I wanted to let my son know that I was thinking of him while he was learning at school.
When my son started Kindergarten, he was so excited and confident. I knew I wanted to surprise him with a little note to let him know I was thinking about him on his new exciting adventure. I turned to the internet and found a variety of fun printables that I could print at home whenever I needed to. He LOVED those little notes. He could not read the simple message at first, but was still excited to see the little pictures. In the beginning he would run in the house after school and ask, “Mommy what did today’s note say” and I would take out the note from his lunchbox and read it with him. After repeating the note a few times, he would tell me what it said. I had no idea those little lunch notes would turn into a fun reading lesson. On the occasion I would forget to put a note in his lunchbox, he would always remind me by sadly saying, “Mommy, you didn’t put a note in my lunchbox today.” I thought to myself, WOW! He really looks forward to my little notes each day.
As those printables were great for Kindergarten and First grade, I found myself always printing and cutting because they didn’t last. As a busy working Mom, I didn’t always have the time or energy to make a new batch. Knowing how much fun the notes were for him, I needed to find a sturdy and reusable lunchbox note. I once again turned to the internet and just couldn’t find what I was looking for, so the idea of NoteZee was born!!