zoo and easter lunches

This spring has been crazy busy in the Storms household, but I have managed to photograph a couple of particularly cute lunches to share. =)

This was for my son's zoo field trip.  I based the monkey quesadilla on the monkey valentines I made this year.  I like working with tortillas because they are so easy to cut.  He is made up of both wheat and flour tortillas cut from a bunch of different cookie cutters I had in my stash ... circles for the face and ears, an upside down pumpkin for the second layer, part of a rocket ship trimmed for the oval, and the eyes are the bottom of a mini candy cane cutter I had.  Being resourceful! I trimmed the eyes and mouth from bread crust for a dark color.  The layers are all "glued" together with shredded cheese baked in the oven. 

To finish off the theme I added animal cookies (I asked my husband to get them and I didn't mean frosted because it takes away all of the animal features!) and a little giraffe fork for the melons.  Why is the giraffe so sad???

Around Easter I made these bunny sandwiches with cookie cutters.  We had some large bread slices leftover from a camping trip so I got two bunnies from each sandwich.  I smooshed mini marshmallows for the tails.  To make sure they stayed on I added a drop of melting chocolates I keep on hand for stuff like cake pops.  The kids really liked these.

To round out the theme I added carrots, of course, and a little bit of Annie's Fruity Bunnies mixed in with almonds =).

Comments

[sansku]

too cute! wow. where on earth did you find the giraffe fork? and the annie's fruity bunnies?

i also LOVE the little plates in the previous post. i bought FIMO for easter and have been planning on doing something similar. i haven't got around to it yet.

cute blog! :)

[Lisa]

Thanks! I got the forks off Amazon ... they qualify for Super Saver Shipping, so they are a good thing to throw in your cart when you need a little more to make it to $25 lol. Just search 'Kids Animal Fork Picks Party in a Lunch Box' on Amazon.

And the Fruity Bunnies are cereal, just found them at the regular grocery store. Thanks =)

[.tif]

Fruity Bunnies are a favorite at our house. They're cute and yummy and at least a little better than Fruit Loops. ;)

[erin]

omg, so cute! That monkey quesadilla has to be the coolest edible I've ever seen!

[Amy Baldwin]

I just found you via paper issues...your creative lunches are insanely cute! I will have to try these out with my boys. TFS!

[Leslie]

I want to know where you got that 3 compartment lunch container. I like to send my lunches in reusable containers but am getting tired of washing 3 containers times 2 kids every night. This would be perfect!

[Lisa]

Thanks so much everyone! Leslie, that's exactly why I like these ... I have three kids and would go crazy with a bunch of pieces. We use Easylunchboxes which is at http://www.easylunchboxes.com/ and I *think* she posted on facebook the other day they are now on Amazon with free shipping.

[Leslie]

Yes it looks like you can order thru Amazon but they are out of stock : ( I will use them year round since I don't get to stay home with my kiddos over the summer. What are the dimensions of the insulated bag?

[Malissa]

Oh my goodness! How adorable!! Thanks for the link on the containers... I was wondering about them too! Do you send them in an insulated container? And does stuff fall over the place when you put them in their backpacks? Thanks!!

[Lisa]

Leslie, The bottom of the bag is approximately 8.75x6.5" and about 6" tall. There is lots of space leftover after laying the luncbox on the bottom. I top it with an ice pack, drink, napkin, piece of fruit, etc.

Malissa, I use the insulated bags that are sold with the lunchboxes. They carry their lunch with the lunchbox laying flat at the bottom. So there isn't much tossing around. I usually fill the two smaller sections, but sometimes there is extra space in the large section. I make sure my little details are "adhered" on their sandwiches, etc. with things like peanut butter and melted cheese.

And btw, they are not liquid-proof. You can't just pour soup in there or anything like that. =)

[Lisa]

FYI I noticed Easylunchboxes posted on facebook today that amazon is restocked...

[Betty Ignacio]

Thanks for the sharing. My grandchildren will be party setting. amazed with these creations. Gives me an idea for a birthday

[Betty]

Thanks for the sharing. My grandchildren will be amazed with these creations. Gives me an idea for a birthday party setting.

[JDaniel4's Mom]

These are adorable! I love the bunnies!

[amber]

This is absolutely adorable. I love new ideas to make lunches more fun for the kids. It lets them know how much you love them and gives them a break from the mundane at school. Great ideas! Thank you for sharing!

[Bill Davis]

Great idea and very simple. I see you encourage reblogging. Would you be okay with us pinning a link to this on Pinterest?

Thanks!

[Bill Davis]

Great idea!