Lunch & Go!

Its a simple little planetbox kind of day.

Bunny sandwich (pumpkin butter and easter sprinkles)

kale chips

orange wedges

Green Apple Popcorn from The Popped Popcorn Company

bunny marshmallows

We picked up the popcorn at one of our favorite local shoppes this weekend. My mother in law came to visit and we had so much fun being tourists in our own town with her. :)

Even though it was cold and so so windy, we made the best of it. We spent way too much time eating, playing with the dog (them, not me, haha), watching movies, and just driving around seeing our city. We found parts of Fort Smith we'd never seen before, and that is always so fun! :) 

Green with Envy

Thats how I like to think other kids feel about Olivia's healthy lunches. "oh! YOUR mom sent YOU a SALAD!?" Probably... said no kid EVER! ha!

Olivia was super excited to see her planetbox back in the rotation this morning! Its her very favorite (and our first!) bento box. I love that she loves it, but if I'm honest, its not my favorite box to pack.

In today's planetbox you will find:

Kale chips

pumpkin butter sandwiches made with our funbites

raspberries stuffed with blueberries

annie's cheddar bunnies

a salad: tomatoes, kale & spinach, broccolette

candy shamrock

and ranch in an easylunchboxes little dipper container (not pictured)

Trying Something New!

What are the rules for trying something new in your house? We have a 2-bite rule.. And usually the kids like what we are trying.

I haven't ever tried pumpkin butter, but when I saw it at the Ozark Country Market, I knew it just had to be a winner. I mean, I love a pumpkin spice latte, right?! Who doesn't?! So I bought it. And today it is in Olivia's sandwich.

Usually I try to sneak new foods in to lunches and surprise her at school. This morning she caught me making lunch and tasted the butter... And LOVED it! She requested it! :) I love when that happens.

Behold, the pumpkin butter sandwich! Haha! :) with cherry tomatoes, grapes, and corn nuts.

Halloween 2011

Halloween is my favorite time of year...
so I thought I would post last year's halloween lunches!! :)

Oh, and I wanted to link up with the BBF halloween linky! :)

wcw jackolantern sandwich, jackolantern babybell, jerky, olives, candycorn, pepperonis, Halloween Oreos, pine nuts, soy nuts, gummy caterpillars.

cheddar potato straws, turkey, pepperonis, almonds, animal crackers, string cheese, sweet petites, candy teeth, cupcake toppers, 1 thin mint.

wcw & strawberry preserves sandwich sushi, veggie chips, grapes, pepita trail mix, banana chips, Gouda Halloween shapes, balogna bats, candy corn, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, cupcake toppers, dried fruit. not pictured agave straw.

another 5 minute bento... I have to stop hitting snooze! strawberry cream cheese sandwich "sushi", strawberries, sweet petite grapes, mini pepperonis, tomatoes, laughing cow spreadable Swiss (under the gummy ear), 2 club crackers, a few football pretzels, one cupcake candy topper, one gummy worm, regular grapes filling in the spaces... & a few Halloween covered sprinkles over the sandwich.

salad, ranch, nutella sandwich sushi, animal crackers, cupcake toppers, sprinkles, beef jerky, veggie stix, goldfish, banana chips, gummy ear, grapes.

running super late... made this in 5 minutes! that's why the cheese isn't shaped or cookie cuttered. cheese potato sticks, football pretzels, turkey cheese & tomato kabob, babybel cheese, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, candy corn, gummy foot, cupcake candy toppers, grapes. there are more turkey slices under the kabob.

sandwich "sushi" white chocolate wonderful & strawberry cream cheese, goldfish, grapes, strawberries, mini pepperonis, pine nuts, Halloween cupcake candy toppers, candy corn, babybel cheese, gummy worm, gummy brain, candy teeth. Halloween :) love it!

last Halloween bento for 2011 :( mummy dog, gardettos, veggie chips, panda egg, banana chips, grapes, clementine, celery & peanut butter, a finger, an eye, sprinkles, candy toppers

Lunch Punch Give Away!!

Hooray!

I love give aways, and I LOVE the Lunch Punch! :) Who doesn't?

A lot of times, I think bento can be sort of girly. This doesn't cause a problem for me- I have two girls. Adorable little girly girls, that love getting hearts and princesses in their bento boxes. So, I think its pretty awesome that the Lunch Punch has boy friendly sandwich cutter sets. I also think its pretty awesome that they sent a set for me to give away! CRITTERS! The critters are of course, friendly for girls AND boys. What kid doesn't love an adorable elephant or puppy dog in their lunch box!?

I wish I could give every one of my readers an awesome LP set.

My favorite thing about The Lunch Punch cutters would have to be that they are STURDY and I can wash them in the dishwasher because I am a LAZY cleaning lady. I hate dishes, I hate cleaning. And these fit right in the top rack and stay in shape. 

The elephants are definitely my favorite. But, an elephant *might* be my almost favorite animal. I love them. I also love how LP cutters are often more than one piece. Being able to take the baby elephant and position it differently, or take the puppy out of its house, makes lunch a lot more interactive for kids that enjoy playing with their food... ie, EVERY kid on earth. :)

Here you see an adorable mama and baby elephant (or I suppose, it could be a daddy and baby.. let your imagination run free, haha), made from wheat bread and peanut butter. Nitrate free turkey, with pepperjack cheese "remember" (because elephants never forget!), a deviled egg (thanks, grandma!), mini pepperonis and pepperjack cheese arrows. Oh, and the cheese scraps folded up by the egg. And tiny organic licorice hearts, and a pink sour lemonade gummy (both from the whole foods candy table). This lunch is packed in the planetbox, and the tiny neon elephants came from the party goods section at walmart (wine glass toppers). 

Now, here's the exciting part! I want to give YOU a critter set!! :) 

You can enter several different ways.... The rafflecopter widget below has all the instructions. 

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Fun Food Friday

Hello, all! :) I wanted to start a weekly bento post on this blog.. for a while now! Anyway, today is day ONE and I'm excited to do it.

Fun Food Friday is a day where I will post the bento lunches I have made for Olivia (and Sophia, sometimes) throughout the week. I try to use Olivia's lunches to encourage her to eat healthy, without taking away all the "junk" or the excitement of special treats.

Black olives, mini crackers & pepperjack (cut with my funbites!), clementine, fresh pineapple

This one I actually made for my sister's husband- we all had lunch with Olivia at school Tuesday. kiwi with fruit leather stars, clementine, veggies & light ranch, mini bear & elephant cheese sandwiches, annie cheddar bunnies.

Apple, clementine, blueberries, salt and vinegar pop chips, annie bunnies, and a home-made oatmeal, nut & fruit cookie (recipe from my Grandma Connie)

cucumbers, kale chips, pineapple, guacamole with tomatoes, pb&co's white chocolate wonder mini sandwiches with blueberries on swords. easter candy.

Sharkie omega-3 gummy stick, cupcake marshmallows, nutella quesadilla, pineapple, gluten free pretzels and babybel, a few dried strawberries.

A Week of Seuss

Hi there! Hello! How are you?! :) Well, I hope!

This week has been a week of fun and maybe a little bit of magic all around the world! It is the birthday week of the one and only Dr. Seuss! He was my favorite as a child, and I love that he is so widely celebrated for his creativity and heart! My daughters love him, and that makes me so happy!

This week at O's school they have had a Seuss themed day every day! For the last 2 months the 2nd grade has been rehearsing their "Seussical." Tonight was the big night and my sweet Olie was such a bright star! I loved getting to see her on stage, singing her heart out to little Seuss songs.

In honor of her Seussical this week I incorporated a theme from one of his books into lunch each day. With the exception of tomorrow... school has already been cancelled due to the impending storm threat! Here's to hoping everyone everywhere, but especially in the southeast stays safe tomorrow!

Monday: I woke up and only had about 20 minutes to get O up & ready for school and lunch made. So, pardon my green eggs and ham with a sloppy turkey & cheese border. haha. This lunch is brown rice (dyed with yellow food coloring to make it orange-y), egg whites cut into circles, tiny turkey circles colored green with food safe markers, and a little ham cut from a slice of provolone- again colored with food safe markers.

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Tuesday: A cat in the hat minus the cat! You see a salad in the larger container, a cheese (provolone) hat colored with food safe marker, and in the divided container more cheese with grapes, and pineapples.

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Wednesday: the LORAX! He's my favorite because he teaches children to value our planet. This is blue bow-tie pasta (I used Wilton cake gel dye), steamed French beans, and the Truffula trees & Lorax are made from cheese. His eyes are candy.

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Thursday: One fish two fish red fish blue fish! :) This is Olie's favorite Dr. Seuss book. She has a salad with goldfish, cheese numbers, red & blue fish (one boiled egg, halved), raw walnuts, 2 tagalong girl scout cookies, and a heart-shaped cupcake topper. 

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For more awesome Dr. Seuss lunches, hop on over to Emily at Bentobloggy!