There is only 3 days left before my babygirl starts kindergarten. I never thought the day would come, honestly I can’t believe that she starts her first day of school in only 3 days. My daughter is definitely ready for it. She has been in preschool for the last 2 years. I had her in morning preschool 3x a week. Also in swimming lessons and 4 cats art academy. These are things I would like for her to keep at but I don’t want to over load her with activities. I have my daughter in kinder-care, which is before school care it starts at 845am to 1225pm. Then she goes to her kindergarten class at 1225 to 3pm. Busy day for her. I have stayed home with my daughter since she was born. Well I work part time as a RCA in that whole time I was always there to bring her to all her activities. My husband and I have alternate schedules which means he has a great 9 to 5pm job Monday to Friday. I on the other hand work weekends and some holidays. Now that our daughter is starting kindergarten I would like to get away from working weekends. It breaks my heart to have her in school all week then when she’s home on the weekends I’m at work. In my area of work it’s really hard to find Monday to Friday day shifts permanently.
Anyway getting back to kindergarten. I recently went to the grocery store to get all the wonderful healthy nutritious snacks for her to have while at school. I also want to keep it simple and easy when getting her lunches and snacks ready the night before.
One really cool recipe is mock sushi. You buy whole wheat tortilla wraps (the green tortilla wraps are fun because they kinda look like the seaweed),cucumber,avocado,carrots,zucchini,orange peppers and cream cheese. I buy garlic and herb cream cheese buts it’s up to you. I usually cut all the veggies julienne style easier to roll up. I cover the whole tortilla with cream cheese the I put in cucumber,peppers and avocado. Roll it up and slice into 3/4 inch wheels. Mix it up with the veggies too. Sometimes I’ll have just cucumber in one roll and shredded carrot in another roll. Plus you’ll have left over wheels for the next day or a great snack for after school.
Protecting your child from viruses can be tough especially with all the news about H1N1. Teaching my daughter proper hand washing skills and keeping her aware of how to protect herself from others germs by showing her proper ways of covering up her mouth when coughing and sneezing. It really starts at home if your doing all the things that your showing your child you become a great role model by setting a good example. I purchased a travel size hand sanitizer (alcohol-free) bottle for her to keep in her lunch bag. That’s another protective measure to ensure that she’s a bit more protected. Which gives me some peace of mind.
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