Make winter packed lunches extra fun with this cute snowflake themed lunch idea for kids - with homemade tortilla snowflakes!
With just two weeks left until Christmas, I thought it was about time I started giving Small Child's lunches a more festive feel. I've been holding off as long as possible, but we're close enough now that I'm happy to let the excitement build!
According to the newspapers, this year we are forecast an extra cold and snowy winter. Here in the south we haven't seen a single snow flake yet though, so I thought it would be nice to make a snow themed lunch to make up for it.
Small Child is desperate for snow, he keeps asking when we'll get some, and I have to remind him that we don't necessarily get snow every year, lovely though it is (I'm still a complete child when it comes to snow, for me the inconvenience is more than cancelled out by the beauty and joy it brings).
In this lunch Small Child had snowflake tortilla crisps, with a pot of organic houmous to spread on them. I froze some of the houmous in a mini silicone mould then added it to the pot to try to make it look snowflake like.
On the side he had some ham, rolled up and skewered on clear jewel picks, that I thought looked like ice crystals, and a snowman themed snack of snowman noses, eyes and buttons (raw organic carrot triangles, organic raisins and currants), and a snowman Babybel. I also packed a reusable food pouch full of organic blueberry yoghurt (not shown).
I made the snowflake tortilla crisps the night before, to save me time in the morning. I cut the outlines out with a snowflake shaped cookie cutter and a little star cutter, then cut unique designs into each one using mini bento cutters of various shapes.
Once cut into shape, I baked the tortilla snowflakes in the oven - check out my Snowflake Tortilla Chips recipe for the full instructions.
If you enjoyed this fun lunch idea, you might also like these festive themed lunches too:
6 Easy Christmas Themed Packed Lunch Ideas
Or for more packed lunch inspiration, head over to the creative bento lunches section here on the Eats Amazing blog where you’ll find over 450 fun packed lunch ideas, enough to keep you going all the year around!
Grace
Kathy says
Wow! I love your snowflake tortilla crisps! I have a good assortment of mini cutters and need to try making some.
Perry says
Those snowflakes tortilla chips are BEAUTIFUL! Love the detail!
Jean (Bentodays) says
This is so creative! Brilliant idea, and these turned out great!
Mamabelly says
Love all your snowflakes and the hummus and dip idea! So festive and my kids would love this lunch! Wish they had the cute wintery babybels by us! Perfect!
Eileen says
Wow fantastic tortilla snowflakes!
liezl says
Those snowflakes are so pretty!!
Stacey says
I always find myself doing the same things with tortillas, so thanks for some inspiration to do something different! Your snowflake tortillas look great =)
Deb says
Those chips are so clever!
Sarah G says
They're so ornate. I love it. Well done!
Michelle | Creative Food says
I love your snowflake tortilla chips! They are gorgeous!
kwbentodiary says
Aww....love your snowflake tortilla chips!
Ariani says
Love the snowflakes tortilla crisps, they look awesome!
Jackie Loving Lunches says
Love those chips!
shirley says
So creative! Love the snowflake tortilla chips idea!
🙂 Shirley from Little Miss Bento
Keitha says
What a festive lunch! I love the snowflake in the hummus.
Christine aka happyvballgirl says
OMG, your snowflake tortilla chips are just.amazing. Grace!! Such a lovely lunch!
Becky says
Love those snowflake pitas! So creative and fun.