Back to school is just around the corner and whether your children are going to daycare, school, or the babysitter these great paper bag lunch ideas will come in handy this fall. And if you're looking for more, check out our School Lunches Pinterest board.
Butterfly snacks
Perhaps the cutest way to bag your kids' snacks.
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Kids love these little compartmentalized lunch plates. Food stays separate, kid stays happy and so does Mom. (available at Along Came Baby.)Apple Sandwiches
Are apples always making their way back home hole in the bottom of your little ones' lunchbags? Try an apple sandwich and see what happens...
Sandwich them with trail mix, oat meal, raisins, chocolate chips or whatever tasty fillings you have kicking around the pantry! Make sure you use school safe "peanut butter" substitute such as Wow Butter.
Dried Apples
Another way to sneak some fruit into your child's diet at school is to dry it. Dried apples and bananas are always favourites. Plus, you know what they say about apples: "an apple a day keeps the doctor away!"
Shapes!
Kids just LOVE surprises in their lunchbox. Cut their sandwiches into hearts, stars, or any fun shape you can think of. They'll show them off to their friends and then eat them right up.
And if a healthy lunch is not your top priority....