Printable lunchbox notes for kids: 120 jokes, riddles and kind words

Printable lunchbox notes for kids with 120 original messages to tuck into a lunch: words of encouragement, sweet notes for little ones, notes for older kids, silly jokes, riddles with answers on the back, would you rather questions, fill-in love notes and notes for big days. The 21 page PDF comes in US Letter and A4 as an instant download.

There are 8 notes on each page with dashed lines for cutting, plus blank notes and pretty note backs. Nothing is shipped.

How these printable lunchbox notes brighten the day

Each morning, choose a note, sign the Love line and place it on top of the lunch. Midway through a busy day, your child finds a small hello from home. All jokes and riddles were written for this set and are safe for kids, and since every note has a number from 1 to 120, it is easy to remember which ones you have used.

Riddles and would you rather questions close with tell me tonight, so pickup or dinner turns into an easy conversation. Once all 120 are gone, simply print them again, and use the fill-in and blank notes whenever you want to write something personal.

Who these lunch box notes are for

• Grandparents, dads and moms who pack lunches and want to send some love to school, camp or daycare
• Little ones who just started school and miss home at lunch
• Tweens and older kids who still enjoy a riddle or a funny joke, even if they claim to be too old for notes
• Families wanting an easy dinner conversation starter with riddles and would you rather questions
• Anyone heading into a test week, a birthday or another big day

Design and printing

• Soft blush pink details on white pages, light on ink
• Roomy margins, so home printers will not crop anything
• Portrait layout, in 8.5 by 11 inch US Letter and 210 by 297 mm A4
• Eight notes per page, each about 90 x 50 mm (3.5 x 2 in), small enough for a backpack pocket or lunchbox, separated by dashed cut lines
• Every note carries a number from 1 to 120 and a tiny blush pink heart
• No dates, so the notes work in any school year and can be reprinted any time

Inside the printable lunchbox notes: 21 pages

1. 1Cover showing what is inside, with lines naming the child the notes are for and the person packing them
2. 2How to use the notes in 4 quick steps (print, cut, sign, pack), a guide to what sits on each page, how to print riddle answers double sided, tips from one parent to another and room for family favorites
3. 3 to 416 encouraging notes, like kindness is your superpower and you are braver than you feel today, each with a Love line for your signature
4. 5 to 616 short, sweet notes for little kids that are easy to read aloud, like every lunch comes with a hug inside
5. 7 to 816 notes for older kids that are warm without being too mushy, like lunch fact: you are loved
6. 9 to 1124 original lunch jokes, each with its punchline printed beneath
7. 12 to 1516 original riddles printed on the even pages (12 and 14), with answers on the odd pages (13 and 15) that line up when printed behind them
8. 16 to 1716 would you rather questions, from a treehouse or a castle to a pet unicorn or a pet dragon
9. 188 fill-in love notes with prompts to complete, such as today I hope you, I was so proud of you when and I love you because
10. 198 big day notes for the first day, a test, a birthday, a game, a field trip, a speaking day, the last day and Friday
11. 208 blank notes with lines and a Love line for your own words
12. 218 note backs reading a little note for you, open at lunch, to print behind any page of notes

Files you will download

• Lunchbox Notes in US Letter, a 21 page PDF
• Lunchbox Notes in A4, a 21 page PDF
• Read Me First, a brief PDF guide to printing

How to download and print

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• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The PDF is made for printing at home or by a print shop. The notes cannot be edited, so you sign or fill them in by hand.
• You receive a digital file only. No package is sent.
• Colors on paper may look a bit different than on your screen.
• For your own personal use. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will sort it out quickly.
• Every note is in English and uses US spelling.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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