I remember being excited to see what my mom made for me, too (she actually did make things).
I also vaguely remember a Scooby Doo, and then a Tom and Jerry lunchbox (I was no girlie girl who wanted princesses).
But as soon as high school came with greasy pizza lunches, I was way over lunches brought from home.
So I guess I should cherish this time.
If only I enjoyed it.
I'm not one to enjoy making, baking or cooking anything, as it is--at least not on a regular basis.
I wish I could be as creative as these lunches, below.
But, alas, Uncrustables from the freezer will have to do (hey, at least I put little "I love you" notes in with his lunches). :)
WHAT KIND OF LUNCHBOX OR LUNCHES DID YOU HAVE?
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13 comments:
Oh, my...those artful sandwiches are almost intimidating! However, it might make making the 8 millionth peanut butter sandwich a bit more exciting!
My kids shockingly always take hot lunch. I know how picky they are, so I have to question how much they eat on some days, and there are many days each month when there's some kind of breaded chicken item on the menu that you'd think they'd tire of, AND we have about 12 different thermal lunch bags around here, but I guess it helps cut down on the peanut butter sandwiches I make!
I remember having a metal Peanuts lunch box with different cartoon frames of the character's faces around the edge. Loved that thing, and carried it for years.
I had a Holly Hobby lunchbox when I was really young. I still very distinctly remember what it looked like. I think it looked like this one, without the clock on it:
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these are great! i still bring my lunch. although the lunch boxes cannot fit my lunches so i can't carry my lunchbox :(
omg, those sandwiches are darling!!!
I remember my mom would always put TWO twix bars in my lunch. That was before ppl worried about childhood obesity...
aww... I want to make my girls those lunches...
Not really.
I'm just like you. I really hate making them. I think the key is to make them the night before, so you aren't stressed out the morning of.
And that lunch box brought me back. so cute! My kids actually WANT brown bags so they can throw the bag out and not have to lug one more thing around.
Oh, how times have changed.
lol...lunches must be on the mind this week! you know i've found that if i leave lunch made the night before it makes it so much easier in the morning. i just make the sandwich in the morning...and yes, i do the cookie cutters! lol...but i had a yellow california raisins lunchbox with the matching thermos... it was awesome!
I'm a bad Mom....I don't do this :(
Those puzzle pieces are adorable! Sadly, I do not have the patience...
Oh this is a fun post and a fun question. I can't remember what kind of lunch boxes I had though. I think maybe a Barbie was in there somewhere. :o)
p.s. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog on my SITS day!
Love the memories conjured by my DIsney Bear Jamboree lunchbox. It was metal and smelled like old sandwiches. Hated when my mom packed tuna. My favorite sandwich? Cream cheese and green olive. My son would PUKE if I packed it for him.
I remember the mortifying embarassment of soggy tomato sandwiches made with my mother's homemade wholemeal bread ... My kids have the same thing EVERY day, except the older one has a tuckshop lunch at school twice a week. I've suggested mixing things up, but they just look at me like I'm on drugs. They have two pieces of fruit, cheese and crackers, fruit leather, rice snacks, sandwiches and either biscuits (cookies) or a slice of homemade banana cake ... packing lunches is my second least favourite part of being a parent - my first is swimming lessons.
oh wow I wish I had the time to make cool and creative peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! haha
I don't think I ever really had a lunchbox, I wasn't very eco friendly and always brought plastic bags! eeek!
but now I have a really cute Vera Bradley one for work..love it!
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