Shark fail - oops!

Well, they can't all be winners, can they? I was trying to make shark head - it certainly didn't turn out well. I like the idea, but I'm going to have to work on the execution. 

PB and J, with a strawberry/raisin mouth (with the tail of a goldfish). Raisins for the eyes and nose. Goldfish swimming by.

Good idea, will need to attempt it again.

Sailing Away

He asked for a sailboat - he got a sailboat. I LOVE this one, and it was super-easy to make.

One piece of bread made the boat and sail (with peanut butter, of course). Cucumbers for the windows and clouds. A cheese string for the sail.

Too cute!

Choo Choo...

I choo choo choo choose you! An amazing friend gave Cameron a bunch of her daughter's Thomas trains last week. Well, it's a Thomas obsession at our house! It's all he plays with and talks about. So much fun! So I couldn't help but create a train inspired lunch.

We have the favourite PB on whole wheat. I cut the bread into an engine and two cars. Cheerios make the wheels and smoke. The first car is carrying grapes, the second craisins. The track and window are made from cucumber. 

This was definitely Cam's favourite so far. 

Fish Sandwich

A fish sandwich for a preschooler. 

I used a piece of homemade whole wheat banana oat bread with butter. Some carrot halves made the scales and tail. A banana slice for the eye and bubbles and a craisin for the mouth and pupils. Love this one!

KD face

Every now and then we have to jump off the healthy food bandwagon. But I figure you can always add some healthiness back in! Cameron asked for KD today, and I figured "Why not!"

Here was have 1/3 cup of prepared KD. Apple slices for the ears and mouth. Craisins for the eyes, a grape for the nose and some cucumber for the hair. I wish I had done something fancier for the hair, but we were heading into nap time and I figured I would just get 'er done!

Dinosaur

Monday blues have hit our house. Cameron is missing Rayna desperately as she is off to school. When I asked what he wanted for lunch he roared at me and said: "A dinosaur!!!" I'm going to admit, I had to look at Pinterest for some ideas.

Here we have bread with PB; I cut out a mouth and used it as an arm. A craisin for the eye, cucumbers for the teeth, claws, and spikes. And then just because I love him to pieces, some strawberry hearts. 

Back-to-School Lunch

I'm so in-love with this bento box made by Laptop Lunches. I love bento-style lunches because it makes portion control so easy, and allows for lots of fun options. I'm not planning on making theme-lunches all year, as trying to get the shapes to stay together while she bangs her lunchbox all the way to school will just end up destroying my hard work. But I couldn't resist for the first day. 

For snacks I've put in yoghurt with strawberries, grapes and pretzel Goldfish. For lunch we have a pencil sandwich (in honour of her first day). Bread cut in the shape of a pencil, cheddar cheese, mozzarella and ham for the decoration. I also included some carrot and cucumber sticks with humus. 

Here's hoping the lunch goes over well!