In a couple of weeks our little man will be starting kindy and I’m already quietly freaking out about what I’m going to put in his lunch box! I know it’s going to be a hectic couple of weeks while he settles in and his little brother starts in his new room at daycare, so if there is anything I can do to make my life easier I’m going to do it! I’ve put together this collection of easy freezer friendly lunch box ideas to help others out there feel a bit more organised with the start of school. These recipes can all be made in advance and all you then need to do is pull them out of the freezer the night before (or even in the morning!) before popping them into your child’s lunch box.
These yeast free Ham and Cheese Scrolls are a great lunch snack for little (and big!) kids!
This Homemade Fruit Loaf is a great lunch box snack for the kids. I like to cut it and freeze in individual portions so I can easily grab one out of the freezer.
For a special treat, why not make a batch of these Blueberry Muffins and pop in the freezer. I like to use mini muffin tins when making these for my boys, not only do I get more muffins in the batch, but it’s a better portion size for little kids.
Who says Pikelets are only for breakfast? These Banana Pikelets are perfect all day long!
Who needs Muesli Bars when you can make these Muesli Balls instead?
These ABCD Muffins from Bake Play Smile are super popular in our house, and I must admit they often don’t last long enough to make it into the freezer!
You can’t go wrong with these easy Vegemite and Cheese Scrolls!
I LOVE these Carob and Coconut Bliss Balls, simply omit the walnuts to make them school friendly.
This classic Zucchini Slice is another recipe I like to freeze in individual portions to take out as needed.
These savoury Corn, Spinach and Tomato Muffins are a relatively healthy and delicious snack for the kids.
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Lisa @ Chocolate Meets Strawberry says
How exciting that your son is starting kindy, Lauren! You must be so proud. I think all these ideas would be fantastic for kids and adults alike. With me back at work last week after the holidays, I’ve been doing lots of lunch box prep on the weekends. Freezer-friendly goodies certainly make it all so much easier 🙂
bakeplaysmile says
These are SO clever!!! Thanks for including my muffins! xx
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says
So much deliciousness in one post – your son is going to have a lunchbox full of yum! All his classmates are going to have lunchbox envy, you know that, right?!
[email protected] says
You are so organised Lauren!! My little guy starts school in 10 days, so this is real handy!!
Bec Senyard says
Brilliant, this is definitely what I need. Sadly Esther doesn’t eat anything blueberry but she loves my banana muffins and I am so going to make those muesli balls.
Lauren says
I hope she enjoys them, good luck starting school this week x
[email protected] says
Oooh some yummy looking ideas here, my eldest starts preschool in just over a week so I’m looking for some different ideas of what to include in his lunchbox. These look perfect 🙂
Lauren says
My little guys starts kinder this week, it’s so scary how quickly they grow up!
Bec @Pinchmebeautiful says
Oh Thank you!! So many yummy ideas for my girls lunchbox now 🙂
Lauren says
So glad I could help, have a great weekend 🙂
Karin @ Calm to Conniption says
Ari starts kindy tomorrow. I am so disorganised! I have saved this post and hopefully once the Mr comes home again I will start freezing it all!! 😀
Kim @ Land of Zonkt says
Congrats on your first starting school hun. Such a big day or week.
Once you get into a routine it’ll be awesome and then you’ll get home work and then you’ll be like… NOOOOO! lol
We don’t go back to school till Monday, so this is good timing indeed.
Good luck with the first few weeks, he’ll be tired too, make sure some yummies at home after school, they are most hungry then it seems.
Oh and lastly. Congrats on the news of your third. I didn’t realise you were expecting. I nearly jumped of the couch when I heard. So big hugs and kisses hun and hoping all goes perfect for you gorgeous. xx