4 Kids' Lunchbox Ideas Plus At Home Weekend Lunch

School has been in session for a few weeks now, and I'm hoping we all got the hang of fixing lunches for the kids for school.  I am constantly trying to think of and find new ideas to not get them bored.  I'm sure I'm not the only Mom who has those kids that LOVE apple slices today...but hate them tomorrow.  So because of this I have to constantly change it up and have lots of options available.  In this post I will show you 4 more ideas for lunches.  Some of these will be with and some without sandwiches.    If you don't know already, my kids hate when I pack them sandwiches for lunch so I have to do it very rarely. I am giving you four meals, which can be a weeks worth of lunches if you allow them to eat lunch at school on Friday.  Usually once a week we allow our kids to eat lunch at school on Friday, or they can choose another day during the week to eat lunch at school.  This gives me not only a physical break from all the preparations, but a mental one as well. I will also include a fun lunch idea for the weekend.

I tried to switch it up a bit with their sandwiches by toasting them (in the morning), and adding lettuce and tomatoes.  Georgee loved this, but Gracee of course didn't like her bread toasted.  I added the baked cheese puffs and a buddy fruit (we no longer use the pouches due to all the horror stories of mold).  The items with the stickers on them are their classroom snacks.  Teddy Grahams with chocolate peanut butter spread for Gracee and mini pepperonis for Georgee.

Once a week I try to include my homemade lunchables.  Thankfully this whole lunch worked great for both kids which consisted of: apple slices, cheese stick, mini Canadian bacon, cucumbers, and wheat thins.  Score for Mommy!

Another once a week option is cereal for lunch.  My husband for some reason is not a fan of me sending cereal for their lunch.  What he don't know is that the kids love it!  They think it's different and cool.  I also make sure to pack them some protein.  Pictured above is Canadian bacon, but sometimes they get leftover bacon or sausage from breakfast.  I store the cereal in a container that they can easily pour their milk in with it.  I put their thermos in the freezer overnight and put the milk in it in the morning to keep the milk cold for lunch.

Here we are back to a good old fashioned peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Gracee does not mind having pbj's, but Georgee does not like peanut butter at all.  He only likes jelly on his sandwich, which is why I added the mini Canadian bacon.  Gracee likes the ham and wanted some too.  Gracee got another homemade fruit salad, and Georgee got mandarin oranges.  Popcorn is another great addition to lunches and for snacks.  The kids feel they are getting a real treat when they have popcorn in their lunchboxes.

Trying to think of lunches to feed kids for school is hard, but let's not forget weekends.  I find it equally draining to think about.  I am usually lucky and able to give them some sort of leftovers, but sometimes that's not an option.  I go grocery shopping most of the time on Saturdays, so it's a real treat for them to be able to get sushi from the grocery store for lunch.  My kids love sushi and will try all kinds, but we like to stick to the California rolls and anything cooked.  It's very easy for them to split a roll and add in some fruits and veggies.  They can be content while you are putting the groceries away.  That is...if they like sushi!