I might not be making lunch notes much anymore, but I ran out of gift tags for my young nieces and nephews, so I broke out the old Exacto knife and cut up some blank index cards into dino tags.
Now that the kids are in high school and college, I almost never pack a lunch anymore, which is why this Tumblr is dormant nowadays. But today Beth, age 15, wanted to take some of our Thai left...
Three more Halloween-Christmas mashup lunchnotes: Franken-elf, Frosty the Grim Snow Reaper, and Rudolph the Dead-Nosed Reindeer. And don’t forget Zombie Clause , posted a few days ago.
Santa Clause versus Zombie Clause… who will win? (This one was commissioned by Beth, age 8.)
F.P.E. – First Person Eater.
The Book Monster! She eats books with her eyes!
The leaves are turning!
STEPHEN BLURRY PLAYED BETTER AFTER HE GOT CONTACTS AND CHANGED HIS NAME…. This is a bad joke that is only funny because Luke, age 11, just got contacts for the first time. Or maybe it’s not ...
PUT THE YIN-YANG TOGETHER! And then spin it, I guess.
“EYE” LOVE YOU! It’s all in the reflection.
HAS ANYONE SEEN MY INVISIBLE BASKETBALL? It’s not there, really.
“THIS IS MY COMMAND—BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS! DO NOT BE AFRAID OR DISCOURAGED. FOR THE THE LORD YOUR GOD IS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.” —Joshua 1:9
SMIRKED ALMOND. None of this smoked almond stuff, please. We only have sarcastic nuts in this house.
SQUEEZE THE BIRD’S HEAD AND SHE WILL SQUAWK! This is about as violent as our lunchnotes get, I suppose.
SUPER ROBOT CAT SAYS, ENJOY YOUR LUNCH! Looks yummy!
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LEARN REGARDLESS OF YOUR TEACHERS. My father taught me this, and it’s true.
DAY 2! YOU’RE AWESOME, SO BE AWESOME TODAY! For Beth’s second day of school, of course.
ONE. TWO. TWO DAYS DOWN! For Luke’s second day of school, obviously.
DAY 1 — HAVE FUN! This one was for Beth’s first day of third grade.
THE NEW SHOE FROM ADIDAS… DAY ONE …FOR FIRST STEPS. You’re awesome, so be awesome! This one was for Luke’s first day of seventh grade.