Pinterest has taken lunch packing to a whole new level. We've rounded up over 400 FUN and healthy school lunch ideas for kids. Your children will love them!
My son might just be the pickiest eater ever. It took me weeks to figure out how to get him to eat a sandwich before he started preschool. I'd make these great little meals for lunch (and I was SO proud of myself). Then, I'd present the food to him and he'd just shake his head and yell, "NO!" It wasn't until my friend Lindsey, who happens to make the cutest lunches for her girls, told me that I needed to get more creative that I finally realized where I was going wrong. She sent me all kinds of Mickey Mouse bento supplies and as soon as I cut those sandwiches into the shape of his beloved mouse, he ate them all up! This year I'm going to step up my game. That's why I've been searching for the best fun and healthy school lunch ideas for kids. My little guy (and hopefully your kids) are in for a real treat thanks to these great school lunch ideas:
Fun and Healthy School Lunch Ideas for Kids
1. Back to School Superhero Lunchbox | Life With the Crust Cut Off
2. 5 Vegetarian Lunchbox Ideas | Kids Activities Blog
3. 25 Bento Lunchbox Ideas | Spaceships and Laserbeams
4. 30 School Lunch Ideas for Picky Eaters | Happiness is Homemade
5. 5 Healthy Lunchbox Meal Ideas | Dawn Nicole
6. 30 Days of Lunchbox Recipes (With No Repeats!) | Peanut Blossom
7. Back to School Peanut butter Sandwich Lunchbox Ideas | Simply Being Mommy
8. 15 Healthy Back to School Lunches | The Women Talk
9. Kid-Approved Mini Sandwich Kit | Sweet Lil You
10. Star Wars Storm Trooper Bento Lunch | 4 the Love of Family
11. Candyland Themed School Lunch | I Dig Pinterest
12. 40 Lunches That Even Picky Kids Will Love | A Spectacled Owl
13. 40 Weeks of Nut-Free School Lunches | Stuffed Suitcase
14. 10 Healthy School Lunch Ideas | Spaceships and Laser Beams
15. A Month of Kid-Approved School Lunches | Mom Endeavors
16. 3 Simple Lunchbox Ideas | A Mummy Too
17. 13 Lunchbox Ideas for Kids Who Don't Like Sandwiches | Childhood 101
18. 20+ Non-Sandwich Lunchbox Ideas | Paging Fun Mums
19. 8 More Sandwich-Free Lunch Ideas | Kidz Activities
20. 5 Super Fun Lunchbox Ideas With Step-by-Step How-to's | Paging Fun Mums
21. 20 School Lunch Ideas With No Repeats | Super Mommy Club
22. 50+ Perfect Back-to-School Lunches | 3 Boys and a Dog
23. 10 Gluten-Free School Lunch Ideas | Spaceships and Laserbeams
24. 50 Lunchbox Snack Ideas | Childhood 101
25. 20 Creative and Mostly Healthy School Lunch Ideas | I Dig Pinterest
Here are my favorite lunchbox supplies from our affiliate Amazon:
Bentgo Kids Childrens Lunch Box - Bento-styled
Yumbox Leakproof Bento Lunch Box ContainerAmazonBasics Bento Lunch Box ContainersIpow Silicone Cupcake Baking Muffin CupsCuteZCute Bento Decoration BoxECOlunchbox OvalPlanetBox Rover LunchboxPlanetBox SHUTTLE Bento Lunch Box
Amber Ludwig says
Oooh pinning for later!! My son is so picky!! I should probably try some of these!! I swear he hasn't eaten a vegetable knowingly in 6 months lol.... crazy kid! Thank for this awesome list!!
Elisabeth says
It's amazing what a cookie cutter can do to make a sandwich look appealing to them!
Shaina Braun says
It literally cracks me up how ridiculous kids are. You can't get them to eat it in its natural form, but make it into a familiar shape and all of the sudden this disgusting food item is irresistibly delicious! Whatever it takes I say! I have had to use some tricks with my husband sadly 🙁 The guy never ate a fruit or veggie in his life til he met me. Great resource here!! 😀
michelle elizondo says
I love the shaped food!!
AJ says
I absoluttely LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!! Thank you for sharing! I pinned and am sharing with friends. TY!! ^-^
yeng says
pinned it, need your ideas for my boys, they are picky eaters
Linda Mannst says
Such cut
Linda Mannst says
Such cute ideas. These will be great ideas for my grandchildrens lunches. Thank you for sharing
Brittany says
Maybe some of these will work to get my husband to stop eating fast food for lunch every day!!
ellen beck says
I like all the neat ideas. I never much have a problem with lunche, but I like the cut outs and have done that. Some of it depends on hw much time you have