Cute and Fun School Lunches for the Kids

Posted by Rachel Parcell on August 26, 2024

I don't know about you, or your kids, but when I was in elementary school, my favorite subject was LUNCH! The school year just started again for my kids, and I've been loving making cute, fun lunches for them!

Overhead image of 2 bento lunch boxes- one navy blue (left) and one lilac purple (right) with pinwheel style sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches cut in the shapes of flowers, pretzels, goldfish, and various fruits and veggies cut into heart, star, and flower shapes

I bought these cute bento lunch boxes from Amazon! They come with little rubber cups, and a reusable fork and spoon. I like to make sure my kids have a sandwich (or mini sandwiches in this case), at least one fruit and one veggie, a little snack like pretzels or goldfish and then a small dessert like Teddy Grahams or Welch's Fruit Snacks!

Overhead image of navy blue bento lunch box with pinwheel style sandwiches, a fruit snack, a rubber cup filled with blueberries, baby carrots, cucumbers cut into star shapes, and pretzels. The lunchbox is surrounded by mini cookie cutters, apple slices, and a cucumber

These mini cookie cutters are perfect for cutting fruits and veggies into fun little shapes! For Bear's lunch, I make him mini pinwheel sandwiches-- these are so simple, I just put turkey and cheese on a tortilla, roll it up, and cut it into slices!

Overhead image of lilac purple bento lunchbox with pb&j sandwiches cut into small flower shapes, Goldfish, Teddy Grahams, strawberries and kiwis cut into heart shapes, baby carrots, and cucumbers cut into heart shapes

Isla loves these little flower-shaped PB&J sandwiches! I used these mini cookie cutters for the sandwiches, as well as the strawberries, kiwis, and cucumbers!

Yes, these lunches take a little more time to make than an average lunch, but the way I see it, kids are only kids once, and I want to make the most of their childhood and give them cute, fun lunches while they're still little!

You can shop everything I bought to make these cute, fun lunches below!