| |

Halloween Lunch for Kids

Halloween Lunch for Kids

I wanted to make a fun Halloween lunch for my kids this week, so I decided to make a jack-o-lantern sandwich, bugs on a log, and a silly face. They loved it and devoured every last bite. I loved seeing their faces when I gave them their lunches.

How to Make a Halloween Lunch for Kids

Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich

  • Whole Wheat bread

  • Mayonnaise

  • Mustard

  • Turkey
  • Cheddar cheese

How to Make a Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich:

Cut out a cute jack-o-lantern face on one slice of bread.

Slather the other slice of bread with mayonnaise and mustard to taste.

Add the turkey and cheese. 

Top it with the other slice of bread with the jack-o-lantern cut out.

Cut sandwiches into a pumpkin shape.

Bugs on a Log

  • Celery
  • Peanut butter
  • Raisins

How to Make Bugs on a Log:

Spread peanut butter on celery sticks and top with raisins.

 

Silly Face

  • Cucumber slices
  • Cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  • Strawberry
  • Clementine or Mandarin orange slices

How to Make Silly Face:

Top the cucumber slices with cherry tomato halves to make the eyes.

Place the strawberry as a nose and clementine slices as a smile.

 

 

Happy Halloween

Halloween Lunch for Kids

Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich, Bugs on a Log, and Silly Face
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American
Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Ingredients

Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich

  • Whole wheat bread
  • Mayonnaise
  • Mustard
  • Turkey
  • Cheddar cheese

Bugs on a Log Ingredients:

  • Celery
  • Peanut butter
  • Raisins

Silly Face Ingredients:

  • Cucumber slices
  • Cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • Strawberry
  • Clementine or Mandarin orange slices

Instructions

  • Jack-O-Lantern Sandwich:
    Cut out a cute jack-o-lantern face on one slice of bread.
    Slather the other slice of bread with mayonnaise and mustard to taste.
    Add the turkey and cheese. 
    Top it with the other slice of bread with the jack-o-lantern cut out.
    Cut sandwiches into a pumpkin shape.
  • Bugs on a Log:
    Spread peanut butter on celery sticks and top with raisins.
  • Silly Face:
    Top the cucumber slices with cherry tomato halves to make the eyes.
    Place the strawberry as a nose and clementine slices as a smile. 
DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE?Tag @4loveofcooking on instagram and hashtag it #4loveofcooking

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




25 Comments

  1. Pam, thanks for stopping by to sheck out our new food blog (nevertoomanycooks.blogspot.com). I'm so glad to discover your blog; it's gorgeous! I've bookmarked it, for sure!

  2. It looks like a fun lunch even for us oldsters. Hope you feel better soon! Drooly hugs and well wishes from Thor and his humans.

  3. This looks like such a fun lunch.

    Take care of yourself, and I hope you get well soon, Pam!

    Happy Halloween!

    Kim in MD

  4. I'm so sorry you are sick. And on Halloween yet! Hope you are feeling better soon. We'll have to wait until Spring to meet up at the market.

  5. Oh gosh, I hope you're feeling better today. I had the stomach flu last weekend and it just knocked me out. Cute stuff on this re-post!

  6. Too cute and perfect for the little ones. Mine would get a kick out of these. Hope you are feeling much better.