Can you believe it?! In just 24 hours the kids will begin their FIRST DAY of the 2018-19 school year. This year we will have a 2nd grader and Kindergartener. They are both so excited. Backpacks are packed, lunch boxes are out – and with all of the excitement comes the hyper organization mode that I go into! It’s meal prep, list making, planner highlighting time!
But first, yesterday we took to our nutfreemomblog insta for some quick pics that that I will share here of us building out the annual nut-free box for Chloe’s classroom. This box ensures that she ALWAYS has a safe snack at school. Our #1 rule is NO EATING SHARED TREATS, unless they have been pre-approved by Mom or Dad. We have been doing this since the end of 4K when a treat was shared (chocolate based) and Chloe had an anaphylactic reaction at school and had to be rushed to the ER in an ambulance.

We chose an array of safe snacking for her box this year. Treats include:

• Made Good Mini granola packs – Costco
• Hostess Ding Dongs – HyVee
• YumEarth Organic Fruit Snacks – Amazon
• FreeToBe SunCups – HyVee
• Annie’s Rice Krispie Treats – HyVee
• Enjoy Life Chocolate Bar – HyVee

We label the box clearly, talk with the teacher about where to store it, and use it as often as needed. There are pleny of treats, so she enjoys sharing with classmates as needed.
Have a great start to the school year – we are all currently battling head colds, fingers crossed a day of rest and lots of fluids helps us kick this bug!
Target find of the week – $5 for those first + last day pics! It’s chalk so I can use it for both kids tomorrow 🙂