Lunch Recipes for Kids- Simple Creative Ideas

Many of you have commented that you don't have the time or the creativity to put together a lunch for you children the way I do.  Putting to together lunch recipes for fun kids lunches doesn't have to be hard. It can be as simple as using a food marker to write a message on a sandwich.

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.

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 creative lunches:

-sandwiches cut into shapes with cookie cutters ( I save the scraps to make croutons.)

-toothpick kabobs of fruit or vegetables.

-muffin liners in bento boxes

-messages written on ziplock bags

- messages written on food (Bananas skins are great to write messages on.)

-napkins leftover from birthday parties

- a small bag of sprinkles to put on yogurt or apple sauce

- stickers added to a napkin


What are some lunch recipes you have for a creative meal?