Lunch Box Love

It's time for me to start packing lunches again.  My children will be in school for six hours each day, and I see the lunch box as an opportunity to let my children know that I love them.  I like to do that with little messages.  Sometimes I write a little note, or put a picture or a knock knock joke in there, but I also LOVE to write on their food!

A little heart or smiley face goes a long way.  I used fast dry icing to write on these homemade chocolate chip cookies that C will find in his lunch today.

Food safe markers are typically thought of as a tool for decorating cakes and cookies, but they can be used to write on anything from sandwiches to fruits and vegetables.

To make the lunches special, I will also use large cookie cutters to cut their sandwiches into fun shapes and

tiny cookie cutters will be used to make shapes out of cheese, fruit leather, vegetables, and anything else that can be cut.

A simple online search will reveal amazing lunches that people make for their children.  I am not claiming to be that creative, but I think a little lunch box love goes a long way.