Lunchbox look - May 12 - 16, 2014

The school year is winding down, and so too is my lunch-making. This was a rather lackluster week, but I have big plans for the last week of school next week!

Birthday leftovers! The Thermos container is closed (I didn't want to lose the heat in the chilly morning), but inside is leftover spaghetti with meat sauce and Parmesan cheese. The side container holds orange slices and snap peas. The cutest thing about this lunch is the fork/spoon - ha!

Hello Kitty! PBJ with sprinkle details (that's an Easter egg sprinkle for her nose) plus snap peas and a container with sunflower seeds in the top container, and a whole mess of strawberries in the second layer. The loaf of bread I bought this week was especially light, so Hello Kitty looks more lifelike than usual, if that's even a thing.

Frogs! I hadn't used this container in a while, so it was time to pull it out. The mini frog sandwiches are made with a bear cutter, with jumbo eyes in the ear spaces. The fruit leather tongue is my favorite. The top layer also has Goldfish, a strawberry, cheese cubes and grapes. The bottom layer has all the moist items - steamed broccoli and baby carrots, plus a silicone suitcase with a piece of Easter chocolate.

Picket fence! I will definitely be revisiting this theme with a darker piece of bread and more thoughtful cutting of the pickets, but I think it's charming even as it is. PBJ with Swiss cheese fence, snap pea stalks and sprinkle flowers. There's also more snap peas, cheese, grapes and strawberries, plus a container with chocolate-covered sunflower seeds.

Legos! This was definitely a hodgepodge meal. On the left are leftover homemade chips from dinner. The green Lego box is filled with strawberries. Next are black grapes on picks, celery sticks (only the top one is slathered with peanut butter), cheese cubes and turkey slices. A mini juice container tucks neatly at the end, which is a good thing since this is a very large box. For a Friday treat, I filled a dog container with a scoop of pudding.

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Lunchbox look - May 5 - 9, 2014

Here's what was in the box this week:

Minnie! Late on Sunday night when I'm packing Monday's lunch, I often reach for easy-to-fill boxes like this one. PBJ, strawberry hearts, snap peas and baby carrots, and cheese crackers and raisins.

Kitty love! I like how this turned out, adding sprinkles inside the cutouts. Cheese cubes, PBJ, broccoli, carrots, Goldfish and a teensy strawberry. I also sent a sidecar of watermelon.

Happy! Four little sandwiches, each with their own personality! PBJ and PBH sandwiches plus Goldfish, snap peas, a carved cucumber and box with a few M&Ms. The second tier was full of strawberries.

I call this a Crunchable, a homemade Lunchable, and nothing could be easier! Four silicone cups (these ones are shaped like tea cups), each with a different food group. Triscuits and crackers; carrots and snap peas; mini meatballs and a container of gummies; orange slices.

Birthday! My favorite lunch of the year to make! Panda sandwich with sprinkle eyes and a party hat. There's also cheese cubes, snap peas, carrots, watermelon (the lunchbox lid contains a fork), orange slices and cheese crackers.

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Lunchbox look - April 28 - May 2, 2014

Sick days and teacher in-services made for another short week of lunch-making. Here's what I made:

Anna! Not my most realistic replica, but her little swatch of white hair makes me happy! PBJ in a jumbo silicone cup. Mini "toast" crackers, golden tomatoes on a leaf pick, Easter candy, strawberry hearts and a handful of snap peas.

Elsa! How cute is she? The nori headband really completes her look. The eyes are layered sprinkles with a hand drawn eyeliner (in food-safe marker) along the top. The nose is a broken Easter egg sprinkle and the sprinkle lips are from a Valentine's Day collection. There's also leftover chicken, snap peas, fresh pineapple and strawberries.

Tiger! Chocolate PBJ transforms into a tiger with a topper of cheese. (I cut all the components separately for crisp edges.) Strawberries, cheese cracker sandwiches, cucumber and leftover broccoli pulled this lunch together really quick. A barrier of lettuce keeps the sandwich dry.


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