Make lunchtime extra special with this Rainbow Unicorn bento lunch for kids! With rainbow vegetables, rainbow fruit, popcorn clouds and a cute unicorn sandwich!
Today I have a lovely unicorn themed lunch to share with you. I wanted to try one of the new Lunch Punch sandwich cutters as they've recently released brand new Unicorn and Dinosaur cutter sets so I decided to make a rainbow unicorn themed lunch to go with the unicorn sandwich.
I filmed a quick tutorial as I made it to show you how easy it is to make this fun lunch, but I've also written out full instructions which you'll find further down this blog post.
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The new unicorn and dinosaur Lunch Punch cutters are slightly more fiddly than the older designs but they still work well to make really fun sandwiches. I think the unicorn design is so pretty and the set comes with a quad cutter to make smaller unicorn and rainbow inspired sandwiches too. I've shared some tips in my instructions below to help you get the best out of these sandwich cutters, which you can now find in the Lunch Punch cutters section of the Eats Amazing Shop.
The rainbow part of this lunch was easy to achieve using the gorgeous natural colours of vegetables and fruit and my 3 year old was so impressed by the way they were presented that he ate ever last veggie - definitely a win there! I packed this lunch in our Yumbox bento lunch box but you could of course use any lunch box you have.
Unicorn Bento Lunch
Ingredients:
- 2 slices bread
- butter or spread
- 1 slice of cheese or filling of your choice
- Mixed raw vegetable sticks*
- Mixed fresh fruit
- handful popcorn
- gold chocolate coins (optional)
Equipment:
- Lunch Punch Unicorn Sandwich Cutter
- Divided Bento Box (I used our Yumbox Panino)
Method:
First cut out your unicorn sandwich using the Lunch Punch sandwich cutter. As you can see in the video above, I like to cut the pieces separately as this gives a cleaner shape. If you're having trouble getting a good imprint, try microwaving the bread for 3-5 seconds first to soften. I also use a food pick with a rounded end to help pop the sandwich out of the cutter without breaking it. Once you've made the sandwich, set it to one side while you make the rest of the lunch.
Lay the rainbow veggies out in the bottom of the largest compartment in your lunch box. I arranged mine in colour order - purple carrots, red pepper sticks, orange carrots, yellow baby corn and green cucumber (see notes below for more vegetable suggestions). Place the unicorn sandwich on top.
Lay the rainbow fruit out in one of the smaller lunch box compartments. I arranged mine in the following order; red grapes, strawberry slices, green grapes and blueberries.
Fill another compartment with a plain popcorn 'cloud'.
Finish the lunch off with a couple of gold coin for a treat (optional).
*NOTES: For the mixed vegetables I used 1 small purple carrot (sliced lengthways), 4 sticks raw red pepper, 1 small orange carrot (sliced lengthways), 1 stick of baby corn (halved) and 4 sticks of cucumber. Other vegetables that would work well for the rainbow include sugar snap peas, lighty steamed broccoli, spinach, beetroot, orange pepper, yellow pepper, sweetcorn and cherry tomatoes.
For the mixed fruit I used 2-3 red grapes (halved), 1 strawberry (quartered), 2-3 green grapes (halved) and 4-5 blueberries. You could use any fresh fruit in a variety of colours to build your own rainbow.
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Grace
Unicorn Bento Lunch
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- butter or spread
- 1 slice of cheese or filling of your choice
- Mixed raw vegetable sticks (See notes)
- Mixed fresh fruit
- handful popcorn
- gold chocolate coins (optional)
Instructions
- First cut out your unicorn sandwich using the Lunch Punch sandwich cutter. (As you can see in the video above, I like to cut the pieces separately as this gives a cleaner shape. If youāre having trouble getting a good imprint, try microwaving the bread for 3-5 seconds first to soften. I also use a food pick with a rounded end to help pop the sandwich out of the cutter without breaking it.)
- Once youāve made the sandwich, set it to one side while you make the rest of the lunch.
- Lay the rainbow veggies out in the bottom of the largest compartment in your lunch box. I arranged mine in colour order ā purple carrots, red pepper sticks, orange carrots, yellow baby corn and green cucumber (see notes below for more vegetable suggestions). Place the unicorn sandwich on top.
- Lay the rainbow fruit out in one of the smaller lunch box compartments. I arranged mine in the following order; red grapes, strawberry slices, green grapes and blueberries.
- Fill another compartment with a plain popcorn ācloudā.
- Finish the lunch off with a couple of gold coin for a treat (optional).
Notes
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Hazel Newhouse says
Oh my! This is possibly one of the cutest things I have ever seen š I would have loved something like this as a child, instead of soggy boring lunches. So pretty. x
Grace Hall says
Thank you! It was a lot of fun to make!
Bahar Anooshahr says
Grace, this is lovely. I always enjoy your creations. Cheers
Grace Hall says
Thank you!