первый раз в первый класс

[murzik]

hey, question for moms who are already sending their kids to K and up. since i am about to send my little one to K, am having "back-to-school" panic attack. do you give them a separate lunch or stick it in the back-pack. if you give a separate lunch sack, what are the good qualities to look for? if you put it inside the back-pack, what brands to

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[zoinamama]

I've been eying this one (pricey though)

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/planet-box-lunchbox-bts2011/?pkey=dshop-all-lunch-bags

[murzik]

interesting, but might be too expensive for the first run.

[lentochka]

I am also sending my older to K this year

[murzik]

ok, thanks, i was looking at the thermos brands to begin with, they have a few hot food lunch jars. i like the water bottle, will give it a shot. is it easy to clean?

[lentochka]

I just put everything in the dishwasher :)

[murzik]

fair game, i stick almost everything except my nice knives in the dishwasher.

[ira_k]

we have been packing lunches since pre-K, so some experience there

[ira_k]

PS target's lunch box fits into the LLBean backpack perfectly :)

[murzik]

excellent, thanks for the input. will seek out the thermos lunch box, it makes sense. there is a system called easylunches, they have a box with three compartments so you don't need to stack too many containers and to keep track of the lids all the time. didn't get it yet, was planning to go to local japanese store, something like DaisoJapan, and see if they have something we like, the japanese are really impressive at packing lunches for the kids.
as for hot food, i was hoping to give him soup on occasion, because this is what we have been eating for lunches, or something warm, like mac-n-cheese and hot dogs, he is not much of a tuna salad person, and as for sandwiches, most likely to eat only grilled cheese and peanutbutter-jelly ones.

[ira_k]

it so happened that our son is not a "one container with compartments kind of guy" :) we tried them. He prefers separate ones. Also no soup and hot lunches for us...even kotletki that we give are cold :)

Again, in our school there wasn't a microwave and teachers weren't involved in warming up lunches, however, some parents were still packing soup in a thermos.

So it all depends on a kid :)) that' why knowing what and how will be eaten is important before investing into the Japanese model:))))

Good luck!

[murzik]

that is impressive, though i bet my son will loose it on the first outing.