Cuddle Palz!

Earlier this summer we received the newest product in the CuteZCute product line, the Cuddle Palz, to try. Similar to the other CuteZCute products, the Cuddle Palz is super easy to use and provides instant cuteness to any lunch!  The 2-sided cutter and stamps allow you to make many different combinations.  I have a feeling you will be seeing many Cuddle Palz lunches on our blog!

Koala Lunch:

• Koala PB&J made using the Cuddle Palz cutting system.   He is holding on to a piece of celery.
• Celery with peanut butter
• Grapes with a koala pick
• Pretzel sticks 
• Hershey kisses

Again, my middle schooler doesn't want cute lunches anymore.  So we kept it simple:

• Pizza roll-ups with marinara for dipping
• Peas
• Red grapes
• Oreos

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

First Day of School!

After taking the summer off, we are back in business as today was the first day of school!  I now have a middle schooler (ACK!) and a 4th grader.  The middle schooler has requested "no more cute lunches" but we are going to continue to pack "bento style" because it's environmentally friendly.

My 4th grader specifically requested a "pencil lunch" for the first day:

For my 6th grader, we kept it more simple:

Both lunches contained:

• PB&J Sandwich.   For the pencil, I just used food-safe markers to decorate it.
• Carrots or Broccoli with ranch
• Raspberries
• Oreos 

Plus, I included a Lunchbox Love Note to let them know I was thinking of them!

Listed below are the items, or similar items, I used when creating this lunch:

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Keeping It Simple

Wow, it's been a long time since my last post!   Life has been SO busy recently!  I'm sure you can relate!!  We've still be packing and keeping it cute, but I haven't been feeling overly original or taking the time to photograph.  Sorry about that!

Today's lunch I kept simply on purpose.  I thought about adding icing eyes, a bow pick, and whiskers, which would have been cute.  But, I really liked the kitty simple too so I went with that.

• A kitty and heart shaped sandwiches (There wasn't space to cut out 2 kitties but I didn't want to waste that much sandwich so I found a smaller cutter to use up the remainder of the sandwich.  We can call it Kitty Love)
• Watermelon kitties with blueberries
• Sugar snap peas and grape tomatoes with ranch
• Chocolate

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Bunny Buddies!

Bento Tip of the Day :  Icing eyes make everything cuter!

• 2 bunny shaped sandwiches decorated with icing eyes, sprinkles (nose), spaghetti noodles (whiskers) and bento picks I got from Bento USA (see link to the right)
• Broccoli with ranch and a "Happy Easter" pick
• Pineapple and strawberry slices with a bunny pick
• Dove chocolate eggs

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Bunny Tushie

Completely inspired by this adorable lunch at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons, I made this bunny tushie bento. My girls thought it was hilarious and it was quick and easy to pull together.

• Bunny Tushie sandwich made from using the Pampered Chef Cut N Seal and a small oval cookie cutter for the feet.  I decorated it using a mini marshmallow and food safe markers.
• Strawberry halves with a "Happy Easter" cupcake pick
• Carrots and ranch - I decorated one of the mini carrots to look like a big carrot by shaving off one end into a point and topping it with a spring of broccoli
• 2 Dove Chocolate Easter eggs.

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Bunny Hop

• 2 bunny-shaped sandwiches (stacked), decorated with an icing eye, a snowflake sprinkle for the tail, and egg sprinkles for the nose and ear.  
• Carrots and ranch, decorated with a bunny cupcake ring
• Strawberries with a "Happy Easter" cupcake pick
• Russell Stover candy

See below for some of the products, or similar products, I used when creating this lunch.

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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

In addition to the product links above, see below for other links to products I used when when creating this lunch.  

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