Have you seen the Incredibles 2 movie yet? Today I'm sharing a tutorial to make your own fun Incredibles 2 themed bento lunch box, complete with a baby Jack-Jack sandwich!
If you're heading to the cinema to watch Incredibles 2 this summer, this themed lunch would make a great meal for before or after the film, and you could even get the kids involved in making their own - they’ll love the challenge of creating their own Incredibles inspired fruit kebabs and Jack-Jack sandwiches!
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I was delighted to be asked to create this Incredibles 2 inspired bento lunch box as it was the perfect excuse to head off to the cinema to see the film with my boys. We all loved the first Incredibles film so had high hopes for the second, and we weren't disappointed! We absolutely loved the new film and can highly recommend it for a fun summer holiday activity - it's one of those brilliant films that both adults and children can enjoy so it's perfect for the whole family.
Incredibles 2 Bento Lunch
Ingredients:
For the Jack-Jack sandwich:
- 1 round bread roll
- 1 slice ham
- ¼ carrot
- 1 slice cheese
- 1 piece nori (sushi seaweed)
- 2 blue smarties
- black edible marker pen or food colouring
For the fruit kebabs:
- 3 strawberries
- 3 black grapes
- 3 bite-sized pieces fresh mango
Other ingredients:
- ¼ red pepper
- ¼ yellow pepper
- 3 mini cookies
Method:
First create the Jack-Jack sandwich.
Split and fill a round bread roll with ham or another filling of your choice. For a really neat filling, cut the ham with a circle cookie cutter so that it doesn't stick out of the sandwich.
Peel the thin end of a carrot, then cut a slice off and split in half lengthways for Jack-Jack's hair.
Cut 4 circles from the cheese slice using mini bento cutters. I used different sizes - 2 larger circles for the ears, and 2 slightly smaller circles for the eyes.
Use clean kitchen scissors to cut an eye mask shape from the nori.
Using a small circle cutter, cut a thin crescent shape for the mouth from the ham off-cuts.
Dot black pupils onto 2 blue smarties using an edible food marker pen or black gel food colouring.
Assemble the sandwich as show in the photo below and place in the large compartment of a divided lunch box.
Next, prepare the fruit kebabs.
Hull the strawberries. Thread them onto yellow, red or black plastic skewers along with the black grapes and mango pieces. Place in the lunch box.
Cut a slice from the side of a red pepper and a yellow pepper. Cut into strips, then place in another compartment of the lunch box.
Finish the lunch with some mini cookies for Jack-Jack.
Enjoy!
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The Incredibles 2 movie is out in cinemas now - I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did!
Grace
Disclosure: This video and blog post was commissioned by Disney Pixar in support of the cinema release of the Incredibles 2 movie. I was compensated for my time and the cost of ingredients, however all opinions expressed in this post are my own.
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Incredibles 2 Bento Lunch
Ingredients
For the Jack-Jack sandwich:
- 1 round bread roll
- 1 slice ham
- ¼ carrot
- 1 slice cheese
- 1 piece nori sushi seaweed
- 2 blue smarties
- black edible marker pen or food colouring
For the fruit kebabs:
- 3 strawberries
- 3 black grapes
- 3 bite-sized pieces fresh mango
Other ingredients:
- ¼ red pepper
- ¼ yellow pepper
- 3 mini cookies
Instructions
- First create the Jack-Jack sandwich.
- Split and fill a round bread roll with ham or another filling of your choice. For a really neat filling, cut the ham with a circle cookie cutter so that it doesn't stick out of the sandwich.
- Peel the thin end of a carrot, then cut a slice off and split in half lengthways for Jack-Jack's hair.
- Cut 4 circles from the cheese slice using mini bento cutters. I used different sizes - 2 larger circles for the ears, and 2 slightly smaller circles for the eyes.
- Use clean kitchen scissors to cut an eye mask shape from the nori.
- Using a small circle cutter, cut a thin crescent shape for the mouth from the ham off-cuts.
- Dot black pupils onto 2 blue smarties using an edible food marker pen or black gel food colouring.
- Assemble the sandwich as show in the photo below and place in the large compartment of a divided lunch box.
- Next, prepare the fruit kebabs. Hull the strawberries. Thread them onto yellow, red or black plastic skewers along with the black grapes and mango pieces. Place in the lunch box.
- Cut a slice from the side of a red pepper and a yellow pepper. Cut into strips, then place in another compartment of the lunch box.
- Finish the lunch with some mini cookies for Jack-Jack!
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Koko says
Haven't seen the movie yet..... but it's on my list !