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Take Note!

Back-to-School is a magical fun time rich with so many traditions.  School shopping, a return to routine, an exciting buzz of energy filled with nervous anticipation.  Whether your celebrate with a new back pack, a gift for teachers, uniforms, or brand new socks, these are the traditions your children will remember long into adulthood.

This month’s free printable download celebrates a tradition our team absolutely LOVES.  Lunchbox notes.  Each one can be personalized to relate to what’s happening right now in your child’s life – messages of appreciation, comfort, praise, and if need be, apology. Tuck in an occasional little treasure to add some sparkle to what may be a challenging day – a sucker, package of crayons, an invitation to join you for something special after school.

Notes to our kids are a great way for them to learn the value of the written word.  More importantly, it’s a message about how truly valuable they are to us.  We love this quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

The heart has its own memory, like the mind, and in it are enshrined the precious keepsakes, into which is wrought the giver’s loving thought.

Good luck in the coming school year.  Enjoy!

-the Paper Coterie

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  1. ing August 3, 2012 at 10:32 am

    thank you very much

    • Gabe November 3, 2012 at 6:42 pm

      For me, the more music I download for free, the more I umatlitely buy through services such as Beatport, Amazon and iTunes. There’s a correlation between free downloads and purchases.The less I download for free, the less I discover, and the less I buy.

  2. Amy C August 3, 2012 at 11:06 am

    These are fantastic! Thanks!

  3. Lori Phillips August 3, 2012 at 11:32 am

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!
    I always put a little note in my son’s lunch everyday…..
    these are amazing!
    Thanks again!!!!!

  4. Lisa R August 3, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Really, really adorable cards. It’s been a while since I left a note in my daughter’s lunch. She will love these!! Thank you!!

  5. Amy August 3, 2012 at 11:48 am

    these are wonderful. Thank you.

  6. Karen L. August 3, 2012 at 11:50 am

    Thanks so much for the cute lunch cards. Even though my daughter is in high school, I stamp her napkin every time she takes her lunch. These will be a fun diversion. They are really versatile too. I may even use them in my Project Life book.

  7. Kristie August 3, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    These look great, but the mediafire page says it’s not available right now?

  8. Jen August 3, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    Thank you so much! I can’t wait to send these notes in my sweet son’s backpack or lunch sack. Thank you Coterie. You’re #1!

    • ViieziiTa November 3, 2012 at 7:06 pm

      hey dude I reckon I’m doing snihtemog incorrect here can u help? I Downloaded it then opened fusion then went to that Options< set config< Sega Cd then I putted the bin file in the usa bio is there snihtemog I didn't do?

    • Oscar November 5, 2012 at 5:44 am

      mr. batric I had dolnowaded it from mediafire but its zip file when i try to install it my antivirus system found that a virus or unwanted pro.. trSPY.KeyLogger.91 was found in file .usersWMP 11- setup for Windows7.exe’. Mohamed-Egypt

  9. Diane August 3, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these notes! They will be great to put in my daughter’s lunch box. Maybe getting a surprise note will encourage her to bring from home more often!

  10. Amanda August 3, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    These are SO cute – I’m SURE that my kids will love them (and me :)
    Thank you for sharing!!

  11. blissmamaof3 August 3, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    These look fantastic! Unfortunately, the download is not working. Would you please send me the link? Thanks!!

  12. alisha August 3, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    these are amazing and perfect for my lunch-totin’ little girl! thanks so much!

  13. Charlotte Brodt August 3, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Thanks so much for these ADORABLE free printable lunchbox notes, I will most definitely be using some of these for my sweet baby boy that is starting Kindergarten in just a little over a week! Hopefully it will help brighten his day!

  14. Devon August 3, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    LOVE! Thanks!

  15. Diane August 3, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    Thank you so much!! Totally cute and awesome. :)

  16. Marilyn August 3, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    Love these! Thanks so much! My daughter looks forward to a daily note from me (or Daddy) in her lunch bag :)

  17. Kelli D August 3, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    I clicked on the image above, but got a message that read the file is not available. How can I download these? They are adorable and cute for lunches. Thanks.

  18. Laurie LaRose August 3, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    I often put notes in the Girls’ lunches, they’ll love these. Thanks!

  19. Heather Jenkins August 3, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Love them! Thanks so much!!

  20. April Tomerlin August 3, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    Just wanted to say thank you, will start adding one to my daughters backpack occasionally, thanks for sharing they are really special.

  21. Aleta August 3, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    When the box comes up that says its temporarily unavailable just click the download button. it will open up for you!!

  22. Christy August 3, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    The download isn’t working :-( They look great though!!

  23. Katie August 3, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    Is anyone else having a hard time getting the downloads to load? I’ve tried three times so far…

  24. MarleysMum August 3, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    Awwww, bummer. Can’t download them for some reason! But they are adorable and I’ll try again later :)

  25. viv August 3, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    download doesnt work :(

  26. Cheryl L. August 3, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    These notes are adorable…but I cannot get the download to work, not sure what is wrong…any suggestions on something different to try?? Thanks!

  27. Angela August 3, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    I love everything you do!! Thank u so much and I’m forwarding your site to all of my family & friends!!

  28. Melissa August 4, 2012 at 12:03 am

    They are so cute! Thank you so much, i am having trouble downloading them, is anyone else?

    • Melissa August 4, 2012 at 12:05 am

      gotem’ now, thank you again!

  29. Laurel August 4, 2012 at 1:04 am

    Awesome. Thanks!

  30. Kelly Garza August 4, 2012 at 2:09 am

    This link says not abailable – could you forward a pdf link?

  31. Julie August 4, 2012 at 3:42 am

    I can’t get the download to work. Seems to be a problem with Mediafire. Any suggestions? Thanks!

  32. libbywilko August 4, 2012 at 6:20 am

    These are great ! Thank you , my son will be thanking you too I’m sure :)

  33. Megg L. August 4, 2012 at 6:31 am

    thanks! love them

  34. Grace August 4, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    Love them… Thank U!!!!

  35. Christie August 4, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    This are really great! For some reason I can not get them to download. I have tried several times. Any tips?

    • Christie August 4, 2012 at 8:21 pm

      I got it! Yay!!!

  36. Frances August 5, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    These are beautiful. My 4 kids are going to love finding these in the lunch boxes. Thank you so much. Will you please let me know if you will be adding Ireland to your mailing list any time soon. Love your products xxx

  37. Zelia August 5, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    Any other way of getting these? Been trying for a few days now and it keeps asking me to come back later!!

  38. Susan August 5, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    I have been trying to download them all day with no luck. I am so bummed!!!

    • Susan August 5, 2012 at 11:40 pm

      It takes so long for it to load, and when it finally reaches the end it gives me some MediaFire message. I tried to just click on the Download button and I get a screen that says possible web threat.

  39. Amy Kirchhoff August 6, 2012 at 1:52 am

    Thank you for these sweet notes. They will be used. Also, I ordered a memory box. It’s – thankfully – larger in person that I thought it would be, which is awesome because I can fit more memorabilia from daughters’ newborn days in it. Beautiful product!

  40. Angie August 6, 2012 at 2:23 am

    These are super cute…However, I’ve been trying for two days now to download them and MediaFire keeps telling me they are temporarily unavailable. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  41. Jennifer August 6, 2012 at 2:54 am

    I have tried to download the wonderful free downloads you have given us and I just get the same response. Nothing to try again later. Is there a problem or something? I would love to get them. Thanks, Jennifer from sunny El Paso, Texas.

  42. Jenn August 6, 2012 at 11:38 am

    The printables are not working – the page keeps saying “temporarily unavailable”…

  43. mistysmornings.com August 6, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    Pinned it, Tweeted it and Printed it! Thank you :)

  44. Cheryl August 6, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    These are awesome. Thanks.

  45. papercoterie August 6, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    If you are having trouble getting the download to work it is a browser issue but if you just click on the green download button on the top it will download for you.

  46. Benita August 6, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Could you please send me this download as an attachement. My employer has it blocked. Thanks so much!!!

  47. txstgeorge August 7, 2012 at 9:47 am

    When I went to download these, the page was “temporarily unavailable.”

    • Elizabeth August 8, 2012 at 9:44 pm

      Mine says the same thing. Please email them to me as well. Thanks.

      • Elizabeth August 8, 2012 at 9:54 pm

        Ahhha. I got it. Hit the green download button when the mediafire thing comes up and it opens up the pdf. Strange how you have to do that but these are awesome and can’t wait to put them in their lunch, etc. Thanks

  48. Michele August 7, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Thank you for the lunch notes. I can’t wait to tuck them into my girls’ lunches. Have a great day.

  49. Raewyn August 7, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    oh how cute, thank you for sharing, hope its ok to pin these to pinterest

  50. Natalie August 7, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    Thank you! I had trouble downloading, too, but I followed your advice and hit the green ‘Download’ button and got it right away. These are adorable for kids, but funny to send with the hubs, too!

  51. Liz August 7, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    These are terrific. Thanks for sharing!

  52. Simone August 7, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    Got them ty they are so cute :)

  53. Sonja August 7, 2012 at 8:45 pm

    Thanks so much! My kids will really love these! Thanks for taking the time to put these together!

  54. Rochelle August 7, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    I can’t print it and I really really want to. Has anyone else had this problem?

  55. Katheryn August 7, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    Thank you so much for the free downloads. I can’t wait for school to start so I can use them.

    :)

  56. Jane August 8, 2012 at 12:50 am

    Thank you!!! These are awesome!

  57. Elizabeth August 8, 2012 at 3:44 am

    Love these. Just printed mine out!

  58. Liz August 8, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    These are adorable! Thank you!

  59. Jeanne August 9, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    These are awesome!! Thanks in advance for all of the smiles they will bring! :)

  60. Jan August 9, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    I’ve tried multiple times yesterday and today to download these, and every time it says “Media Fire is temporarily unavailable, please try again later.” Any suggestions???

  61. Debbie August 12, 2012 at 1:48 am

    thank you!

  62. Crystal August 12, 2012 at 3:06 am

    Can you send me these as well? The link is not working.

  63. Amy H August 13, 2012 at 1:03 am

    Cute but not when it doesn’t work ;-(

  64. Amy Hadden August 14, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    Hello,
    These are sweet, I really like the top 10 list.
    I post free printable lunch notes every day on my site, http://littlelunchnotes.com/. Jokes, fun facts, etc. – please take a look.

  65. ss September 14, 2012 at 7:57 am

    Every time I go to try to download these, i get an error on Media Fire. Does anyone else get that? It says temporarily unavailable.

  66. Tracy B September 19, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    WOow… I love it!!! Thank You So Much!! keep up the good work!

  67. Kristy September 20, 2012 at 1:32 am

    Thank you! These are great :)

  68. Laura Crowe September 20, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Doesn’t work for me either :( Any help?

    • papercoterie September 24, 2012 at 5:32 am

      Could you e-mail support@papercoterie.com so we can make sure you are able to download it?

      • Rabiye November 5, 2012 at 5:42 am

        Hey, I used the link you included and doowanlded the rar file for WMP 11 for Win 7, but the executable file is not extracting. Only the instructions text file is showing up in the folder I produced. I assume something’s blocking the extraction, but what?

  69. Leticia November 12, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    We live in Montreal and my daughters go to French school (where they’re not allowed to speak English). It would be so nice to have those in French…

  70. Rheea February 5, 2013 at 2:51 am

    Thank you! These are so adorable. :)