I love making school lunches more exciting. There are times I spend a lot of time on them, but mostly I've picked up quick tricks to making food more appealing with simple, fun presentations. I love using my daughters Planetbox lunch box. It has held up great for two years and all the compartments make it easy to create lunches that look like you spent a long time preparing them (even if you woke up late and threw it together before your daughter ran out the door).
(My daughter's birthday is also Earth Day)
Cat in the Hat inspired lunch - bananas/strawberries, pepperoni striped pizza, 'Thing One' gouda cheese, yogurt with blue sprinkles and red fish, Oreo
Green Eggs and Ham lunch - Green plastic egg (filled with mini oreos) ham rollups, kiwi, Sam I Am gouda cheese, edamame, 'green egg' vanilla yogurt with green candy, ' green egg' candy melts and green candy
Sandwich skewers, 34 degree crisps, cara cara oranges/raspberries, green beans/mini peppers
Mari Gras Lunch - purple, green, yellow fruit and veggies, muffaletta inspired sandwich skewer with olive tapenade, chocoalte dipped oreo with candy 'bead necklace'
Lego inspired lunch with homemade lego shaped gummies, lego brick sandwich, peanutbutter bites with banana letter cutouts, mini peppers and blackberries
Homemade nachos, strawberries/blackberries, mini peppers, oreo
Papaya, blackberries, kiwi, strawberies, green beans, broccoli, mini sandwiches, sour gummy spaghetti
Cara cara orange segments, strawberries, mini peppers, mini square sandwiches, sour gummy spaghetti
Valentine's Lunch with a ham and cheese crepe, strawberry roses with dark chocolate ganache fondue, heart shaped kiwi, berries with edible gold hearts, and a pink "dream big" conversation heart.
Berries with edible gold hearts
Strawberry Roses
"I'm Bananas For You" Valentines Lunch - Monkey sandwich, mini banana with secret message, blackberries, kiwi/strawberry, yogurt with granola/banana chips/heart sprinkles, brownie square with a yellow 'be happy' conversation heart
Mini banana with a 'I'm Bananas For You" secret message
Valentines week lunch - heart quesadillias, veggies and ranch, yogurt with granola/sprinkles, fruit, and pink conversation hearts.
Cupids arrow cheese sandwich skewer, chicken lettuce wrap, mini peppers, marshmallows, strawberry slices, raspberries with white chocolate chips, and conversation heart candies.
Ham and cheese sandwich, mini pepper rings, oranges and blueberries, kiwi and strawberries, mini oreos
Ham and cheese sandwich, mini pepper rings, oranges and blueberries, kiwi and strawberries, mini oreos
Salad with croutons, cheese, ham, mini cucumbers and ranch, strawberries and kiwi, and mini oreos
DIY shredded chicken tacos with black olives, cheese, greek yogurt, mini peppers, and oreos
Sandwich skewer, yogurt, fruit (clementines, blueberries, strawberries blackberries, mini bananas), sno peas and mini red peppers, oreo
Tacos with black olives, greek yogurt (sour cream substitute), mini red peppers, blue berries, citrus salad (lime, clementines, strawberries), chocolate covered oreo
Flat bread (pepperoni, black olive, fresh mozzarella), mini flat bread (mini peppers and fresh mozzarella), kiwi and blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, oreo with sprinkles.
Pita chips and hummus, blackberries and kumquats, veggies wrapped in zucchini ribbon, homemade berry gummies
ham and cheese pinwheels, salad, sno peas, ranch, and citrus salad with blackberries
Yogurt, granola, strawberries/blackberries/kumquat, mini banana and blueberries, pinwheel sanwiches, and brownie
Lego themed lunch - homemade mango lego gummies, red chocolate candy lego, mini tortilla sandwiches, mini pepper rings, sliced purple carrot with ranch
Spring rolls with sweet and sour sauce, mini peppers, edamame, fried rice, chocolate and cream cheese filled wonton, mango/strawberry 'sushi' in a white chocolate wrap, mango and blueberries
Meatball & bread stick skewers with homemade marinara, edamame, black berries and raspberries, mini pepper rings, sliced mozzarella (string cheese), blue berries and white chocolate chips.
The Grinch lunch - complete with Who-hash, 'roast beast' sandwiches, homemade Grinch macaron, panna cotta (because we were out of yogurt) with green nonpareils, red chocolate candy heart, apples/pomegranates.
Circus inspired lunch - melon circus tent, pinwheel lollipop sandwiches, animal crackers with yogurt dip, cotton candy grapes, cotton candy, circus peanut
Spiral cut carrots (purple, orange, and white), pinwheel sandwiches, blackberries and pomegranate, homemade vanilla bean marshmallow, homemade sea salt caramel filled truffle.
Chips and avocado ranch dip, sandwich skewer, purple peppers and cauliflower, berries/grapes, and Starbursts
mini peppers, cantaloupe and black berries, checkerboard sandwich
yogurt, granola, berries, mini sandwiches, and small chocolate cupcake
Tacos, cheese, greek yogurt, mini peppers and avocado, chocolate cake, homemade mango fruit leather
Make your own pizzas using frozen bread dough to make crusts
Make your own pizzas with, carrots, purple peppers, blueberries/grapes, cheese/sausage/pepperoni
Gumball inspired lunch with cheese gumball sandwich, melon balls, grapes/raspberries, yogurt, celery/mini peppers, smarties
Baked potato, celery with peanut butter, green beans/mini peppers, grapes/blackberries, smarties
Halloween lunch - mummy sandwich, monster cheese ball with 34 degree crisps, blackberries and cantaloupe, hard boiled 'spider web' eggs, ghost strawberry, rambutan, and Frankenstein marshmallow
Scarecrow sandwich, fall leaf peppers on pretzel 'twigs', peaches and blackberries, yogurt, chocolate covered apple slices, and candy pumpkins
Butterfly sandwich with mini peppers, caterpillar grapes, babybel cheese ladybug on pretzel 'twigs', raspberries, applesauce, starbursts
Mini cutout sandwiches, yogurt, granola, grapes/raspberries, mini peppers, and a flower cut out cookie
Yogurt with blackberries, cantaloupe leaf, chocolate dipped marshmallow, leaf cutout sandwiches, mini peppers, starbursts
meat, cheese, and crackers, apples with caramel sauce and sprinkles, mini peppers, blackberries and pomegranate
mini pita cutout with hummus and cheese, mango/pomegranate, peppers, Pirate Booty, monster cookie with eyes, and smarties
Pinwheel sandwich, salad with avocado ranch dressing, carrots, raspberries with white chocolate chips, and marshmallow dipped in chocolate and sprinkles
meat/cheese skewer, pita with hummus, peppers, black berries and pomegranate, smarties
sandwich and mini peppers, pears, raspberries with chocolate chips and kiwi, pomegranate, peanut butter cookie, and yogurt
mini sandwich, peaches and blackberries, strawberries and cantaloupe, mini peppers, candy pumpkin
Maleficent inspired lunch with blackberry raven (gum paste raven head), colored pasta with Parmesan, purple/green grapes, chocolate cake with candy melt Maleficent silhouette, and kiwi
Salad with avocado ranch dressing, chicken, hard boiled egg, carrots, peppers, black olives
Mini BLT skewers, mini peppers, green beans, clementines and pomegranate, teddy graham 's'mores' with mini chocolate chips and marshmallows
Black berries/peaches, cheese sandwich cutouts, mini peppers, blueberries, oreos, yogurt
mini peppers with mozzarella and basil, pinwheel sandwiches, persimmons and pomegranate, cheese, chocolate cake
mini sandwich cutouts, ribbon salad, cantaloupe, yogurt, marshmallows dipped in chocolate and sprinkles, candy pumpkin
Thanksgiving lunch - crescent sandwich cornucopia, hard boiled egg pilgrim and Native American, green beans and peppers, dried cranberries and almonds, applesauce, rice krispie 'turkey'
Breakfast for lunch (on Pajama Day at school)
Waffle sticks, sausage links, yogurt, granola, berries, and clementines
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