Lunchbox look - Aug. 18-22, 2014

In a gentle but slightly condescending tone, my daughter informed me that last week's Painting the Roses Red lunch was a little sub-par. And thus last week's Alice in Wonderland theme spilled over into this week, like so much red paint on the Queen of Heart's ill-fated white roses.

Painting the Roses Red 2.0! Here we have a bucket of paint sandwich (the teensy paintbrush is my favorite) along with some red food - strawberries, grapes, granola bite, dried cherries and a few celery sticks for some crunch. The little dear was much happier with this rendition.

I'm late! This is the white rabbit's pocket watch - made quickly because I was, indeed, late. PBJ sandwich with various cheese toppers, nori clock hands, a bunny sprinkle in the center plus a few blueberries on a pick. The second tier is full of cantaloupe.

Card Guards! What I needed to make this work better was a large white heart sprinkle. Despite my extensive stash of sprinkles, this one I do not have. I'll have to keep my eyes out for them next Valentine's Day. In the meantime,  we have a stack of quesadilla cards with a side of blueberries, cucumber and popcorn chicken.

Dogs! What you see here is the side dish for a heated Thermos of leftover spaghetti. There's leftover garlic bread, a few mini meatballs, Parmesan cheese for sprinkling and some dog bone grahams. (The Thermos keeps food quite warm for several hours if you preheat it with boiling water for about 10 minutes, wipe it dry, then add hot food to it.)

Bespectacled chick! This is one of my favorite sandwiches ever. The glasses are meant to snap onto a straw (I found them in the check out lane at Michael's) so they stuck into the bread just enough to stay put. I freehanded the hair, but used a Fred cookie cutter for the outline. The eyes are giant Wilton candy eyes, layered with a green sprinkle for more detail. There's a little nose under the glasses, but it's mostly lost in shadow, and the lips are a Valentine's Day sprinkle. This lunch also has carrots, ranch dip in the pink container, blueberries, and a box of yogurt raisins accessorized with animal print washi tape.

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