Sunday, December 11, 2011

this week in bento boxes

Pin It "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In Kirsten's lunch." We've started making our Christmas lunches and we're having a blast with it. Kirsten just loves the time we spend together making them and she loves bringing her special lunches to school. Here's some of our lunches this week:

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This was a cute little Frosty the Snowman lunch for her afternoon nutrition break. She got 2 circular ham and cheese sandwiches with a circle of mozza on top. Fruit leather, icing eyes, carrot and food safe markers decorate our snowman. She also had a container of carrot noses and a container of pretzel arms.

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Here's a cute little red and green bento for her morning nutrition break. She had sliced kiwis with pomegranate seeds, a container of vanilla yogurt with red sprinkles and a sliced cereal bar.

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This little Christmas tree bento was for her afternoon nutrition break. She got half a chicken sandwich with a pea pod and pretzel tree. A cute little sprinkle star on the top. She also had a container of pretzel sticks and a container of unsweetened applesauce with tree sprinkles.

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Here's a snowflake bento for her afternoon nutrition break. She had half a turkey sandwich with mozza snowflakes on top. A container of crinkle cut cucumbers and a container of tomato reindeer noses.

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Here's another snowman bento. This time the snowman is made out of 2 large marshmallows and foot safe markers. She also had a clementine orange, a sliced cereal bar and a container of yogurt with snowman sprinkles.

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And finally a Christmas lights bento for her afternoon nutrition break. She had half a ham and cheese sandwich with cheese, kiwi and fruit leather Christmas lights. She also had a container of pineapple and a container of crinkle cut cucumbers.



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11 comments:

  1. WOW these are awesome lunches. I love seeing all the xmasy in them. So glad Kirsten is having fun with you making them.

    I just noticed the cool background designs under your lunches and love that idea. Is it scrapbook paper? or a digital image?

    Thanks for sharing another week of yummy ideas.
    Hope your enjoying the holiday season!!
    Happy Sunday!

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  2. Why haven't I gotten any of those containers yet? It seriously would make packing SO much easier!!!

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  3. Just when I think, this week has got to be my favorite, you top it again! Very cute. You are the best mom ever. :)

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  4. AMAZING!!! so creative. Loved reading your blog!

    Sis
    http://adoption-thecrookedroad.blogspot.com

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  5. Thank-you so much ladies!

    Dawn - it's scrapbook paper!

    Mindy - you should totally buy them! They make lunch packing so easy.

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  6. The Snowman is absolutely adorable...love it! Just shared on our Fun Finds Friday... http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2011/12/fun-finds-friday_16.html

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  7. I love, love, love bento boxes, so as you can imagine, I subscribe to a lot of bento blogs. I see a ton of very artistic, fun, awesome bentos daily....and that means I obviously adore your little snowman and snow pea tree.

    But.

    My favorite for this one was actually the kiwi/pom and yogurt/sprinkles box. I immediately saw a deconstructed Christmas tree (or wreaths) and a melted snowman, hehe. Anyway, I like that you have some that are very literal objects and others that are still festive without being overworked. :)

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  8. Jill,
    Will you pack my lunch? Oh yum...I feel like a kid again. Okay... so I'm too old. Guess I'll have to buy the bento boxes. Fab idea! Where have you been all this time?
    Allison

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  9. Thank-you so much for all your kind comments Allison!

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