This spooky Halloween School Lunch for Kids is a great way to surprise your kiddos with a fun (and yummy) school lunch! This lunch is also allergy-friendly and is nut-free, dairy-free and gluten-free!
2piecesbread - gluten-free, whole grain, white, whole wheat, etc.
1-2piecesdeli turkey
1slice cheese
mayo, mustard, or other spreads
2candy eyes
1carrot, peeled and cut into coins
Pumpkin Oranges
2cutie oranges,peeled
2small piecesgreen bean, cucumber, celery or green pepper
More "Creepy" Foods
1/3cupghost chips, or other brand you prefer
1/4cupcut mango strips
2gummy worms
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Instructions
Bat Turkey Sandwich
To make the sandwich, start by pressing down on the bread to slightly flattened it before assembling. Then spread one side of the bread with mayo and the other side with mustard (or whichever spreads you prefer), then layer the deli turkey and cheese on top. Using a bat cookie cutter cut out the bat shape. To attach the candy eyes, spread a dollop of mayo on the back of the candy eyes and stick into place.
Place the coins inside the biggest compartment of your lunch box and lay the bat sandwich on top.
Pumpkin Oranges
Take your peeled cutie oranges and add an inch piece of a green bean into the middle of the orange middle for a stem. You could also use a cucumber, celery or green pepper stick for the stem. Place into lunch box.
More "Creepy" Foods
In the other compartments of your lunch box, add in the ghost chips, dried mango fingers and gummy worms.
Notes
Age: 3 and up (if serving to a 3-5 year old, cut the carrot coins into moons)Storage: can be made the night before and stored in the fridge. To make Dairy-Free: use a plant-based mayo. To make Gluten-Free: use gluten-free bread. To make Nut-Free: this lunch is naturally nut-free.