There are mornings that I don’t have time to pull out my cookie cutters or think of a fun theme for lunch. I barely get JDaniel’s Easy Lunch Box and thermos pulled out. The super simple turkey and cheese sandwich is throw together and I rummage through the fridge for some fruit and vegetables.
JDaniel is fine with a regular lunch especially if I add in some cheese crackers. (He loves them). I still want to do something special for him though so, I reach into my jar of muffin liners and grab one to dress up the compartment with the cheese crackers. Then I whip out a food marker and write a quick message on the bread of his sandwich.
Lunches Recipes for Kids Get Flair with Food Markers
The message on this lunch was Love U. It took only a couple of second to put on the bread, but JDaniel was thrilled to find it in his lunch when he sat down to eat it a Lunch Bunch.
I found the food markers at A.C. Moore, but I think you can find them at most hobby stores. The muffin liner I got at an after Christmas sale for 40 cents for the package.
Creating fun lunches doesn’t have to take a lot of time or require lots of special tools. I think it makes lunch fun for my son and that is why I do it.
Here are some lunch recipes for kids creative lunches:
-sandwiches cut into shapes with cookie cutters ( I save the scraps to make croutons.)
– stickers added to a napkin
You will find more lunch ideas on my Food Creations board on Pinterest.
What are some lunch recipes for kids you have created?
Love this lunch! I want one of myself 🙂
Awwwww, that’s darling!
So many good ideas! Love!
{*I’m always looking for more lunch ideas- so thank you so much for that!}
I should do this more often. Your lunches always look so appealing!
Great tips! I just saw where MTM is passing on muffin tin mondays to another blog, and this is her last week.
My son would love this. He loves when I do shapes and fun things!
Thanks for the ideas!! My oldest will begin preschool pretty soon, we are visiting the school tomorrow and man am I nervous and in dire need of lunch ideas!
I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a food marker. I’ll have to find some!
Great tips 🙂 Simple ways to jazz up their lunch in a few minutes, but I know the kids love it.
I am LOVING this so much! Thanks for sharing. I am going to do this for my two little girls! They will love it.
I’ve never seen a food marker, I wonder where I’d find one in England? I’ll have to go hunting, you’ve got my creative juices running just considering the possibilities with a pen!!
Cute! I have invested in an assortment of cutters and punches to make my kids’ lunches more fun. I remember my Mom doing goofy stuff like that when I was young, and I want to keep the lunch fun tradition going.
I love these simple ideas of ways to dress up a lunch box!
what a sweet idea for a lunch.
I would love to eat lunch at your house =) you always have such fun ones.
Those are great ideas! I know my kids would love them and it would make them smile if I wrote on their sandwiches!
I never even knew there WERE food markers. Pretty cool!
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These are some great ideas! I need to find these food markers!
Great Ideas!! I have never seen those markers either! I will have to find some as my kids would flip!