Why I Became A Lunchbox Dad And Started Making Bento Lunches For My Kids

Three years ago, I started making these famous characters out of food for my daughter’s school lunches. Anonymous internet parents started telling me “You have too much time on your hands” and “Get a real job.” In fact, I have a full-time job, am married, and have three kids. What sometimes gets lost in the story is the reason behind these lunch boxes.

A few months before my daughter started Kindergarten, I was looking for a special way to let her know that I was thinking about her while she was in school. My father had recently passed away from cancer and he had made a huge impact on my life. I wanted to use these bento boxes as one way to make an impact on my own kid’s lives.

I soon started a blog, LunchboxDad.com, to keep a record of the lunch foods. One goal of my blog was to give my kids and I something to look back on. Another goal was to help encourage parents to find creative ways, such as this edible art, to show their own kids that they love them. I hope I have done, and continue to do, just that.

More info: lunchboxdad.com

Minion Lunch

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Dinosaur Lunch

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Star Wars Stormtrooper Lunch

Chewbacca Lunch

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Finding Nemo Lunch

Big Hero 6 Lunch

Kermit Lunch

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Super Mario Lunch

Monsters Lunch

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Toy Story Jessie Lunch

My Little Pony Lunch

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Back To School Lunch

Pinkalicious Storybook Lunch

Pixar Inside Out Joy Lunch

Lego Movie Wyldstyle Lunch

Captain America Lunch

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