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Back to School | FREE Lunch Notes for Kids

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July 5, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Crafts, Facebook, Free, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

FREE Lunch Notes

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Going from having the kids daily over summer to a 7+ hour school day, is a bit exhilarating but also a bit saddening. I admit there is a point in the day where I think about what are they doing, how are they feeling, did they finish their lunch, etc. During the school year, one of the best ways I connect with my kids is school notes – they love them too! Sometimes I find my older daughter packing my younger child’s school lunch and tossing in a note so that she feels special. It truly is a pick-up.

I have a drawer full of school notes. We offered these Back to School Free Printable Lunch Notes and I have picked up others too. You can print it out on paper and toss after use or laminate them and use them over and over. The paper ones are easy to write a note on the back, the laminated ones hold well in the lunch boxes for re-use. I attach a post-it note to them so I can add my own special message.

Directions:

1.) Download your FREE Lunch Notes (see below).

2.) Print on an 8 1/2 by 11 paper (card stock is my preference)

3.) Optional: Laminate using a home laminator. (This is is the Scotch Laminator that I have.)

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Back to School Snack | Chalkboard Cookies & Edible Chalk

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July 9, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

Chalkboard Cookies with Edible Chalk

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It’s just about here, Back to School Season and we are so excited over these Chalkboard Cookies with Edible Chalk! They make a perfect first week of school snack, perhaps surprise the kids after the first day of school! We also think they would be a fun classroom treat!

Ingredients:

Sugar cookies –

Black icing-

Chalk –

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl beat together your softened butter and sugar.
Now mixing your egg and vanilla.
Then mix in your flour and salt.
Form into a large dough ball, wrap, and set in the fridge for 1 hour.
Roll your dough out with a rolling pin and use a cookie cutter to cut out your shapes (add a little extra flour if it gets too sticky.)
Place your cookie dough shapes onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Bake your cookies for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Let your cookies cool.
While your cookies are cooling, in a large mixing bowl, mix together your powdered sugar, milk, light corn syrup and, almond extract, and black food coloring in until you have a thick icing.
Pour your icing into a decorating bottle.
Now in a small microwave safe bowl, heat your white chocolate wafers on 50% power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
Scoop your melted white chocolate into a plastic bag and cut the corner off.
Squeeze your white chocolate into your large plastic straws and set them in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Now use your decorating bottle to outline your cookies with your black frosting, and then fill them in.
Use a toothpick to push on some end of the straw to push our your fake chalk and break into small chalk size pieces.

Back to School Snack | Chalkboard Cookies

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

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2 Cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup softened butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 drops black liquid gel food coloring
Smoothie straws
Wilton white chocolate melting candy

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Instructions

In a large mixing bowl beat together your softened butter and sugar.
Now mixing your egg and vanilla.
Then mix in your flour and salt.
Form into a large dough ball, wrap, and set in the fridge for 1 hour.
Roll your dough out with a rolling pin and use a cookie cutter to cut out your shapes (add a little extra flour if it gets too sticky.)
Place your cookie dough shapes onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Bake your cookies for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Let your cookies cool.
While your cookies are cooling, in a large mixing bowl, mix together your powdered sugar, milk, light corn syrup and, almond extract, and black food coloring in until you have a thick icing.
Pour your icing into a decorating bottle.
Now in a small microwave safe bowl, heat your white chocolate wafers on 50% power for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
Scoop your melted white chocolate into a plastic bag and cut the corner off.
Squeeze your white chocolate into your large plastic straws and set them in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Now use your decorating bottle to outline your cookies with your black frosting, and then fill them in.
Use a toothpick to push on some end of the straw to push our your fake chalk and break into small chalk size pieces.

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We also are crazy about our most recent food craft – Apple OREO Pops. Pin to Pinterest.

Back to School Snack | Apple OREO Pops

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July 9, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Summer

Apple OREO Pops

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Apples, School Buses, Chalkboards…. everything back to school. When it gets close to August, I get so excited about all things back to school – maybe it’s the former teacher in me. These Apple OREO Pops are so exciting as a first week of school snack, perhaps surprise the kids after the first day of school!

Ingredients:

Supplies:

Directions:

Separate your OREOs in half.
In a small microwave safe bowl, melt your chocolate melts on 50% power for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
Dip an end of a lollipop stick into your melted chocolate and place the stick onto one half of your OREO.
Add another dot of melted chocolate to the center of your Oreo on top of your lollipop stick and sandwich your cookie back together.
Let the cookies sit for about 10 minutes.
Roll out your green fondant into dime sized balls and shape into a small leaf.
Use the end of a knife to indent leaf lines into your leaves.
Break each pretzel in about 4 pieces to use for Apple stems.
Now hold your stick and dip your OREO into your melted chocolate, using a small spoon to make sure you cover the entire OREO.
Lay your chocolate covered OREOs onto a piece of parchment paper.
Place a fondant leaf and chocolate pretzel piece on the top of each OREO.
Once all your OREOs are covered transfer to a new piece of parchment paper and set in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Back to School Snack | Apple OREO Pops

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

OREOs (not double stuffed)
Wilton Red Candy Melts
Green Fondant
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Parchment Paper
Small Microwave Safe Bowl
Small Spoon
Lollipop Sticks
Kitchen Knife

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Instructions

Separate your OREOs in half.
In a small microwave safe bowl, melt your chocolate melts on 50% power for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
Dip an end of a lollipop stick into your melted chocolate and place the stick onto one half of your OREO.
Add another dot of melted chocolate to the center of your Oreo on top of your lollipop stick and sandwich your cookie back together.
Let the cookies sit for about 10 minutes.
Roll out your green fondant into dime sized balls and shape into a small leaf.
Use the end of a knife to indent leaf lines into your leaves.
Break each pretzel in about 4 pieces to use for Apple stems.
Now hold your stick and dip your OREO into your melted chocolate, using a small spoon to make sure you cover the entire OREO.
Lay your chocolate covered OREOs onto a piece of parchment paper.
Place a fondant leaf and chocolate pretzel piece on the top of each OREO.
Once all your OREOs are covered transfer to a new piece of parchment paper and set in the freezer for 10 minutes.

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We also are crazy about our Back to School Apple Cupcakes – how could you not be? Pin to Pinterest.

Back to School Rice Krispie Treats

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July 9, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Back to School Series, Crafts, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe

Back to School Rice Krispie Treats

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We shared with you so many wonderful and easy Back to School Kid’s Snack Ideas. How about these fun Rice Krispie Treats?! These treats would be perfect to make for the class the first week of school. In true Back to School fashion, they’re decorated with bright primaries and embellished with edible decorations! You could also package them individually and sell at a Bake Sale Fundraiser! Rice Krispie Treats are so easy, your kids will love to help you make them. A quick tip: Put a little butter on your hands before you press them into the pan, they won’t stick to your hands. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter
Two 10 oz. bags of mini marshmallows
10 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 cup Wilton red melting chips
1/8 cup Wilton blue melting chips
1/8 cup Wilton green melting chips
1/8 cup Wilton yellow melting chips
Wilton edible Apple decorations
Optional: Wilton edible ABC’s decorations

Directions:

Line a 9×12 pan with foil and spray with Pam. Set aside.
In a large sauce pan, melt butter over low heat.
And marshmallows to the melted butter, stirring constantly.
Once marshmallows are melted, remove from heat and stir in the cereal and salt until well-coated.
Using a rubber spatula, transfer the Rice Krispies to prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly.
Cool completely in pan.
With a metal spatula, loosen the Rice Krispies from the pan. Invert the Rice Krispies onto a plate.
Let cool completely before cutting into 8-12 even pieces.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton red chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton blue chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton green chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton yellow chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Before icing dries, firmly apply Wilton edible Apple decorations and ABC’s to each Rice Krispies bar.

ENJOY!

Back to School Rice Krispie Treats

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

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1 cup (2 sticks) butter
Two 10 oz. bags of mini marshmallows
10 cups Rice Krispies cereal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 cup Wilton red melting chips
1/8 cup Wilton blue melting chips
1/8 cup Wilton green melting chips
1/8 cup Wilton yellow melting chips
Wilton edible Apple decorations
Optional: Wilton edible ABC’s decorations

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Instructions

Line a 9×12 pan with foil and spray with Pam. Set aside.
In a large sauce pan, melt butter over low heat.
And marshmallows to the melted butter, stirring constantly.
Once marshmallows are melted, remove from heat and stir in the cereal and salt until well-coated.
Using a rubber spatula, transfer the Rice Krispies to prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly.
Cool completely in pan.
With a metal spatula, loosen the Rice Krispies from the pan. Invert the Rice Krispies onto a plate.
Let cool completely before cutting into 8-12 even pieces.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton red chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton blue chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton green chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Microwave 1/8 cup of Wilton yellow chocolate melts for 30 seconds. Stir until completely melted. Drizzle over three Rice Krispies bars.
Before icing dries, firmly apply Wilton edible Apple decorations and ABC’s to each Rice Krispies bar.

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Just to add a touch of fun – grab these FREE Printable Lunch Notes. I think the best way to allow these to last is to laminate them at the start of the school year. This is my favorite laminator (by far) – so worth the low price!

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Project Lunchbox Intro – Pin It
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Theme – Pin It
Bug Lunch Theme – Pin It
Birthday Lunch Theme – Pin It
FREE Printable Lunch Notes – Pin It
Keep Calm and Teach On FREE Printable and Pencil Vase – Pin It
Face Fruit and Food Stickers and FREE Lunch Notes – Pin It
FREE First day of School Printables – Pin It
FREE Last Day of School too – Pin It)
DIY Welcome Back to School Apple Lunch Sack Craft – Pin It
DIY Uncrustables Sandwiches – Pin It

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Back to School Apple Cupcakes

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August 3, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Back to School Series, Crafts, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe

Apple Cupcakes

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Can you believe we are already talking back to school?! Beyond supplies and everything else that comes with starting school again, getting teachers a little treat to begin the school year is a great idea! Why not make them something? Any teacher would love these adorable cupcakes made to look like an apple! Make a tray of them and put in the Teacher’s Lunchroom or Main Office. They’re so easy to make and will be a huge hit! My kids would agree that a few set aside to enjoy after school on the first day is a good idea too!

Cake Ingredients:

1 box White Cake Mix + box ingredients
Red Cupcake Liners

Frosting Ingredients:

1 cup softened Butter
3 cup Powdered Sugar
3 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
Red Food Coloring
Red Sparkling Sugar
12 Tootsie Roll Midgies
Green Fruit Rollups or Green M&Ms

Directions:

Preheat oven and line muffin tins with paper liners.
Prepare batter according to box directions.
Fill liners 2/3 full and bake according to box directions for cupcakes.
Allow to cool completely.
Whip butter and vanilla for until fluffy.
Gradually add powdered sugar.
Add milk until you reach desired consistency.
Add food coloring to acheive pink/red color.
Frost each cupcake.
Sprinkle with red sparkling sugar.
Insert Tootsie Roll in middle to make stem.
If using Rollups, cut 2 leaves for each cupcake and put in place or if using M&Ms, place 2 M&Ms to represent leaves.

Back to School Apple Cupcakes

Author: Ashley from Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

Scale

1 box White Cake Mix + box ingredients
Red Cupcake Liners
1 cup softened Butter
3 cup Powdered Sugar
3 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
Red Food Coloring
Red Sparkling Sugar
1 cup softened Butter
3 cup Powdered Sugar
3 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
Red Food Coloring
Red Sparkling Sugar

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Instructions

Preheat oven and line muffin tins with paper liners.
Prepare batter according to box directions.
Fill liners 2/3 full and bake according to box directions for cupcakes.
Allow to cool completely.
Whip butter and vanilla for until fluffy.
Gradually add powdered sugar.
Add milk until you reach desired consistency.
Add food coloring to acheive pink/red color.
Frost each cupcake.
Sprinkle with red sparkling sugar.
Insert Tootsie Roll in middle to make stem.
If using Rollups, cut 2 leaves for each cupcake and put in place or if using M&Ms, place 2 M&Ms to represent leaves.

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Don’t forget these Back to School Kid’s Snack Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

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Check out these other Back to School Frugal Coupon Living FREEBIES and Crafts:

More in our Back to School Series – Project Lunchbox!

Project Lunchbox Intro – Pin It
ABC School Days Theme – Pin It
Shark Week Lunch Theme – Pin It
Camping Theme Lunch – Pin It
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Theme – Pin It
Bug Lunch Theme – Pin It
Birthday Lunch Theme – Pin It
FREE Printable Lunch Notes – Pin It
Keep Calm and Teach On FREE Printable and Pencil Vase – Pin It
Face Fruit and Food Stickers and FREE Lunch Notes – Pin It
FREE First day of School Printables – Pin It
FREE Last Day of School too – Pin It)
DIY Welcome Back to School Apple Lunch Sack Craft – Pin It
DIY Uncrustables Sandwiches – Pin It

Also check out Back to School Deals on Frugal Coupon Living.

Disney Store: FREE Shipping & 50% Off Back to School Gear!

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August 9, 2015 by Frugal Coupon Living Writers Filed Under: Back To School

We have a couple of great offers available from the Disney Store through the end of today (8/9). Get free shipping on ANY order with purchase of Disney Parks Authentic Merchandise. Just use the Promotion Code PARKFREE at checkout. Also, right now grab 50% off Back to School gear. No need to use a promo code to get this discount as the price already shows the discount. Prices start at just $3.47, lunch bags are $7.47 and backpacks can be found for as low as $11.47! You can’t beat these prices!

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Back to School Haircuts | JC Penney $10 Cut for Kids

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August 3, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Back To School, Beauty, Kids, Online Shopping

Have you made hair appointments for your kids before school starts? Maybe you’re talented enough to cut their hair yourself (not me)!

See below for some deals on going out to get it cut or finding clippers to do it yourself:

JC Penney – $10 haircuts

OR, Do it yourself:

Wahl 79524-5201 Chrome Pro 25 Piece Complete Haircutting Kit – $26.99 from $68.99
- Complete haircutting kit with multi-cut clipper
- Top of the line powerful multi-cut clipper with comfort grip, premium dura-chrome finish and taper control for adjusting the length you want to cut
- Compact battery operated s-trimmer with contoured shape for easy handling, perfect for touch-up or giving your haircut that pro look
- Wahl exclusive clipper attachments and accessories
- 4.1 stars

Professional Hair Cutting & Thinning Scissors Shears Hairdressing Set – For Girls – $8.71 shipped

Find more Hair Clippers and Hair Scissors on Amazon!

And take a look at How-To Haircutting Books!

Head to Amazon for a look or get those appointments scheduled!

Find more Amazon Deals and Back to School Deals on Frugal Coupon Living.

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FREE Back to School Printables

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August 2, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back to School Series, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Free, Instagram, Pinterest, Seasonal, Social Media

Preparing for the first day of school? Grab these free back to school printables. This list includes first day of school gifts for teachers, first day of school signs, back to school worksheets, free lunch note printables, back to school checklist, school fonts, DIY school supplies and more.

The kids have been home for a few months playing, exploring and growing and it’s time to head back to school. Make it memorable with these FREE Back to School Printables! A new classroom, supplies, clothes, the list goes on and it can be overwhelming. Check out the checklists that will help you keep it all together. You don’t have to be super crafty to make your ‘1st Day of’ photos fabulous, just print any one of these adorable graphics for your child to pose with on their first day and you’ll have that sweet memory forever. From fonts to labels, Teacher Gifts and more these printables have you covered!

Get the kids excited and have little fun collecting school supplies with a Back to School Scavenger hunt! 20 fun Back to School Themed treasure hunt riddles. This at home scavenger hunt leads them through a series of clues to collect their back to school supplies.