Muffin Tin Lunch [Archive] - Mothers' Hideaway

Ashley

01-18-2010, 03:26 PM

Has anyone ever tried this? It's really a neat idea that I came across on a blogger friend of mine's site. You fill the tins with different foods (ideally a much cuter tin that I will be picking up this week at target for each of the kids!). I had never come across this idea, so I thought I would give it a try today! Tyler loved it, especially since my sister left today.

Here's Tyler's Muffin Tin Monday lunch:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a312/ashabele/bd2e3558-1.jpg

He had two tins of ham rollups, one of green beans, one of strawberries, one of applesauce, and one of peanuts (this was his addition :hehe:) I'm sure this has been around for awhile, but what a cute idea! I'm going to work on keeping in with some themes, he really enjoyed this!

Bootysaurus

01-18-2010, 03:32 PM

That is really cute!

They have the 6 muffin muffin tins...I think I'll do this when Aidan gets older.

This would be cute for parties too.

:thumb: Good idea!

Meshell

01-18-2010, 06:15 PM

That's a really cute idea for preschoolers and early elementary kids! Playgroup too!

AddiesMomma

01-19-2010, 11:14 AM

Have you seen the Bento Box lunchboxes? If he gets used to eating this way, that would be a good idea to send him to school with. :))

They have lots of little compartments:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/bonanzleimages/afu/images/1526/5161/kerokerokeroppi_-_Green_lunch_box_copy.jpg

Bootysaurus

01-19-2010, 08:55 PM

Julie, we bought one of those for Dylan -- just the Bento Box from the Sanrio store...within a month all the pieces were lost :hehe:

Now she brown bags it. :lol: They are so cute though. I want one for myself!

PinkPaisley

01-19-2010, 08:58 PM

i'll have to try this, I can't get my kids to eat anything.

Mommax3

01-19-2010, 09:45 PM

That is such a cute idea. I don't think the kids would think much of it for lunch, but one the weekends when we do movie night we make a happy plate. You know, fruit, crackers, cheese, snack food. That would be perfect for that. Thanks for the idea Ashley.

Ashley

01-19-2010, 09:53 PM

Yeah, that lunch box is cute, but I'm thinking it would get lost too! I think this is definitely geared more towards the older toddler/preschool crowd, but I'll have to get one for Lily too or she'll try to steal Tyler's :hehe: I just thought this was the neatest idea and he loved it!

Meshell

01-19-2010, 09:58 PM

Julie those bento boxes are neat. I kinda miss seeing those all the time. This website is pretty neat too and they have a lot of recipe ideas

http://www.laptoplunches.com/
http://www.laptoplunches.com/images/HomePageCollageCompressed.jpg

Farah

01-20-2010, 01:16 AM

I LOVE this idea. I wonder if it'd work for my 2 year old!

Cindy

01-21-2010, 12:29 PM

Wow that is a really neat idea!!

Jojo

01-22-2010, 02:33 PM

Oh how cute!!

i wish I was still watching the boys so I could do all this fun stuff :hehe: I used to cut their sandwiches with cookie cutters and just make funny faces/shapes with all their food.

Silly things like this:
http://www.annabelkarmel.com/files/web/recipes/jellyboats.gif

I love that muffin tin thing though. Do you put the tin in their lunchbox?? Stupid question but I'm wondering. :p

Ry&ChansMommy

01-22-2010, 09:34 PM

How cute!!!!

Ry&ChansMommy

01-22-2010, 09:37 PM