Sometimes I like to make lunch a little more fun. When we had letter “P” day our lunch consisted of a variety of foods starting with “P” — peas, peaches, pudding… We’ve had owl sandwiches and trains. On other days sandwich cutters make it easy to create fun shapes like stars, dinosaurs, and butterflies.
And lately I’ve learned another fun trick: sandwich painting!

Want to do a little painting yourself?
It’s super simple! You just need a new paintbrush, a little bit of creativity, and a tablespoon of milk with a couple drops of food coloring mixed in.
Just imagine your child’s smile when they open their lunch box to find a simple painted butterfly sandwich!

How do you add a little fun to lunch time?
Julie Moore says
How cute is that?!?! What a great way to make something festive and fun that anyone can do! Love stuff like that! 🙂
JDaniel4's Mom says
What fun! Painting on bread looks like a lot of fun!
Sarah says
What a great idea! The kids (and husband) would love this. It’s much healthier than decorating cookies too. 🙂
OneMommy says
LOL — never thought about it, but definitely healthier than decorating cookies! I may need to let them decorate their own sandwiches soon.
Keitha says
Very cute lunch! It is so nice to add a little extra fun to your kiddos lunch box.
OneMommy says
I’d like to say I always try to make them cute… but sometimes they are just normal sandwiches! 🙂 Can’t wait to read your post about lunches!
OneMommy says
I bet you can paint a few dinosaurs…. 🙂
Anyonita says
I got your spam protection sum wrong. Lol. Twice. But, these painted sandwiches look good! What a great idea! Also, if you’re looking for a new Tuesday party I run Tasty Tuesdays and every post gets pinned!
Crystal @ Crystal's Tiny Treasures says
We love painting our food, especially cookies! But we haven’t done sandwiches before. We’ll have to try it. Thank you for linking up to Mom’s Library, I’ll be featuring you tomorrow at Crystal’s Tiny Treasures.
OneMommy says
Mine love it every time I paint — I’m thinking one day I’m going to let them go to town on their own sandwiches! 🙂
Create With Joy says
Awesome concept! Congrats – you’re one of our featured guests this week at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy! 🙂
OneMommy says
Thank you so much for featuring it!