Lunchbox look - Oct. 20 - 24, 2014 Halloween begins

With one (inspired but not cute) exception, this week turned into a Halloween theme. As you can see by this week's tablecloth, the inside of my house is already decorated, so bring on the holiday lunches!

Witch! The cute little broom-rider is a straw clip I recently found at JoAnn Fabric and they press perfectly into food. Here we have a homemade sealed sandwich with chocolate sprinkles, mini apple, Triscuits and cheese, grapes and a box of raisin spells.

Sand Witch! One good witch deserves another. Edamame at dinner looked perfectly witchy to me, so there's a piece of pod for the nose and the beans in a silicone cup. There's also checkered cucumber, raisins and carrots plus a few fun picks. Lettuce makes everything prettier!

Javelina! One of our favorite books is "Don't Call Me Pig" and I thought I'd recreate the main character in his spiffy glasses. It's a little obscure and perhaps not the cutest thing I've ever made, but my daughter immediately recognized it, so that's all that matters. Here we have a sandwich (the glasses are another straw clip from JoAnn Fabric), cheese crackers, waxy cheese, cucumber sticks and a mix of strawberries and grapes. I halved the grapes so more would fit. And now, back to the Halloween lunches!

Ghost! I had more elaborate ghost plans in mind, but we were out of white cheese (and who wants a Cheddar ghost?). Instead I packed a simple little sandwich with Wilton eyes and a chocolate chip mouth, celery, strawberries in a spider cup, grapes, mini apple and a waxy-cheese-o'Lantern.

Pumpkin! How easy is this? Peek-a-boo sandwich with sprinkles, cucumbers, grapes, Goldfish and a waxy cheese. An easy end to a very low-maintenance lunch week.

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Lunchbox look - Sept. 29 - Oct. 3, 2014 Disney week

In anticipation of a trip to The Happiest Place on Earth, I packed a week's worth of Disneyland lunches.

Tinker Bell! My favorite of the week, and the best part is hard to see in the photo - her mini M&M bun on top of her head. Her clothing is just silicone food dividers. There's also a grapes, strawberry hearts, cookie, carrot sticks and a waxy cheese. Even though it seems to have disappeared in her recent movies, I gave Tink a wand.

Small World! This one's a little obscure, but the little people picks completely redeem it. The cheese and sprinkle details of the Small World clock are on a decorative silicone coaster (it came precut - I'm not that crazy). This helps keep the sandwich beneath it dry with all of that steamed broccoli in the box. There's also grapes, a box of raisins and strawberries.

Mouse ears hat! You begin to question your sanity when you're cutting out mini Mickeys to put on a mini Mickey Mouse ear hat. I knew the seaweed wouldn't be eaten, but I still couldn't help myself. The hat is on top of a homemade sealed sandwich (I bought nice soft bread so it seals beautifully). Tucked behind the sandwich are grapes and a box of raisins, and on the side are carrot sticks and a checkered cucumber.

Sleeping Beauty's castle! This is traced from the Buena Vista logo and was a lot easier than it looks! I popped the fruit leather in the microwave for about 5 seconds before cutting it, which seemed to make the cutting easier. There's also a homemade sealed sandwich, grapes, leftover chicken and cucumber sticks.

Disneyland at night! I cheated and used the scraps from the previous day to decorate this lunch (who could throw away such a pretty leftover?). Because this meal needed to be disposable and room temperature, I packed it in a recycled salad container. There's a sandwich, apple slices, grapes, box of raisins, pistachios and two mini cookies.


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