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This is How You Make a Lunch Box Go From Okay to Amazing!

November 12, 20243 min read

Hey there Mama! I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Everyone thinks the lunch box I pack every day for my child is amazing but they can't quite figure out how I make it so cute and fun.

Here's one of the secrets in my toolbox: accessorize! I stock up on really cute lunch box accessories and all of a sudden my somewhat ordinary lunchboxes look super fun and enticing!

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Let me show you some examples:

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

Carrots go from ordinary to extraordinary with fun food picks.

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

Olives can look dark and uninviting to a child until you turn them into characters from outer space!

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

From plain tomatoes to a friendly zoo gathering!

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

"Ugh, not broccoli" becomes "he he he look at my broccoli friends!"

Here is the gear

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

My little box of fun food picks for lunchbox packing.

You can find all of these fun food picks on Amazon. It's amazing how a simple food pick can really change the look and perception of various foods.

Here is a list of my favorite food picks that I use in the lunchboxes for my kids:

set of 40 cute animal food picks

set of 8 outer space food picks

set of 10 leaf food picks

set of 8 Halloween themed food picks

alphabet set (26 letters) food picks

set of 50 simple semi-clear colorful food picks

set of 8 fruit friends food picks

set of 72 ninja swords for those obsessed with ninja-stuff (like my 5yo!)

set of 10 funny eye food picks

I also love to use silicone muffin cups and silicone "pods" from PlanetBox to either separate foods or fill up some space. Some kids eat less at lunch than others and these accessories can take up a little bit more space in a large lunchbox to make it seem full, but not as overwhelming.

Kids also love when food is separated!

set of 36 silicon muffin cups in 3 shapes

Planetbox pods

set of 4 PlanetBox silicone pods

(for their Rover lunchbox but also works in LunchBots and Bentgo Kids lunchboxes!)

How fun accessories can change a lunch box (from okay to amazing!)

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

This is how you make a lunchbox go from okay to amazing

You can even dress up a snack or appetizer plate of veggies and fruit with these fun picks!

This is how you make a lunch box go from okay to amazing!

That's not all folks

You can see more of my lunchboxes for great ideas on packing healthy a lunch box by following me on Instagram (@TheRealisticLunchbox) or checking out my Lunchbox Gallery.

You can also see more of my favorite accessories I love and use daily, as well as lunchboxes and other gear, here in My Lunchboxes Shop.

Make them laugh!

I recently created a series of lunch box jokes and notes and my kids are LOVING them! Each day my 8-year-old asks if I remembered to put one in his lunch. He and his friends are all benefitting from these little cards. Laughing is healthy too!

Lunchbox with jokes

You can check out this package of 180 Lunchbox Notes & Jokes (one for every day of the school year) here.

From okay to amazing!

Now that you know my little secret you too can make lunchboxes that go from okay to amazing simply by adding in a few accessories! Go to Amazon and shop to your heart's content - it's all for the kids, right?

By the way, did I mention that each one of these lunchboxes pictured here took only 5 minutes or less to make? I'm a realist! We moms don't have time to be cutting all those cute shapes and stuff for a lunch box! We are busy! That's why I love the lunch box accessories. Super easy and super quick to use.

Happy Lunch Box Packing!

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P.S. Check out my other posts on Lunchboxes to help you pack amazing and HEALTHY lunch boxes!

  1.  How to Be SuperMom; 17 Ways to Quickly Pack a Healthy PlanetBox Lunchbox

  2. School lunchbox packing ideas and tips with product recommendations – part 1

  3. School lunchbox ideas and tips – Part 2

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