Tuesday, July 26, 2011

How To Make Cute Lunchbox Liners

You can make your child's lunch colorful and playful just by adding laminated scrapbook paper to the bottom of the lunchbox.  I went to my local scrapbook paper store and picked out five of the darlingest, brightest, darned cutest papers I could find.

I use the Ziploc divided containers, so the measurements below are for those...

Here's how to do the rest.
  1. Buy some cute double-sided sturdy scrapbook paper.  Think of what your kids would like!
  2. Cut your paper into these dimensions using a paper cutter: (4 1/4" x 5") (2 1/2" x 2 1/2") (2 1/2" x 1 3/4")
  3. Borrow a friend's corner punch (it rounds the corners of the paper--thanks Holly for letting me borrow yours!)
  4. Go to Ye Old Office Store and get them laminated (or if you live close to a Lakeshore Learning Store, go there--it's only $.29 a foot!)
  5. Cut the extra lamination off--not too close to the edge.
  6. Now play mix and matchy with your adorable scrapbook paper lunchbox liners!
Lots of fun colors in your child's lunchbox make lunchtime fun.  When your child comes home, just take out the liners and wipe them clean with a damp cloth.  Or the rear of your skinny jeans ;)

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