My boys and I are trying our best to enjoy the last lazy days of summer, but I can’t help but turn my mind towards the upcoming school year too. Zackary will be entering Grade 2, Benjamin will be attending Pre-Kindergarten and both boys need all kinds of supplies for their upcoming days. Lunch gear is always one of the things at the top of my list but this year, my boys are ready to head back to school in style thanks to Rubbermaid!
I had the chance to review the handy Rubbermaid LunchBlox sandwich and salad kits from Rubbermaid last year and while they were great for packing food neatly and keeping meals fresh and cold, the lids on the containers were a little hard to open. For an adult that’s not a big deal but a child at school needs to be able to open lunch containers on their own.
Fortunately, Rubbermaid understands that kids need a slightly different design for their lunch gear and so the company introduced new Rubbermaid LunchBlox Kids kits featuring easy-to-open lids and bright, kid-friendly colours. I received an assortment of the sets to review and I knew they would be just right for my boys’ upcoming school year.
One of the things I love most about the LunchBlox system is that it features a specially fitted Blue Ice freezer pack to keep food fresh all day. The pack locks into place between the large sandwich container and the two smaller snack containers. I also liked the fact that I could use the containers without locking them together. For one of the more structured flat lunch bags, placing the sandwich container and snack containers side-by-side worked perfectly. For an upright fabric lunch bag, I just locked the containers into a square and placed it inside the bag. Either way the Rubbermaid LunchBlox system keeps my boys’ meals organized!
To help get your little ones ready for school, Rubbermaid is offering one lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader a fabulous prize pack containing four Rubbermaid LunchBlox Kids kits, a $40 value! To enter to win, just leave a blog comment about what your child would love to see in their lunch on the first day of school. The kits are available at Walmart and Loblows and right now when you purchase a Rubbermaid LunchBlox Kids kit, you’ll receive $7 in money-saving coupons inside! Considering the kits have a retail price of less than ten dollars, getting the perfect lunch gear has never been so inexpensive!
Of course, in addition to all the other benefits of the Rubbermaid LunchBlox system, one of my favourite perks is that the containers are eco-friendly! Waste-free lunches are something I’ve been passionate about since my oldest son first started attending playschool and this system is an ideal one for eliminating lunch waste. Check out the new Rubbermaid LunchBlox Kids kits for yourself and see how they make packing lunches easy and fun for moms and kids!
chicken fingers and fries
My daughter would be thrilled to have chicken quasedillas, raspberries and homemade pudding in her lunch
Apples and cheese!
Hummus and veggies
My son is a very picky eater and he’s starting kindergarten next week. What he would really like is to find that the food I send to school still looks just as good and fresh as when I serve it at home. No squished sandwiches, blackened bananas, food should be separated and in it’s own place, and the temperature needs to be just right. These Rubbermaid containers look like they’d really do the job for us.
Today was the first day for us. She had a heart pb and j with gogurt, blueberries and grapes, goldfish, and mini chocolate chip cookies. First day of Kindergarten and she was thrilled!!
Homemade cookies and a turkey sandwich with tomatoes (tricky to keep neat).
on the first day of school my daughter would love to find a gift card to McDonalds but will probably find a sandwich and washed fruit
jello!
Some fruit snacks are always anticipated. Crackers and cheese are a favourite too.