I had it in my head that this week’s Muffin Tin Meal needed to be a manger scene. It was hard to wrap my brain around how to make it happen. Some weeks it is really easy to put together lunch.
Putting the Manger Meal Together
What I couldn’t figure out was who needed to be in the stable. Did I need to have Mary and Joseph or the animals? I finally decided to place a hard-boiled egg on a bed of mozzarella cheese in a holiday muffin tin cup. The yellow of the egg is supposed to represent his face and the white is the swaddling clothes.
The stable was the easy part. JDaniel is big into cheese and crackers right now and these crackers were on special at the grocery store. I think they look a little like a stable building material.
I couldn’t decide how many stars to include in the lunch! The cheese star was a given. The apple stars were added to dress up the plate a little and add a fruit to the meal. I know the Bible doesn’t talk about stars circling the stable, but I do think they look pretty.
If you like this manger lunch, here are some other food creations we have had at my house.
Apple Chicken Salad Bento Lunch
Minion Lunch with Blueberry Overalls
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What an adorable idea!!!
That is very creative! If those are the Club Multigrain crackers, we love them!
I think you did wonderfully! Looks very much like a manger scene to me 🙂
I love it! Brilliant with the egg – it’s perfect. And who’s to say stars didn’t circle the stable?!?
that is so cute!
So adorable! great idea to use egg! I love the apple stars! That’s so wonderful! The stable star is bright(yellow) and the other stars less bright(white) so it is perfectly fine:-)
I love it- simple but perfect!!
That’s so neat! I’m totally going to check out the others in this series…so creative and perfect for getting little ones to eat 🙂
They do look like stable material! I’m always amazed by your creativity with these.
I love love love it! Your manger is precious! Have a blessed Christmas with your family!
Awww what a great idea!
You are the most awesome Mommy! And you always make me so hungry! I’m going with hard boiled eggs for lunch today now. My youngest is home sick today from school and I am going to copy this fun treat. I promise to give you all of the credit…you deserve it!
This is the cutest muffin tin I’ve seen in a while – love it!
Can you come and make my lunches?
What a great idea! This is all of my son’s favorite snack foods too!
Never did I figure that food made to look like a manger scene would make me go “awwwww!” Great job with your creativity!
What a creative stable. I love the idea of using the egg for the baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes. Wish I had seen it BEFORE I made my manger in our Christmas Carols tin. I love the entire meal. Great way to add fruit too.
That is so cool!
Very cute and creative. I am sure JDaniel loved it.
The hard boiled egg is the perfect baby Jesus! Great job. 🙂
What a cute idea!
How cute.
This is one of my favorites of yours!
What a cute idea!
that is perfect 🙂
For some reason using the egg made me laugh, but I LOVE it! You are so creative!!!
an egg in a manger..cute. 🙂
That is so cute!
Brilliant! It is adorable! Not only that – it looks delicious!
This is really something – and I know that my two grandsons would love it!
Awwww. SO cute.
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I love this one – it fits so well!
Great!
Oh I love it! What a great idea! 🙂
Celebrating with Chuck
Love it!!
Very creative and lovely. Carolyn
Amazing. Your creativity always inspires me.
That is, by far, the sweetest Christmas themed snack I’ve ever seen. I love it! I featured your post on the Montessori MOMents Facebook page.
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How cute! Great job!
I just love this. How cleaver and unique. Pinning your cute nativity.