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If the kids plan to buy lunch or even just milk at school, organize envelopes with the correct amount of money for each child for each day during the week. Do this on a Saturday to avoid scrambling during the week for the right amount of change. Alternately, you could fill the envelopes and put them in the book bag each night, particularly if your little one might lose the envelope clutched in his or her little hands.