weaving. . .

Weaving a little fun into lunch. . .


A little fun goes a very long way when it comes to getting people of a certain height to actually eat something.
My kids aren't picky, just very unmotivated eaters. Adding a little "fancy" to their meals makes them disappear much faster and
helps me stay sane. No begging, pleading or threats of "no dessert" necessary.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Not Two for Tuesday. . .

Lunch 45


Lunch: Egg sheet in red/orange and blue/green with yellow (natural color) tie dye pattern cut into flowers. Carrot flowers, grape centers and a bed of lettuce, with red cabbage and carrot slivers.

This is the weekly bento challenge (see link over there! >>>>) Egg sheets.
Wow! Fun and a huge hit!
These were surprisingly tasty and easy to work with. I very much enjoyed the scraps that the kids didn't grab. All three devoured this stuff like starved little monkeys. I made a bunch of flowers, only a few actually survived long enough to get in there! I also wanted to add centers to the carrot flowers and try a different color background in the photo but the vultures were circling and little hands kept grabbing for the goods.
Will be making these again very soon! They are already asking for more.

Oh, and for the very first time ever I completely forgot to take a picture of the lunch this morning. We woke up late, it was a half day and "lunch" was pancakes and apple slices with maple syrup. A simple lunch to be eaten at 10:30 am. Oh well.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Just another manic monday. . .

Lunch 44


Lunch: Apple and carrots, bagel with cream cheese, cheese cubes and prunes.
Snacks: Mini Clif bar, pumpkin muffin
Drinks: Chocolate milk, iced blueberry tea
Friend: cute little seal

Why is it that mondays always seem to have more drama than any other day of the week? Maybe weekends need to be longer!