Sending the kids back to school after winter break almost feels like September all over again. Everyone is slightly more rested (ok, not really), refreshed (the kids, at least?), and ready to head back to school – as the song goes, mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again, right?
The fresh start also gives you a chance to refresh other parts of your school routine, like school lunches. I know I can’t be the only one packing the same thing over and over again the last few weeks of December due to my brain being absolutely fried. Needless to say, my 5-year-old wasn’t loving it, and I wasn’t loving the fact that he was coming home with a lunchbox still half full.
The creative push I had in the beginning of the year quickly gave way to stress and rush, and I got stuck in a boring routine. But, new year, new me, right?
If you were stuck in the lunch rut too, we completely understand. And, we’re here with solutions – 15 fresh, interesting, easy ideas for your kid’s lunch to get the new year started off with a lunchbox bang.
1. Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Sticks
Source: I Wash, You Dry
2. Kid-Approved Lunch Wraps
Source: Kids Eat by Shanai
3. Healthy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Source: Well Plated
4. Hashbrown Egg and Bacon Muffin Cups
Source: Life Made Simple
5. Homemade Alphabet Soup
Source: Today’s Parent
6. Tuna Veggie Rolls
Source: Hip Foodie Mom
7. Yogurt and Granola Parfait
Source: One Lovely Life
8. Honey, Apple, Cheddar, and Bacon Panini
Source: Half-Baked Harvest
9. Protein-Packed Bento Box
Source: Parents
10. Broccoli Mac and Cheese Muffins
Source: Mom’s Kitchen Handbook
11. Cobb Salad Kabobs
Source: Mom on Timeout
12. Bear Pizzas
Source: Bento Monsters
13. Easy Baked Ravioli
Source: Laura Fuentes
14. Fairy Bread Sandwiches
This is perfect for birthdays!
Source: Eats Amazing
15. PB&J Tacos
Source: Homemade Interest
