Skip the same ol’ sandwiches and upgrade to these outside-the-lunch-box surprises. Your kids’ faces will light up when they see that you’ve taken lunch to the next level.

Corndog Cupcakes  |  Following In My Shoes
Black Bean Quesadilla  |  Keeley McGuire
Whole Wheat Muffins & Cheese  |  $5 Dinners
Avocado Chicken Salad  |  Family Fresh Meals
Summer Fun Bento  |  Bent on Better Lunches
Crockpot BBQ Chicken Lunch  |  Family Fresh Meals

Apple Themed Lunchbox  |  A Boy & His Lunch
Ham & Cheese Mini Quiches  |  Momables
Cucumber Sandwiches  |  Operation:  Lunchbox
Tortellini Lunchbox  |  Following in My Shoes
Italian Pasta with Peas  |  Meet the Dubiens
Healthy Taco Salad  |  Sugar Free Mom

Fish Themed Lunchbox  |  Keeley McGuire
Butterfly Bento  |  Giada
Taco Lunch  |  Keeley McGuire
Caprese Sticks with Balsamic Dressing  |  Baked Bree
Cool Ranch Crockpot Chicken Wraps  |  Family Fresh Meals
Hard Boiled Eggs  |  Baked Bree

DIY Pizza Lunch  |  Mostly Homemade Mom
Football Themed Lunchbox  |  A Mom’s Take
DIY Soft Taco Lunchbox  |  Evolving Motherhood
Meat & Cheese Stick Wraps  |  Baked Bree
Angry Birds Lunch  |  Fabulessly Frugal
Easy DIY Lunchable  |  Family Fresh Meals

Easy St. Patrick’s Day Bento  |  Meet the Dubiens
Quesadilla Pinwheels  |  Evolving Motherhood
Pumpkin Pancake & Cream Cheese Sandwiches  |  What Lisa Cooks
Easy Snowman Bento  |  Meet the Dubiens
Homemade Pizza Pockets  |  $5 Dinners
Gingerbread Bento  |  Benton Better Lunches

Zucchini Parmesan Waffles  |  Momables
Dinosaur Bento  |  Wendolonia
Strawberry Roll-Ups  |  Bentoriffic
Pumpkin Pancakes  |  Momables
Baby Beluga Lunch  |  Family Fresh Meals
Meatloaf Sword Lunch  |  Momables

Back to School Bento  |  Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons
Frozen Themed Bento  |  Mom Endeavors
Fiesta Chopped Salad  |  Family Fresh Meals
Crescent Roll-Ups  |  Wedolonia
Burrito Bowl Lunchbox  |Momables

Batman & Robin Themed Bentos  |  Bentoriffic
Sloppy Joe Sliders  |  $5 Dinners
Haloween Themed Bento  |  Wendolonia
Chicken Soft Tacos Lunchable  |  Momables
Frozen Elsa Bento  |  One Crafty Thing
Halloween Bento  |  Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons