12 Easy Ways to Jazz up a School Sandwich
When you send your kid off to school with a healthy lunch, you want to make sure they are going to open up their lunchbox and be happy with the contents.
Giving a child a healthy meal means nothing if he or she isn’t going to eat it.
Fortunately, there are lots of ways to jazz up a lunch and make it fun. Unfortunately, a lot of the options I’ve seen (like Spongebob and the grand piano) involve college degrees in fine art, fancy food decorating tools and way more time than most parents have in the morning.
Plus, show me a kid who can trek a grand piano sandwich to school and not wreck it along the way.
You need a creative sandwich you can close in a Ziploc bag, your kid can toss in a backpack, then throw in a cubby or locker and it will remain fresh and intact until noon.
Below are twelve great ideas for jazzing up a simple sandwich.
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Crustaches
What kid wouldn't want a sandwich shaped like a mustache? Guaranteed hit.
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Lunch Punch Sandwich Cutters
The great thing about Lunch Punch are they cut the crusts off, use the entire sandwich so there is little waste and come in a huge variety of shapes.
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Sandwich Stamps
Stamping a sandwich is a super simple way to jazz up a sandwich that's very popular in Japan.
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Who needs bread?
I love this idea for PB&J on apple rings.
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Fun Bites
Fun Bites makes tons of snackable little squares perfect for sharing with friends.
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For the Princess
These sandwich cutters from Pottery Barn make crowns, frogs and fairy princesses.
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Nerd Chic
Check out these awesome Star Wars themed sandwich cutters.
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Sandwich Sushi
Rolling up a sandwich and cutting it like sushi is a great way to make a kid feel super sophisticated in the cafeteria.
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Stamp/Cutter Combos
Step things up a notch with these cute shape and stamps in one.
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Puzzle Sandwich
Of course, if you don't have a lot of time, I'm sure sticking to one kind of bread is just as fun.
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Pocket Surprise
This great sandwich cutter seals the contents inside as well. Is it ham & cheese? PB&J? Finding out is half the fun.
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Birthday Sandwich
Nothing better than honoring your kid's birthday with a sandwich cut like a birthday cake. Or motivating her to eat turkey and cheese because it's cut to look like a cupcake.
Found on Pottery Barn Kids
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My dad always used to put potato chips on my sandwich as a surprise. I suppose now I’d probably want to find a healthier alternative!
Those PB&J sushi rolls look adorable. I don’t even like sushi and I’d eat those!
This actually seriously made my day. I just want to go home and make sandwiches for dinner in form of mustaches and sushi rolls. Maybe I’ll make a puzzle.
i agree karen! i love it!
who knew there were so many healthy sandwich options!
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The crustaches are hilarious, but I think the sushi is such a fun idea. If only I knew how to make those kid friendly chop sticks with the rubberbands, I’d definitely make these!
those sushi rolls really are adorable! makes me want a pb&j
I love the puzzle pieces! So cute, fun, and entertaining!