Koala Lunch 3 Ways

Mamabelly is part of Wendolonia's 3 Tools, 3 Lunches series today! I am so excited! Head over to Wendolonia to see what everybody made with the new CuteZCute Cuddle Palz, Easylunchboxes and animal food picks!

I only submitted one lunch to Wendolonia but actually packed the lunch three different ways for my kids:

This first Easylunchbox container contains:

• a CuteZCute Cuddle Palz Koala holding a pepperoni sandwich fork
• celery bamboo
• a carved apple with the cute CuteZCute Koala pick
• grape tomatoes with leaf picks

This second Easylunchbox container contains:

• a CuteZCute Cuddle Palz Koala holding a pepperoni sandwich fork
• celery bamboo with a Koala climbing up one
• a carved apple tree with the cute Koala pick
• grape tomatoes with leaf picks

The third Easylunchbox container contains:

• a CuteZCute Cuddle Palz Koala holding a pepperoni sandwich fork
• celery bamboo
• a carved apple tree with the cute CuteZCute Koala pick
• grape tomatoes with leaf picks

I am so thrilled that Wendolonia asked me to be part of this series! I love Wendolonia's bento lunches and her site was one of the first ones that inspired me to back bento lunches myself! Thank you, Wendy!

If you are ready to pack some Koala lunches yourself, here is what I used (contains affiliate links):

Snoopy Lollipop Sandwiches

Got a reluctant sandwich eater? Or is your child chatty at lunch and never finishes what you pack?

Make sandwiches fun and lunch easy to eat while socializing with friends with these cute but easy Lollipop sandwiches!

This lunch is packed in Easylunchboxes and holds:

• 3 peanut butter and jelly lollipop sandwiches 
• cheese crackers
• and fresh apple rings

To make the Lollipop sandwiches I followed the directions to make the MOMables DIY popsicle sticks and then used my snoopy cookie cutter and stamp set to make the sandwiches and filled them with peanut butter and jelly. Now you simply slide the popsicle sticks into the sandwich and you have a cute snoopy lollipop sandwich!

Things I used to make this lunch (contains affiliate links) :

HOW TO PACK A BENTO BOX {with picture tutorial}

I have gotten lots of questions on HOW TO PACK A BENTO BOX so everything actually looks as cute as it was when you packed it. So I decided to show you how I packed my Moose bento box from the previous Literary Lunch post: Duck, Duck, Moose! Instructions on how to make the Moose sandwich can be found in that post as well!

1.) Get all your bento box ingredients ready.

• the sandwich (how-to instructions HERE) 
• fruit or vegetables, washed and ready to use
• crackers, nuts or any other smaller foods that can fill the empty spaces of the bento

2.) Place the sandwich first.

Since the sandwich was the biggest part of this lunch I placed the sandwich carefully first (the blueberries are glued on with peanut butter and the nose and nostrils are "glued' with peanut butter as well so I know those parts won't move (more DETAILS here).

3.) Place the rest of the lunch items to fill the spaces around the sandwich.

I started with the crackers on one side...

...and added the fruit to the other side to separate the two foods and prevent the crackers from getting soggy.

Then I filled the spaces between the antlers with almonds.

Lastly, I added a sprinkle smile to the sandwich and used honey to make them stick to the sandwich.

All you need now is a lid and a hungry child :)

Cuddle Palz on Vacation

We have not been packing many lunches since we have been on vacation but once my new Cuddle Palz cutter from CuteZCute arrived I could not resist packing a quick vacation themed lunch for the kids!

How cute is this little sightseeing tiger? Adorable right? I found this idea on the CuteZCute page and could not resist. 

We packed our Easylunchboxes with a simple lunch of:

• cherries
• carrot sticks
• and a CuteZCute Cuddle Palz Cheese sandwich tiger.

What I used to make this lunch: