Healthy Halloween School Lunch for Kids
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!
Halloween School Lunch
Because I am that kind of crazy mom, my kid’s school lunches usually go along with whatever seasonal holiday theme is happing at the time. Right now it’s all about Halloween 👻🎃🕷!
It’s cool, you can totally 🙄 me right now, I like being on the side of crazy.
But seriously, this fun lunch is beyond easy to throw together and usually takes me roughly 4-5 minutes to make!
Reason to love this Halloween Lunch
- easy to make (takes less then 5 minutes!!)
- Halloween themed but in a totally kid-friendly way (nothing too scary)
- allergy-friendly – nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free!
- healthy and delicious and will be devoured by your kids
Allergy Modifications
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
Fav Lunch Box
We mostly use the Rover Planetbox for school lunches for both of my girls, and we absolutely ❤️ it!
It’s the perfect size lunch box for ages 4-14, and the 5 compartments hold a good amount of food without being too big.
If you are looking for a bento for your kid, I can’t remember the Planetbox enough! Plus, they have all a ton of holiday-themed magnetics that go on top of your kids’ bento box. I would like to be the first one to formally welcome you to the crazy mom club.. trust me, the wine does taste better over here!
INSTRUCTIONS
Bat Turkey Sandwich
I made a simple turkey and dairy-free cheese sandwich on gluten-free bread for one of my kids and then on regular whole grain bread for the other one, then I used a bat cookie cutter (from this ginormous bin of cookie cutters) to cut out the bat shape. I then attached some candy eyes to the bat with a little vegan mayo. This process took me all of 2 minutes to do. To get a really crisp shape, I think it helps to press down on the bread with the palm of my hand before using the cookie cutter. You can use this technique with whatever sandwich your kiddo loves in their lunch box.
Carrot Coins
I peeled a whole carrot and then instead of cutting it into strips, I cut the carrot into coins slices.
Pumpkin Oranges
I saw this on Pinterest and had to do it for my kid’s lunches. I peeled a cutie orange, then added 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.
Ghost Chips
I found these ghost chips at chips Trader Joes but I also saw them in Target and Whole Foods this month as well. If you can’t find ghost chips you could use sweet potato chip or cheese crackers if you kid can eat those items.
Dried Mango ‘Pumpkin Fingers’
Dried mango just looks kinda creepy and my oldest called them ‘shriveled pumpkin fingers’ so I am going with it. I got them in the bulk section of the supermarket but you can find dried mango in just about any health section of any store.
Dye-Free Gummy Worms
These worms are creepy! We have been trying to avoid all food dyes for the last couple of months and these dye-free gummy worms have been a huge hit with my kids! I got them at Whole Foods but I also saw other huge supermarkets carrying many different brands of dye-free candy. You can always use whichever brand you prefer.
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Get the recipe: Halloween School Lunch for Kids
Ingredients
Bat Turkey Sandwich
- 2 pieces bread – gluten-free, whole grain, white, whole wheat, etc.
- 1-2 pieces deli turkey
- 1 slice cheese
- mayo, mustard, or other spreads
- 2 candy eyes
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into coins
Pumpkin Oranges
- 2 cutie oranges, peeled
- 2 small pieces green bean, cucumber, celery or green pepper
More "Creepy" Foods
- 1/3 cup ghost chips, or other brand you prefer
- 1/4 cup cut mango strips
- 2 gummy worms
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
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