10 Bento Box Lunch Ideas for kids that they will love to eat!
I’ve attached some links for the bento boxes that I bought from Amazon for my various Bento Box Lunch Ideas. These are the ones I really love the best, that wash easy in the dishwasher, and work well for our daily lunches! As I am an Amazon Affiliate, I may receive a small commission on qualifying purchases, at no cost to you. Thank you in advance for clinking on any of my links, which helps support the blog.
I am only recommending bento boxes that I bought and actually use in my bento box lunch ideas! You can see them in my pics! I will post a review on bento boxes soon too, as I have bought many and returned the ones that just didn’t work! I have done the legwork! If you haven’t realized by now, I don’t mind experimenting.
Creating new bento box lunch ideas every day has become a very fun part of my day! My daughter loves to see what I come up with, and she always loves it and eats it all. That is what makes me the happiest Mom on earth!
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With Easter coming, I knew I wanted to start some Spring Bento Box Lunch Ideas that I could carry into Easter, and then continue after as well. Spring is still springing after all! First things first, I had to get to Amazon and find some fun shapes for my spring sandwiches! I am loving the ones I got, check out all the fun sandwiches I made so far!
Now let me show you how I make some fun bento box lunch ideas for kids that they will look forward to eating!
Every day I look forward to creating a new Bento Box lunch idea combo that my daughter will Love! I'll share some of my top snacks and foods to grab easy for fast lunch prep!
I love this stainless steel lunchbox with individual compartments, with lids, and a top lid to cover it all! I am definitely getting more of these for "Back to School Bento Box Lunch Ideas"...coming soon!
Fast & Easy Foods you can grab for your Bento Box lunch ideas for kids meal prep:
- DIY Crustless Sandwich
- Granola bars(mini ones are great to throw in Bento Boxes)
- Apple
- Banana
- Grapes
- Raspberries
- Pretzels
- Goldfish
- Yogurt covered raisins
- Cereal – Don’t underestimate throwing in some in a pinch or for a themed decoration!
- Graham crackers (organic bunnies shown here)
- UTZ – Seasonal mini pretzel and cheese ball packs are great for lunches, bento boxes, and fun when they have them for each season!
When I first started making crustless sandwiches for my Bento Box Lunch Ideas I used this set. I still use them even though I have a big collection now! These have 2 sizes in each, wash up well, and make nice sandwiches. The big shapes don't waste very much bread at all! That's another thing I like about these ones. The Fun shapes are fun, but they can lose a bit of bread, but they are so worth it!
Here are some Tips on how to Make your DIY Crustless Sandwich for your Bento Box Lunch Ideas:
Grab your bread, deli meat, or peanut butter/jelly – your “Sandwich filling”, and let’s get started!
Growing up I was never a fan of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The bread always got soggy, and I hated that. Frankly, I was a bologna girl! LOL What can I say, I like my meat! My girl is the same way, she doesn’t care for PB&J, she’s a deli meat girl too!
Normally she will only eat ham, but lately I’ve been branching out with my “lunch experiments” and she is now loving bologna, and this rotisserie chicken breast I got from Target. It is quite yummy! I even got her eating wheat bread and the CRUST! WHAT???!!!!
TIP: I only use one piece of deli meat for these types of sandwiches – too much seems to cause it to be too “thick” and it can “bust out of the seams”!
I know how hard school can be, so that little dose of love in the middle of the day reminds her how much mommy loves her.
Press the outer "cutter" down firmly, shimmy it a bit to get it down all the way, remove the excess cuttings.
Press down on the inner “sealer” layer to press and seal the sandwich.
Slowly lift off and pop the sandwich out.
These St. Patrick's Day shamrock sandwiches are so easy to make and you can fill them with a lot of options! Be creative!
This was super fast and easy to do as well! I am always rushing and I still take time to put the extra effort into her lunch! It is really not that much work with these easy tools!
Watermelon bunnies!
I used the mini cutters to make fruit and vegetable shaped fun cutout shapes for Spring and Easter Bento Boxes and just for lunch at home! It was a fun way to snack on the weekend and it really is fast to do, so why not?! 🙂
Check out these 5 minute Bento Box Lunch Ideas for kids, cute, fun, and every bite is gone when the lunchbox comes home!
This large Bento Box is the only one I have found that fits an entire "normal" size apple in it! This is very helpful on "quickie" Bento Box Lunch Idea days. Throw in a sandwich, chips, and an apple - done!
I have firmly proven that these Bento Box Lunch Ideas for kids can be done in less than 5 minutes every day. Some days I spend 15 minutes, and that’s when it is a big deal themed lunch, and because I stop to take pictures and videos! This is why sometimes you’ll see some really great pictures, and some days you’ll see some “rushed” pictures! I am human, I am a mom, I am a real working woman! Believe me, time is always of the essence for me, so apologies for the dark and shadowy pics in advance – just know I am still thinking of you even when I am rushing, so that dark picture is all for YOU!
I found these great little mini brioche bread loafs that are individually wrapped, they are amazing! If I have some French bread I will use that too when I’m in a rushing pinch. Throw some ham on a roll and add some snacks from the grab list and in 5 minutes or LESS, you’ve got a lovely delicious lunch!
We all have days we don't feel great, (call it too much wine last night lol) that's when I make these 5 minute quickie Bento Box Lunch Ideas!
I hope you enjoyed seeing some ideas for creating a fun bento box lunch ideas for your kids! My daughter really appreciates the effort I make and she loves to look forward to her lunch to see what I make that day! When I pick her up from school, the first thing she says when she gets in the car is, “Hi, Mom, I loved my lunch! I ate it all!” That makes me SO Happy! Major Mom Win Moment! 🙂
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Yours Truly,
January Ember