School's Out!

This is the last day of school for us! Lunch includes grapes, cheese, pickles, sesame sticks and yogurt almonds, grilled chicken and a yaki onigiri. I am washing up the lunch bags today and doing a little happy dance! For more creative ideas for lunches check out What's for Lunch Wednesday

Crabby Lunch

These are my crab sandwiches inspired by family fun magazine. I decided to make mini crabs filled with tuna salad, carrot legs, orange pepper claws radish smile and some marshmallow eyes. Fun for a beach themed lunch. For lots of creative ideas for lunch check out What's for Lunch Wednesday

Wednesday Lunch

I have to admit that the older my boys get the harder it is to make fun, creative lunches without them looking a little too cutesy for big boys. However, your really never too old for Star Wars sandwiches right? Today I made simple cheese sandwiches with some ranch pasta salad(with star cheese!), star cucumbers and grapes. Simple, healthy and just a little cutesy. Lucky for me I have one more little guy coming up that I can pour all the cutesy into. Speaking of too cute and "looks so good I can't stop thinking about them" check these out. I see these in my near future. Also if you need some really cute lunch ideas be sure and check out What's for Lunch Wednesday

Egg Salad

Today the boys are having egg salad in a spinach tortilla, olive cheese wheels, carrots and a couple of peanut butter chocolate chip mini muffins. For some awesome lunch ideas check out What's for Lunch Wednesdays

Big Bunny Lunch

Have you seen the bunny rolls at Lunches Fit For A Kid? When I saw these I knew I had to try them for myself. Mine turned out fatter and wider than hers but I think it still passes as a bunny. To round out this big bunny lunch I included a carrot filled with peanuts and dried blueberries, cheese cubes, strawberries and a small container of dark chocolate peanut butter for the bunny.

Slightly Rockin' Lunch

Today's lunch was an attempt to use these super rad "you rock" picks I found. I'm hoping to do a rock n' roll themed lunch in the future with these. For today we have ham, cheese and crackers, rice pudding with dried cherries, apples and carrots. For great lunch ideas check out What's for Lunch Wednesday

Pinwheel Sandwiches

These are the super quick lunches that are great for busy mornings. A tortilla spread with onion and chive cream cheese, ham and rolled up. Make this look fancy by cutting into spirals and putting on picks of course!

Chicken Kabobs

Easy grilled chicken cubed and put in picks, strawberries, pretzels and some cheese cubes!

April Fools Day

Today is one of my favorite days to trick my kids with lots of fun foods. Today's lunch has carrot coins inside the fruit snacks package, broccoli candy and jello in their water bottles. I had to put a bagel sandwich and some crackers with cheese in for substance!

Mini Corn Doggies

Today I'm trying something I've never tried before. It's sometimes hard to offer food cold that the boys are used to eating hot. These are morning star veggie corn dogs with carrots, apples, string cheese and olives. We will see how this one goes!

Shrimp Sushi

This morning's lunch is shrimp sushi using soy wrappers instead of nori seaweed wrappers, jello with peaches, some veggies and fruit and a little bit of bunny crackers. Happy Monday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Here is our St. Patrick's Day lunch for 2011! In the past I've made green pretzel shamrocks and I've made pea-nut butter sandwiches. This year with some cute printables from How Does She I came up with shamrock shaped sandwiches, pears with greek yogurt dip, pea salad and a chocolate mint cupcake. Of course I had to give them green milk today too!

Monday Madness

Usually in our house Monday lunches are the hardest because Monday is my grocery shopping day meaning we usually piece together a lunch of odds and ends. Today wasn't too bad. We had yogurt, blueberries, cheese, bunny crackers and baby carrots. These things should always be on hand for these Monday type mornings!

Food Challenge!

I am always re-introducing hard boiled eggs to the boys in hopes they will like them eventually. Today I decided to entice them with some cute colored fish and car molded eggs. I even added all the other bento fabulous foods including checkered apples, chocolate swirl sandwiches, cheese on a pick and carrot flowers. If all that weren't enough I put the salt and pepper in that adorable little container. So here's the trick when it comes to getting your kids to eat some not so favorite foods. First try making it cute. If the cute doesn't work then dare them. We have food challenge occasionally in our lunches. The boys are given a challenge or sort of dare and often times that does the trick! Sometimes they are rewarded when they get home from school with a treat for eating the lunch challenge item. I don't know how long this will work but it's been very effective so far!

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Pretty Pita Lunch

Very easy morning. This lunch should be called "the old stand by". Simple pita bread wedges, veggies, blueberries, baby bel and hummus.

Ice Cream for Lunch

This is a standard sandwich with strawberries and yogurt. I found tiny kid cones at the store and thought about ways I could use them in lunches. I decide to wrap a small amount of nuts and marshmallows in plastic and shape in a ball. I placed the ball inside the cone and told the boys they could spoon some yogurt into the cones at lunch and top it off with the nut/marshmallow mix. They really enjoyed this! I have many cones left so I'll have to think of another way to use these adorable little food accessories! For more creative lunch ideas visit

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I ♥ Crescent Rolls

My love and affection for Trader Joe's crescent rolls continues. It is such a super staple to have on hand! I fill them with something delicious( today's ham & cheese) and roll them up and bake them. Another great alternative to the sandwich. Adding fruit, trail mix and a cookie and a 10 minute lunch is made.

Groundhog Day

This was a last minute decision to make something for Groundhog Day. I used what I had on hand to make my interpretation of a groundhog peeping out to look for his shadow. Basically it is an aebleskiver(I didn't have donut holes but I had those-go figure!), with icing eyes and a Reese's pieces nose. There are also brown Reese's ears but in this photo you can't really see them. For more great lunch ideas check outWhat's for Lunch Wednesday

Wednesday Lunch

One of the things I love about bento style lunches is the fact that it is a great way to use up leftovers. Even if you have a small amount of something it can work. We had a bit of smoked salmon leftover as well as a couple of baked potatoes. I whipped up a quick garlic aioli to mix with the potatoes and added some carrots, cheese, crackers, grapes and kiwi and it's a pretty decent lunch. For more great lunch ideas visit

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The Most Wonderful Time

This lunch was so fun and easy to make! Lime green yogurt with sprinkles, baby bels with snowmen cut outs, spinach wraps and some red and green peppers with dip! For more fun lunch ideas visit What's For Lunch Wednesday