Spring Has Sprung!

Hello!  Sorry for the long delay between posts.   We just got back from a lovely vacation and am trying to get back into the swing of things!  

It feels like Spring is finally starting to sprout around here!

• 2 flower-shaped sandwiches, stacked
• Watermelon flowers with a flower stem pick
• Broccoli and ranch with a ladybug and flower pick
• 2 Girl Scout cookies

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Lunch in a Flash!

So, apparently I'm not quite in "school mode" yet because I completely forgot to pack the girls lunches for today until the very last minute!  Ack!!  So, for those of you that feel like you don't have the time for cute lunches...this lunch is for you.   It took minutes to make!

 

• 2 flower-shaped sandwiches (stacked).   I used a small circle cutter to cut cheddar cheese for the flower's center.
• Red and green grapes with daisy and lady bug picks
• Carrots with ranch
• Pretzel/goldfish crackers
• 2 Hershey Kisses

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Beating the Heat

We have been practically living at the pool the last few days, in an effort to beat the heat!   So, I packed some yummy lunches to eat while we were there.

 

• Flower-shaped sandwich.  I used smaller flower-shaped cookie cutters, that I pressed partially into the bead, to make the flower indentations on the top
• Cucumbers slices with a flower cupcake-ring
• Flower-shaped watermelon with blueberries (so refreshing!)
• Chobani Champions yogurt tube

 

I wasn't in the mood for a sandwich so I made myself a big salad with lettuce, spinach, broccoli slaw, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes and toasted almond slices.  The only thing would that would have made this better would have been some chicken, but I didn't have any on hand.    I also had some orange slices and Chex Mix.

Here are some of the items I used when creating this lunch:

Click here for a link to the cutter I used on the watermelon.

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Chicken Salad

A yummy fresh lunch and a little twist to the standard sandwich:

• Chicken salad sandwich on a pretzel roll (To avoid it getting soggy, I packed the chicken salad separate from the roll and included a spoon so she could build it herself)
• Celery with peanut butter
• Blackberries with flower picks
• Hershey's milk chocolate Nugget

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Spring in a Trio

Another simple but yummy lunch:

• Sandwich wrap (this one was made with salami and herb cream cheese) with flower picks
• Sugar snap peas and carrots with ranch
• Green grapes with letter picks to spell "Spring"
• Hershey's miniature candy bar

In addition to the product links above, here are some of the other items I used when creating this lunch:

Pretty Flowers

• 5 mini flower sandwiches
• Red grapes with a flower cupcake ring
• Carrots with ranch
• Hershey kisses

Here are some of the products I used when creating this lunch:

The large silicone cup and the sauce cup that holds the ranch can be purchased at BentoUSA via the ad on the right side of my blog.

Simple Spring Lunch

As you may have guessed by my lack of posts, life as been busy (but fun!) the last few weeks.  I have been trying to knock out lots of projects at home during my slow time at work and before my kids are out of school for the summer.  Anyway, I've been going the "quick and easy" route when it comes to lunches.

• Peanut butter cracker sandwiches made with Ritz "Spring" crackers
• Green peas
• Vanilla yogurt with a strawberry heart
• Apple slices with a tulip apple

In addition to the product link above, here are some of the other items I used when creating this lunch:

More Pizza Pockets

I'm still pulling pizza roll-ups out of the freezer for a quick and easy lunch.

• Pizza roll-up decorated with flower picks and served with pizza sauce for dipping
• Spinach tomato salad, decorated with a "tulip" cherry tomato, served with Italian dressing
• Red grapes with a flower cupcake pick

In addition to the product links above, here are some of the other items I used when creating this lunch: 

Springtime Salad

My daughters informed me they are getting a little tired of sandwiches.  (I don't blame them!) So, we are going to try to mix things up a bit by packing some non-sandwich lunches throughout the week.    Today, they are both having salads.

• Salad made with lettuce, spinach, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, carrots and a hard boiled egg.  Packed with Italian dressing.
• Raspberries/blueberry flowers
• Pretzel thins
• Hershey Kisses

Here are some of the items I used when creating this lunch: