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    Design Dazzle » Recipes » Snacks/Treats

    Published: Feb 10, 2015 · Modified: Aug 13, 2020 by Toni Roberts · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

    Fun Valentine’s Day Lunch for Kids

    This fun Valentine's Day lunch for kids is easy and quick to put together. It has a variety of healthy, fresh foods.

    Hi guys! I’m Shannon with Bunches O Lunches. I’ve been making bento style lunches since my oldest son was 2. I have three boys and a crazy fun husband. I started my blog last July because I love packing lunch and teaching others how to do it as well. I figured if I was making lunch anyway, why not write about it?

    I want to thank Toni so much for having me here today!

    When I was thinking about what I wanted to do for this Valentine’s Day lunch for kids, I knew that I wanted to show that cute, fun and healthy lunches don’t have to be super complicated or use a ton of tools.

    I opted to make a ham and cheese sandwich (it’s my son’s favorite) on Whole Wheat Bread. I used Tillamook Cheddar Cheese and Applegate Farms Ham for the filling.

     
    This love you lunch is easy and quick to put together. It has a variety of healthy, fresh foods.

    TIP: To keep costs down on deli meats and cheeses, I buy Tillamook sliced packages at Costco. It’s about $10 but lasts me about a month. The Applegate Farms meat I buy on sale at Target or Whole Foods (don’t forget to use Cartwheel App for you phone! They usually have an extra 5% off). I usually only put one slice of meat per sandwich for the kiddos.
    sandwich cutter
    To cut out the sandwich I bought this cookie cutter from Joann’s (40% coupon baby!), but then I found it at Target! Score! So keep an eye out and you can get one too. I love that it is a nice large size for sandwiches (or cookies) and it has interchangeable messages you can imprint on the bread. You can also find it online here, Cookie Cutter with Message

    TIP: I try and pack at least 5 colors per lunch in order to hit all the major food groups.

    The mini red hearts were cut out using a mini heart cookie cutter and are fruit leather.

    I used Annie’s Organic Bunny Crackers for the sweet and carb portion (in addition to the bread). I also packed a pink marshmallow heart. I always try and include one (small) sweet treat.

    This love you lunch is easy and quick to put together. It has a variety of healthy, fresh foods.For the veggies, I packed Organic Broccoli, and Organic Celery. I used the mini heart cutter to cut out Organic Purple Carrots.

    I have a lot of fun food picks and rings, but if that’s not your thing, that’s cool. I made my own food pick using a toothpick and a carrot I cut out with the cutter. It’s fast and easy and uses what you already have (keep it age appropriate though- probably not the best idea for a 2 year old lunch…or a kid who likes to poke people…)

    This love you lunch is easy and quick to put together. It has a variety of healthy, fresh foods.

    For the fruit and nuts (keep in mind school rules for allergies), I packed sliced green apples and a nut mixture. The hearts on top of the apples are extra carrots.

    TIP: Silicone (or paper) cups are a great way to keep food separated and add a pop of color.

    TIP: Keep in mind what your kids like (a list by your lunch packing station if you don’t want to keep a mental one) and try to add one new thing every so often. It’s good to offer variety so you don’t get bored, and they don’t get bored.

    A few extra seconds to cut out the shapes made this lunch super fun and cute without a lot of hassle. Thanks so much for having me. Happy Valentine’s Day! You can find and use  Bento Lunch Tools to help make lunches fun to eat!

     

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    1. May says

      February 10, 2015 at 8:54 am

      love how you separate each snack into compartments 🙂
      Gotta try this for my kids!

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      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        February 10, 2015 at 2:39 pm

        Kids love these kind of lunches. Glad you’re going to give it a try!

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    2. Blanca says

      February 10, 2015 at 2:19 pm

      What a cute idea….I am sure my boys would love it if I did this for their lunch.

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      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        February 10, 2015 at 2:39 pm

        Blanca, I’m sure they would love it!
        Toni

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    3. Leslie says

      February 11, 2015 at 9:13 am

      What a great idea. I love your tips!

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      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        February 15, 2015 at 8:29 am

        It is a really cute idea!! Hope you were able to make some for Valentine’s!

        Reply
    4. Kristie says

      February 11, 2015 at 5:07 pm

      I have to locate one of those cutters used for the sandwich – so cute! And using a carrot heart as a food pick is genius, too 🙂

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        February 15, 2015 at 8:28 am

        I’m sure you can find the cutter pretty easily. I know, that carrot heart is the cutest!

        Reply

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