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Lunch Box and Picnic Ideas

August 27, 2014 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 5 Comments

Lunch Box IdeasEvery week day we take a packed lunch to work, school and university. It is so convenient to have a freshly prepared lunch on hand to eat on your break. No need to queue up at a shop or canteen to purchase lunch, and the food is generally healthier and cheaper if you make your own. We always have lots of freshly baked treats and fresh fruit to add to our lunch box. We get tired of sandwiches and rolls, so we mix it up with a bento style lunch, salads, or heat up some left overs. One way to add more interest to your lunchbox is to pack some co-ordinating utensils/napkins and pop them in a paper bag. This idea would be great for outdoor entertaining, picnics, and parties.

For a bento style lunch, we packed our favourite polka dot chopsticks.  We had some cute kokeshi doll pegs in our craft supplies and added a label – Itadakimasu means “good eating” in Japanese.

Lunch Box 2

We found the little fish shaped soy sauce bottles at Daiso (100 yen store) in Japan.

Lunch Box 1

We packed some supplies for a French style lunch.

French style 1

Bon Appetit

We wrapped some salt and pepper in baking paper and popped them into a small glassine bag.

French Style 2

Check out our favourite Lunch Box Treats and Lunch Box Recipe ideas.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Kawaii Goodies for supplying us with most of the products for this project. They have a great range of paper bags, tags, labels/stickers, and more. 

Lunch box supplies

Lunch Box Supplies from Etsy Store – Kawaii Goodies https://www.etsy.com/shop/kawaiigoodies

Filed Under: Back to School, Gift Wrapping, Paper Crafts Tagged With: party, picnic, table setting

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Comments

  1. Cori says

    August 27, 2014 at 11:49 am

    Hi 🙂
    These packages are so cute!
    Especially the bento style lunch. Loved all the colors and designs ♥.

    Reply
  2. pfefferminzgruen Christin says

    August 27, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    soooooooo cute!
    Good idea!

    Reply
  3. Carole @ From My Carolina Home says

    August 27, 2014 at 10:01 pm

    What a nice idea and cute projects to make a boring bag lunch fresh and inviting! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Mary Frances says

    August 29, 2014 at 4:53 am

    I would love to have one of these in my lunch box!

    Reply

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