7 Fun school lunchbox ideas to make for your kids

Food Art: Fun school lunchbox ideas to make for your kids

Dione Chen

07 Jul 2016

updated the Thursday, July 7, 2016

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School Lunchbox Ideas
This is as simple as it gets. If you're too tired (or lazy) to add intricate designs to your child's food, the least you should do in a bid to spice things up is to make sure your child's lunchbox is filled with colour - natural colour, of course - and nutrients. Sort the different foods into neat compartments so the lunchbox is pleasant to look at on the whole, and when your child opens it up in school.
Photo: @365daysofminimelunchbox
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School Lunchbox Ideas
Another simple step you could take to make your kid's lunch just a little bit more interesting is to cut food up into shapes (such as the heart-shaped sandwiches featured here) and add a little note or fun fact for your child to read while having lunch. This will come as a surprise to him or her, since your note would presumably change every day, and your child will have something different to look forward to in his or her lunchbox.
Photo: @peytonslunchbox
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School Lunchbox Ideas
Check out how just a few simple and colourful accessories serve as vital tools in helping to brighten up the look of the lunchbox. Just make sure your child knows that these trinkets are NOT to be eaten! If your child is aged 4 and below, we would advise you not to include inedibles in their bentos as a precaution.
Photo: @thebentobuzz
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School Lunchbox Ideas
Introduce a theme to the lunchbox, be it bears, pandas, or robots. Sandwich cutters are extremely useful when it comes to creating adorable lunchboxes, since they're easy to use and play a huge role in the aesthetics. Themes that accord themselves with upcoming festivals such as Halloween or Christmas are especially well-received, since they will be largely relatable to your kid.
Photo: @lunarbell_lunch
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School Lunchbox Ideas
A cardinal rule in preparing cute lunchboxes for your child to bring to school is to essentially play around with the food. If you don't want to decorate your child's lunch with inedible accessories, why not pepper it with edible ones instead? Seaweed is one of the most common garnishes that gets cut into shapes since it goes well with rice. Feel free to beautify the food with other types of food such as herbs or vegetables, or even meat. As long as the appearance of the food looks good to you, it probably will look good to your little one as well.
Photo: @kokoronotane
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School Lunchbox Ideas
If you're adventurous and skilful enough, try creating characters and shapes imitating real-life objects using the food that you've cooked. This will make it a lot easier for your child to eat, especially if the food tastes good when eaten altogether. What's more, you can include more of the healthy stuff when doing your food up this way, since your child will be too distracted by the adorable images to separate out the food he or she dislikes anyway!
Photo: @leesamantha
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School Lunchbox Ideas
Now that you've mastered the art of the kid's lunchbox, the ultimate challenge would be to recreate meals in the shape of your child's favourite cartoon characters! If you're thinking right now in your head that this is a task nearly impossible, you might want to scroll through Instagram or Pinterest to see just how feasible it is. All it takes is love and a little more work to make it happen. We wish you all the best in your bento-making adventure!
Photo: @bentomonsters

Wholesome food art is fun to create, absolutely attractive and ensures your child gets all the nutrients they need.

We love our kids. They’re a boisterous bunch of fun and laughter in the house, especially when we really need a pick-me-up. They are a constant source of joy we can always look forward to when times are tough. But sometimes, just sometimes, they can get extremely difficult to handle, especially when they simply refuse to eat the food you’ve prepared for them to take to school. Perhaps they don’t like how the food tastes, perhaps they don’t like how the food looks. Either way, they’re determined that they’re not going to eat it.

We all know that kids are visual creatures. They love bright colours and funky patterns, including what they see when they eat. This means that decorating and designing their lunchboxes to make them colourful and visually appealing both lifts the mood of your children and encourages them to finish their meals. If you’re not sure where to begin, head over to our gallery for a list of ideas that could help you on the start of your food art journey. When your child opens his lunchbox to a different sight every day, the look on his face will definitely put a smile on yours.

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