Lunches Jan. 2nd - 6th

Boogs' lunches are based on the story we read at bedtime the previous evening. Boogs and I go to the library every Thursday to pick out new books. It is a fun challenge for me to figure out how to make Boogs' lunches match the stories we choose. To see past weeks of lunches, click on the label at the end of this post.

Doggone Dogs! by Karen Beaumont
This is a silly story about ten dogs who race out of the house each morning and cause all sorts of trouble. In the lunchbox: pb&j dog sandwich, the number 10 in fruit leather is for the ten unruly dogs, orange sun, crackers, salad, yogurt, and Tootsie Roll dog poop for the mess the dogs made. Boogs LOVED the Tootsie Roll dog poop - it must be a boy thing.

Scooby-Doo! Snow Monster Mystery

We got a set of these Scooby-Doo Sight Word mysteries from Boogs' kindergarten Scholastic book order. In the lunchbox - Scooby-Doo ham&cheese sandwich, extra ham, raisins, pretzels, Babybel cheese that had "Scooby Snack" written on it (I think the words are on the opposite side of the cheese), kiwi, and broccoli. Boogs thought the Scooby sandwich was "awesome".

Big Pig and Little Pig/Cerdo y Cerdito by David McPhail
At the end of this book there are instructions for making a pig sandwich with bread and jam. Boogs insisted that we follow the directions exactly for his Big Pig sandwich. In the lunchbox: bread and jelly Big Pig, boiled egg Little Pig with salami nose, extra pig nostrils (raisins), Chex Mix, yogurt, and a banana. Also at the end of the book was a picture of a boy holding up a sign that said, "Me gustan las manzanas." Boogs asked me to write a message about blueberries on his banana. Boogs' banana says, "Me gustan los arandanos." The message on the banana will darken between the time I made it and Boogs' lunchtime.

The Perfect Spot by Robert J. Blake
This story is about a father and son who search for the perfect spot to spend the day. The father wants a spot to paint and the son wants a spot to collect insects, salamanders, and frogs. While trying to catch a frog, the son falls in the water. His father surprises him by joining him in the water where they play together. In the lunchbox: father and son pb&j sandwiches under a shredded cheese stick waterfall in a blueberry river, pieced together salamander cereal bar, and a salad with cucumber butterflies.

Thump, Quack, Moo A Whacky Adventure by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin
We love this book series! You really have to use your imagination to see the connection between the story and this lunch. Boogs picked the story and his lunch items all on his own, I just had to figure out how to make them fit with the story. In the lunchbox: Spinach tortellini with pesto sauce "corn field", homemade chicken nugget "boards" for ducks ticket booth, apple "hot air balloon", marshmallow duck. For the duck, I melted two marshmallows in the microwave for 10 seconds and stuck them in the cookie cutter , put on a candy eye and used a food writer to color his beak. That should be a nice mess for him to deal with at lunch. He already told me he can't wait to eat it. I am going to have to pack a few wipes in his lunchbox.