BBF Halloween Hop

2 more days until Halloween! Are you as excited as I am? I love fall and Halloween and I cannot wait to take the kids trick-or-treating! Today I am part of the annual Bento Bloggers & Friends Blog Hop. Click through to the next blogger at the end of each post and you will be able to enjoy 18 fabulous Halloween lunch ideas!

We packed a spooky Planetbox Shuttle bento box filled with:

• a spooky ghost vanilla yogurt with melted chocolate decorations
• grape tomatoes with spooky eye ball chocolates
• Peeps Ghost marshmellows
• eye ball grapes and
• CuteZCute chocolate spread bat sandwiches

I also added a fun Lunchbox Love Halloween Card to make this lunch extra boo-tiful!

And now please hop over to Sandra from One Crafty Thing to see what she created for our Halloween Hop:

Things I used to make this Halloween lunch (contains affiliate links):

Happy Snow...uh...St. Patrick's Day!

We woke up to a snow day and no school this morning but since we are part Irish we HAD to have a St. Patrick's Day bento snow or no snow!

We packed our Planetbox Shuttle with Guacamole, baby carrots, mini cucumbers, a mini pepperoni sub and of course whole wheat chips for the Guacamole.

Our first St. Patrick's Day Snow Day!! 

Erin Go Bragh! 

Thinks I used for this lunch:

A sweet Valentine's Snack

Valentine's day is only 9 days away and my daughter loves seeing all the hearts everywhere.

I made her a special afternoon snack in our Planetbox Shuttle and she loved it!

We packed

• a large strawberry cut into slices
• a few sweet grape tomatoes
• two strawberry jelly sandwiches
• apple pieces 
• Greek yogurt with red sugar topping (I froze the yogurt in a small silicone cup to keep it in place)
• and one of our Lunchbox Love Valentine's Cards!

Things I used to make this lunch (contains affiliate links):

We love Strawberries for lunch

Today's lunches only have one (or two) thing in common: Strawberries and bad lighting.
Strawberries remind us of summer and currently they are juicy, red, delicious and a big treat.
So, naturally all the kids asked for them for lunch - yum! And the bad lighting is due to a tired
Mamabelly who is still adjusting to Back to School ;)

Packed in our Easylunchboxes are:

• left over chicken tenders
• strawberries
• a nut butter sandwich with jelly
• and a Cocoa Loco cereal bar

In our Planetbox Shuttle are:

• strawberries
• two different kids of cereal bars
• Annie's cheddar bunnies and 
• Naturebox Cranberry Almond Bites

And last but not least, this Laptop Lunches bento box is packed with:

• strawberries - of course
• Annie's cheddar bunnies and
• two Naturebox Pistachio Clusters
• a roll with liver pate 
• pickles and
• a cereal bar

Things I used to make our lunches (contain affiliate links):

PlanetBox Shuttle Review

PlanetBox generously sent us their newly launched lunchbox: The Shuttle! I was excited to try out the new size and see how this lunchbox works for us!

Since PlanetBox sent us the adorable Aliens Shuttle with matching magnets and carrying bag I wanted to make the boys a lunch to match! I packed our Shuttle with:

• plain yogurt sky topped with apple stars
• kiwi slices and cherries
• and a sky sandwich with Swiss cheese moon and stars details

Simple and fun!

We also packed some left overs - which I want to do more this upcoming school year - and this Shuttle lunch contains:

• a salad topped with yellow pepper stars, a yellow pepper space ship with carrot details and a few star shaped croutons
• a piece of chicken
• Spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce and
• the Tall Dipper containing dressing for the salad.

And now to my review:

I immediately loved the quality of this box! Made out of stainless steel the lunchbox feels sturdy without being heavy and the overall quality seems superior to other boxes we have tried! Plus, how cute are those adorable magnets (which are optional and many other designs are available HERE).

Another important point for me: The lunchbox is dishwasher safe! A big plus for me since I pack 6 lunches a day and being able to just put all lunchboxes in the dishwasher at night makes clean up so easy! [I have to say here that you have to remember to remove the magnets before putting the lunchbox in the dishwasher! The magnets can be wiped clean but are not recommended for the dishwasher. Just stick on the fridge while the lunchbox is being washed ;)]

The Shuttle comes with the Tall Dipper for sauces and dips and you can purchase the basic Shuttle with the Tall Dipper (without magnets) for $34.95 which makes the Shuttle a very affordable lunchbox of the PlanetBox family!

For only $5 more you can purchase a carry bag and matching magnets and I have to say I would highly recommend both! How cute is this carry bag! The carry bag is made well and keeps the lunch cold during the morning! There is very little room however for an ice pack so using the PlanetBox cold kit or an ice pack sheet will work best!

Both the magnets and carry bag are wipe clean/ hand wash only but well worth their money. My younger kids loved the magnets and they really add a lot of character to the lunchbox! A great way to distinguish between lunchboxes if you have more then one. The carry bag is made well and since I love having sets worth the extra money.

Overall, we really love the PlanetBox Shuttle and look forward to using it often! 

Disclosure: Planetbox sent me the Complete Shuttle lunch set with magnets and carry bag for review. All opinions are honest and my own. This post does not contain affiliate links.