Saturday, June 12, 2010

Need new lunchboxes

School is over for the year . . . YAY! Maybe I'm slightly anal but I'm already thinking about next year. We went through two lunch boxes this year for each of my daughters . . . and I really want to find something good for next year. One that is not too big, not too small and that will last.

A few that I've tried are:

- Laptop lunchboxes: We used these for a couple of years and they were great quality but as the kids got older, the little compartments became too small. Also, my kids most days eat a hot lunch out of a thermos. So, we need something that will hold a thermos, a kleen kanteen water bottle, plus a couple of small containers for side dishes.

- Pottery Barn: We got nice looking lunch boxes from Pottery Barn. They actually looked similar to the case for the laptop lunch (but bigger) and fit everything fine, but they fell apart after a few months.

- Small cooler style lunch boxes: We had trouble our fitting water bottles in these.

Please comment if you have a lunch box you really like.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Well, those hard-backed Igloo type things -- the smaller version of what you'd use for a tailgating party -- are pretty roomy and absolutely indestructible. Not the most attractive things, but you can do amazing things with paint, markers, stickers, glitter, etc.

Laptop Lunches Bento-ware said...

Hey Cathe, If you liked your Laptop Lunches, you should check out our Bento Buddies. You can stack them in your lunch carrier with a thermos and drink bottle. We're planning to come out with some new bento bags in late July, and those might work as well. Just a thought...

GreenStyleMom said...

We love our Mimi the Sardine lunch bags. Ours are over 3 years old and going strong. I can fit a small sized Kleen Kanteen, thermos and a bit more without problems.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the suggestions . . . I'll let you know what we get.