Creative food craft ideas
I don’t know about you, but I am quite tired with all the Thanksgiving and soon to be Christmas edible crafts. Not that we are going to do away with them :). There are heaps more coming!
So here is a nice idea which I think is fairly unique – Days of the week lunches!
The background to the creation … Read More ...
Late last week, I linked to Keely McGuire’s post on 20 non-sandwich school lunch ideas. Over the last week – that post has become a star hit on our site. So thank you Keely. We hope you have found a whole new legion of fans!
That meant a lot of you are out there looking for non-sandwich ideas for … Read More ...
Keely McGuire has put together a list of 20 school lunch ideas that don’t involve – sandwiches!
My mother made my lunch every school day when I was growing up. I have to admit, I only ate it a few times a week. I swapped my lunch for different items with other kids at school. Sometimes I’d trade my sandwich … Read More ...
My kids love Toy Story (and so do I – especially Toy Story 3).
So the next time I am in charge of lunches, guess what I am making?
If your kids love the aliens from the Toy Story franchise as well, then get details on how to make these Toy Story inspired bento boxes here.
Looking for Bento boxes? … Read More ...
File this in the category of “Why didn’t I think of this before?”. These quirky anti theft lunch bags are the perfect gag gift for all ages. These also make fun lunch bags for teenagers or grownups too.
Brilliant! Would you have a use for these bags?
If you do, get these here: Anti-Theft Lunch Bags
.… Read More ...
I don’t know how I’ve missed this site before, but for the fun food for kids searchers, you should check out Kiddie Foodies. Snacks, main dishes, sandwiches, desserts… you’ll find lots of ideas for simple dress-ups and rearrangements of every day food that kids will adore. Shown is ham and cheese tic tac toe and an ice skater sandwich… Read More ...
Here’s another one for the kids on this Friday: Turn their lunch vertical and make flowers! I love this. I might even do this with the next sandwich for me. Make a flower lunch HERE at Little Nummies.… Read More ...
I think, think, in years of blogging and thousands of posts, this is the first time I had two simultaneous submissions of almost the exact same idea and execution. And the winner is Mike Wazowski of Monsters, Inc. Posted on the same day on each blog. And even the plate looks the same! On the left is from Kitchen Fun … Read More ...
Everything is coming up rainbows. Even grilled cheese. Make rainbow grilled cheese HERE at Quick Dish.
Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our Party Ideas Blog and these Rainbow party decorations
we found on Amazon and these fun Rainbow party items from Etsy.… Read More ...
If you were thinking along the lines of grilled chicken, roasted turkey, quail? I meant something much cuter. Here are a few (not Angry) birds made from food.
Make a bird in Spring sandwich at Canadian Family.
Make bird cookies at Bake and Bait.
Make M and M birds on a branch cupcakes at Sweet Simple Stuff.… Read More ...
I have two daughters. My brother has two daughters. My sister has two daughters. I have two step-nieces. My step sister has a daughter. I’ve no little one obsessed with dinosaurs. I consider my own daughter’s obsession with trains, and subsequently, Dinosaur Train, close. But I’ve had no excuse to throw a dinosaur party. If you have boys or girls … Read More ...
It’s still Friday, so I’m still sharing some ideas for the kiddos to have fun in the kitchen.
clockwise:
Turn watercolors into monogram straw toppers at Studio DIY.
Make JellO fishbowls at babble.
Play Cheez-It tic tac toe at Snackpicks.
Make fruit and veggie snails at Meals.
Celebrate summer skies with JellO parfaits at Mad in … Read More ...
Friday is kids’ day! Kids and animals. Cute and cute. Kids love animals. Animals love… probably not kids. Here are a few animal-themed snacks for the kiddos.
Clockwise:
Make a cute piggy snack at Canadian Family.
Make a dog house lunch at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Make a fishy snack (and find other Disney-themed plates) … Read More ...
Please, please visit the Bento Blog Network to see the entire link party of Star Wars-themed bento boxes from around the web. Artoo hard-boiled egg, Chewbacca in Nutella, black bean Jabba, Yoda tortilla, Storm Trooper rice… Click HERE to see them all.
Looking for Bento boxes? Check these out in our Online store- Discount Bento Boxes. **Limited Stock** Free Worldwide … Read More ...
My five-year old is very different from me in so many ways from the five-year old me. She shakes off insults more easily. She doesn’t care about her hair being perfect (which is good, because it never is). But there are similarities, too. Like her love of arts and crafts. Here are some kid-friendly crafts that she and the little … Read More ...
