Love in a Lunchbox - Creative Ways to Pack Up Your Love

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More than Just a Note

Leaving printable lunch notes in a lunch box for your husband and kids is a great way to fill up their stomach and their hearts at the same time.

There are many ways to pack up your love and send it off with an extra big smile, when you've run out of words in the morning or haven't had your coffee early enough. Keep extra printable love notes just in case, and leave your family a surprise to help get them through their day without you...

Lunch Box Puzzles 

Puzzles and riddles to keep them guessing

Every child will be wanting to swap lunches when you include these fun tear-out puzzles in the lunch box. The answers to the puzzles are at home in your book, so your child will be running all the way home to find out an answer that couldn't be solved throughout the day. A great way to make your child look forward to lunch each day!

Clever Lunchbox Puzzles: Fun Tear-Outs to Pack with Your Sandwiches

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Build a Lego Heart 

Legos in the Lunchbox

A fun and creative way to leave a little love...build a LEGO heart!



A few red blocks to play with during lunch time is fun for the kids and the husband. You never know - they might bring you back a sculpture of their own. :-)

LEGO Basic Bricks (5574)

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Doodle a Note 

Pocket Magna Doodle

Doodle your own note and give them a tool for a creative lunchtime at the same time. If you want to be extra creative, you could leave a clue as to what snack you will be providing after school and have them bring home their answer. This works well with husbands leaving clues that point the way to the bedroom. ;-)



Small Magna Doodles come in many shapes throughout the holidays. We have a pumpkin and a tree so far this year. Be creative and mix them up a little.

Doodle Pro Heart Shapes - Toys R Us Exclusive

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Fisher Price Blues Clues Doodle Pro

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Travel Magna Doodle (Colors May Vary)

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Fisher Price Egg Shaped Doodle Pro Designs Pink/orange

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Fun with the Sandwich 

Peanut butter and hearts?

I made the mistake of leaving a smiley face made from M&M's on a sandwich. I heard from my husband that it was very colorful, but not the best idea I ever had. LOL! I should have used raisins or Cheerios.



Sandwich cutters come in multiple shapes - hearts, dinosaurs, fish, etc. You can use these to create a scene with other food objects (Such as cutting out jello water waves for placing underneath sea life cut-out sandwiches, or cereal pieces as sand for the dinosaur sandwiches to walk on).

SweetBytes Crust Cutter (Random Color)

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Lunch Punch Puzzle Shape Sandwich Cutters (Set of 4)

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Good Bites Crustless Sandwich Cutter 4 Shapes Per pk

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Create a Heart 

Heart Ice Cubes, Jell-O mold, Heart Cupcakes

This heart shaped tray is not just for ice. You can also create Jell-o heart shapes or frozen heart mini popsicles.

Heart-shaped cupcake molds are another option...for packing up a little love in the lunch box.

Lekue Silicone Ice Cube Tray, Heart

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Tovolo Silicone Heart Cupcake Molds, Set of 8

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More than Words 

Poetry and Love Notes for Lunch

Give the gift of poetry once in a while. Use full romantic poems for your husband, and find a child-friendly Author that the kids can relate to such as Shel Silverstein.

Haiku poems are a good option, because they are easy to handwrite. You can also create a few of your own to personalize your poetic note.

Haiku (Asian Arts and Crafts For Creative Kids)

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Japanese Bento Boxes 

Bento Box - Unique Lunch Creations

A boxed lunch is an art in Japan. Bento boxes come in many forms and creative styles of arranging appealing food is unlimited. Bento boxes are commonly arranged as characters, flowers, plants, toys, etc.

You can see a few amazing examples of Bento boxes Here:
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/05/08/17-amazing-bento-food-art-creations/

501 Bento Lunches: 501 Unique Recipes for Brilliant Bento

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Crafty Clues 

Leave a Clue in the Lunch Box

Place a clue in a small box - a bead, crayon, paper cut-out, etc. to your after-school or after work activity that you've planned for your husband or kids.

Creative Crafts for Kids: Over 100 Fun Projects for Two to Ten Year Olds

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Free Printable Lunch Notes 

Leave Printable Lunchbox Notes for the Kids and Husband

There are several resources online that provide free printable lunch notes for your lunchbox. You can laminate them if you like, or print out a few for those days when you just don't know what to write...

Many of the free printable notes are created to improve self-esteem and keep your child on his/her toes all day. :-)
KidPrintables.com Back Pack & Lunch Box Notes
Print these out to secretly put into your child's lunch box or back pack when they leave for the day.
Alenka's Lunch Box Notes
Printables, clipart and templates for computer crafting.
The Youth Online Club - Printable Lunchbox Notes
Print out these free lunchbox notes and add them to your kids lunchboxes!
Printable Love Notes
Printable love coupons, love notes, stationary and more. Download and print now for instant romance! They make the perfect last minute gift.
Lunch Box Jokes
These printable lunch box jokes are perfect for back to school. Find tons of games at FamilyFun.

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