:*~*~* Lunchbox Love Notes Giveaway! *~*~*

For those of you who are regular readers, you know that my family loves Lunchbox Love Notes.  My daughters have asked me to send them even when they are buying lunch at school!  So, I was very excited when the wonderful people at Say Please offered to giveaway a set of their newest cards (Kids volumes 49-52 PLUS 1 set each from their Halloween and Thanksgiving collections!) to one of my lucky readers.

For those of you who are not familiar with Lunchbox Love Notes, they are an easy yet meaningful way to let someone know you are thinking of them. A positive message on the front of the card reminds them how much they are loved while the "Did You Know" trivia or joke on the back will entertain. My daughters' classmates always want to hear the trivia or joke, which encourages lunchtime conversation.  Each volume contains 12 cards --10 with different phrases and fun facts or jokes and 2 blanks so you can add a personal message.

 

The "Did you know?" trivia facts are lots of fun.   Can't you just see all the kids at the lunch table trying to hum while holding their nose?:

 

I also love when the message ties to the theme of the lunch: 

They also have Lunchbox Love Notes specific to the holidays!  Here are Thanksgiving and Halloween lunches!

 

There is a Lunchbox Love Notes perfect for every occasion!

To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment below letting me know what your favorite thing is about Lunchbox Love Notes.  This will open up additional entry options.   This giveaway is open to United States and Canadian residents only.   I will randomly select a winner on October 2nd and the winner will have 48 hours to respond.  If I don't hear back within 48 hours, I will select an alternative winner.   All entries must be active and will be verified at the time of the drawing in order to be valid.


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Piano Bento Lunch

My oldest daughter loves playing the piano.  So, when I saw this lunch that Rina from Bento School Lunches made, I knew I would have to recreate it for her.  

Unfortunately, the execution didn't quite go according to plan.   Rina used nori, which looks great but my kids really don't like.  So, I often use cucumber peel instead.   That was my plan here until I went to get it (after already making the sandwich and the piano keys) and discovered my husband had eaten all the cucumber for lunch.  Hmmm...plan B....pea pods?   The color is a little strange but at least you can tell what it's supposed to be.

• 2 rectangular shaped sandwiches (stacked) and decorated with provolone cheese and pea pods to look like piano keys
• Carrots with ranch
• Red and green grapes with music note picks
• Hershey's Chocolate Nugget

Purrfectly Quick and Easy Lunch

If I want to make a super quick but cute lunch, my "go to" tool almost always ends up being the Cute Z Cute cutter.   In this lunch, I used it to make a kitty.   I used the crust of the bread to cut out the features and give it a little "pop".

 

• Sandwich made with the Cute Z Cute
• Broccoli with ranch and a kitty cupcake pick
• Raspberries
• Pretzel snaps
• Hershey's chocolate Nugget

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

 

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Pizza Friday!

To me, pizza and Fridays just go together...The perfect pairing.  I'm also making a concerted effort not to pack sandwiches everyday because I don't want the girls to get tired of them.   So, today's lunch is pizza pinwheels.   I got the recipe from Pinterest and just used frozen pizza dough - easy peasy!

 

• Pizza Pinwheels with extra pizza sauce for dipping
• Cucumber and tomato slices
• Berry fruit salad (blueberries, raspberries and strawberries) with a "Love" cupcake pick
• Hershey Kisses

Here are some of the items, or similar items, I used when packing this lunch:

 

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

In addition to the product links listed above, here are some items, or similar items, I used when creating this lunch:

 

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Bubble Gum Bento

Coming off a holiday weekend, I wanted a quick and easy lunch for today.   Lunch Punch cutters make it easy to make a cute sandwich in a hurry!

• Sandwich cut with the Lunch Punch cutter and decorated with cheddar, provolone and Colby jack cheese circles as "gum balls"
• Red and green grapes with letter picks
• Broccoli and carrots with ranch
• Hershey kisses

My older daughter was in the mood for a wrap so her lunch was similar but with a whole wheat wrap, herb cream cheese and salami.  I decorated it with a few dolphin picks.

Here are some of the items, or similar items, I used when creating these lunches:


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Back to School Bus

The inspiration train continues...Today's lunch was inspired by Rina from Bento School Lunches, who was inspired by Jill from Kitchenfunwithmy3sons.

Even though we're finishing up our third week of school already (time flies when you're having fun?!) there are still kiddos just starting back.  So, today's lunch was a back-to-school bus theme.  The first thing both my daughters noticed was that all the passengers were girls!  That really wasn't intentional...I was just going with the picks that I had ;-)

 

• School bus shaped sandwich decorated with cheddar cheese, cucumber peel, black olives and people picks
• Sugar snap peas and carrots with ranch
• Blueberries and strawberry slices with a school themed cupcake pick
• Hershey kisses

I always include a Lunchbox Love Note in with the girls' lunches.  As I've mentioned before, they LOVE them and love sharing the trivia fact that's on the back of each card with their friends at the lunch table.   I don't always remember to include the note in the picture when I photograph the lunch but this one was too perfect, I just had to make sure I included it!

 

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

 

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