How to Give a Valentine's Day Lunch for Kids
Valentine's Day is special for kids and you can help them celebrate it with heartfelt and healthy lunch recipes. Even if your child will be at school, you can give a Valentine's Day lunch for kids. Start the morning off with heart-shaped cereal or heart-shaped whole grain pancakes with strawberry jam. Pack your child's lunchbox with a variety of foods that will surprise them when they are eating, and don't forget to include a homemade Valentine's Day card inside the lunchbox.
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Things You'll Need
- 1/4 cup heart cereal
- 1/4 cup nuts
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup red chocolate candies
- Bowl
- Zip plastic bag
- Lunchbox
- 1 slice cheese
- 1 slice deli meat
- 2 pieces of bread
- Heart-shaped cookie cutter
- Reusable sandwich wrapper
- 2 tablespoons strawberry cream cheese
- 2 small plastic container
- Baby carrots
- Cut celery
- 1/4 chopped strawberries
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- Spoon
- Paper heart doily
- Glue
- 4-by-6-inch red construction paper
- Black marker
Instructions
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Mix together 1/4 cup heart cereal, 1/4 cup nuts, 1/4 cup dried cranberries and 1/4 cup red chocolate candies in a bowl for a Valentine's Day trail mix. Since it is a special day, you can include chocolate in their lunch. Place the trail mix in a zip plastic bag and then into your child's lunchbox.
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Place one slice of cheese and one slice of deli meat between two slices of bread for a sandwich, or use any favorite sandwich recipe. Press a heart out of the sandwich with a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place it into a reusable sandwich wrapper or plastic bag.
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Place 2 tablespoons of strawberry cream cheese into a small plastic container for a Valentine's day special. Include baby carrots and cut up celery for dipping.
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Mix together 1/4 cup chopped strawberries with 1/2 cup applesauce for a special red applesauce. Put it into a small plastic container and then into your child's lunchbox with a spoon.
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Glue a paper heart doily onto a piece of 4-by-6-inch piece of red construction paper. After ti dries, write a special message to your child. Don't let him see it and place it into his lunchbox before school.
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Tips & Warnings
Strawberry muffins are another simple and healthy snack for inside your child's lunch.
Peanut butter cookies with dried cranberries shaped into hearts is another treat idea for a child's lunch.
Be sure to include healthy food into your child's lunch because he will probably eat lots of sugary treats during the day.
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