My first Bento Lunch for the kids

With Hailee starting school tomorrow I wanted to do a practice pack! So today I packed her lunch as if I were sending her to school. The top tray has the juice box, animal crackers, and 3 jelly beans inside that adorable little monkey. The bottom tray is ham and cheese shaped sandwiches (heart and tulip), pineapple skewer and cucumber slices. She did ask for ranch so I will need to find a container to hold that for her. The lids fit perfectly so this would be good for school - she did not eat the animal crackers - she is a light eater so this was plenty of food. I could obviously get more food without the juice, but if Hailee has more to carry she has more to lose or forget - and believe me she would LOL


I packed Braden's differently since they really were eating at the table, and he won't be eating at school anyway. He has the fish and bird sandwich (one cutter did all 4 shapes) cucumber slices, and jelly beans in the top tray. The other holds half boiled egg, animal crackers and pineapple. He ate all of it (except the yolk) along with a juice box AND a glass of milk.


so there's my first attempt at a Bento lunch. The kids love it - love having small, cute things with variety. Darren at first thought it was silly but he's warmed up to the idea so next month I'll warm him right up to letting me order more cutesy things for packing and preparing the foods!!!!



eta: here's where I bought them ALL THINGS FOR SALE