Friday, August 15, 2014

Lunchbox look - Aug. 11-15, 2014 - Alice in Wonderland week

I know it's crazy to cut Cheddar cheese slices into Cheshire cats and talking doorknobs, and yet I can't help myself sometimes! I like a self-imposed creative challenge, so this week was all Alice in Wonderland lunches. Down the rabbit hole we go ...



Doorknob! I drew a quick freehand template on an index card to make the doorknob, plus sprinkle eyes and a nori keyhole mouth. There's also grapes, a cucumber segment with a key design, apple slices and a box of raisins.


Cards! This one is on my redo list - surely there's a better way to show the cards painting the roses red. But here's the low-fi version - sandwich topped with cheese plus celery, strawberry hearts, leftover steamed broccoli with flower picks and a few grapes. 



Tea party! This is my favorite of the week. I freehanded the teacup. Then there's an Argyle cucumber, blueberries with a top hat pick, strawberries and a cup of lemon jello tea. The night before, I made jello and poured it straight into the silicone tea cup to set up.




Queen of Hearts! This was a quicky lunch. The queen's crown is pretty basic, so I added a few sprinkles. Then there's yogurt pretzels, steamed broccoli (cool completely before putting in the lunch box or else your sandwich will be completely soggy), a carved cucumber chunk, blueberries and a strawberry rose. To make the strawberry easier to eat, there's a pink crown fork at the top.




Cheshire cat (or Treasure cat if you're my toddler)! This was the most intricate of the week but it didn't take too long. I printed a Cheshire coloring page from the Internet and cut it out. After cutting the whole head, I added another layer with just the mouth. The eyes are sprinkles and his red nose is a rainbow chip. Then there's a few chocolate-covered sunflower seeds, blueberries and grapes, a tiny strawberry and Cheshire's stripey tail carved into cucumber.


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