Fun Lunch Box Ideas for Kids

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I have packed many of lunches in my day.

When our older boys went to public school I packed their lunch daily for a couple of years.

When my twins went to Mothers Day Out I packed their lunch for three school years.

I tried to hard try things outside of the boring sandwich. Do you kids every get tired of sandwiches?

Now that we are home all day I still like to give them a filling and fun lunch. And it’s really cool when lunch can be educational.

Fun lunch box ideas like this can be done when you’re preparing it for kids who will have lunch at school and even for kids who will have lunch at home. We love to think outside the lunchbox.

Lunch Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

Have you ever thought about how much fun you can have with cheese?

Matthew  is learning how to spell his name. I thought it would be fun to take cheese slices and let him spell his name with alphabet food cutters.

 This is a great educational activity for preschoolers who are learning to spell their name.

We also used some animal stamps to cut shapes with the cheese. (Have you ever tried Alpine Cheese? We are loving these Swiss slices. Even the dog stole a few!)

I used a fun bento box to pack Matthew a lunch. This is really fun for him because he likes for his food to be separated out.

Bento lunches are great for those who have lunch at school or even at home. I just make it up and pop it in the fridge until he is ready to eat it.

I also love that bento boxes allow for portion control. My kids always want a little of this and a little of that so it works out perfectly. 

After I packed the bento box, I took the cheese cut-outs of Matthew’s name and hid them throughout his lunch. He loved hunting for them! It was like a lunchbox scavenger hunt!

Cheese Puzzle

For the bigger kids I used our sectioned lunch trays. My boys love these and I have had them for over a decade.

I let them use the alphabet cutters to spell out their names on the top of their tray.

Then we made a puzzle with the cheese slices. The boys loved filling the cheese slice back in with their animal cut outs! So much fun- even for 8 year olds!

We also made some salami and cheese crackers and added some fruit to their lunch tray.

My kids said over and over again how much they love lunches like this. You have no idea how happy this makes me!

I love that Alpine Cheese encouraged us to get creative with our lunch and explore the possibilities with cheese.

Hop over to the Alpine Cheese website for more fun and healthy lunch box ideas and never pack a boring lunch again!

 

 

All opinions shared are my own. This post is sponsored by Alpine Cheese.