (apple, fruit cup, etc.), one type of chips or crackers, one dessert, and one bag for snacks. On the whiteboard I write the additional refrigerated items (organized by child’s name and day of week). This includes yogurts, sandwiches, and other items that should not be left out. If I can make or set out the items ahead of time, I go ahead to do this and place them in the extra fridge we have in our laundry room. If there’s anything I have to wait to make that day, I underline it on the whiteboard. That’s my cue or reminder. The green marker indicates their snack for that day.
Overall, the system seems to be working out well. I have been doing this now for almost 3 years. It’s a lot of work on Sunday, but it prevents a stress during the week.
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What about you? Do you have a system you use to organize school lunches? Please share it or provide a link to your blog post.