Have Fun With Shapes

• This is a clever way to get your kids to eat the same foods you've been packing them. Instead of serving a plain old sandwich, make one in a fun shape. Not only will your little ones love it, but it's also super easy. Make their favorite sandwich as usual and, using a cookie cutter, make their sandwich a fun shape. Try a dinosaur, star, heart, or any other fun shape you can find to instantly pep up any boring old sandwich.
  
  

Try a Theme

• If you're having trouble engaging your child at lunch time, try packing a theme lunch. Pick whatever your child likes best and have fun with it. Is your daughter into tea parties? Prepare a lunch with crustless tea sandwiches, her favorite drink and petite-fours. Pack her tea party plates and cups to make it a real party. Lunches can also be themed around holidays, colors, and a whole slew of other fun things, so get creative.
  
  

Pack an Extra Surprise

• Add a little extra to your kid's lunch. Pack a new, fun, simple game in their lunch box every morning before you send them off to school. You could pack a puzzle, riddle, funny poem or anything else that tickles your -- or their -- fancy. The point is to give them a new and different surprise each day to look forward to.
  
  

Change Up Your Sandwich Bread

• There's no point in using the same boring bread for every sandwich you pack for your child. Liven up your lunch box instantly by making sandwiches on fun, unique bread. Try pita bread or an English muffin. Get really creative and make your kid's peanut butter and jelly sandwich on a waffle. It's sure to guarantee fun and excitement for your kids.