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Lunch box gear that survives a whole school year
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items I pack two elementary school lunches every weekday and I have bought and thrown out a lot of gear figuring out what actually lasts. This is what is still in my kitchen after a full school year, with the honest downsides included. A lot of you reading...
I grabbed this one because it was under ten dollars and I fully expected to replace it by October. We are on year two. The zipper still runs smooth and the lining wipes clean with a wet paper towel, which matters when a yogurt tube explodes. Downside...
Insulated Square Lunch Bag with Side Mesh Pocket Fashion Lunch Box Reusable Lunch Tote 10.5" x9.5" x3.5" Intricate Geometric Shapes
Four sealed compartments means the applesauce stopped leaking into the crackers, which was honestly my whole problem. It is Target's cheap house brand and the latch feels flimsy the first week. Mine has survived a full year of dishwasher trips, but I...
Bento Lunch Box - dealworthy™ White
Hot pasta packed at 7am is still warm at noon, which got us out of the sandwich rut entirely. The spoon clips into the lid so we stopped losing it in the dishwasher. It is only 10 oz, so for my older one I have to pack a side, and the wide mouth mean...
THERMOS FUNTAINER Kids Food Jar 10oz Navy
12 oz is the size my second grader actually finishes instead of dumping in the sink at pickup. The straw lid means she drinks it without me nagging. The paint chips fast if it hits concrete and ours is already dented on one side, but it has never onc...
Hawsaiy 12oz Kids Insulated Water Bottle with Straw Lid, Leak-Proof Stainless Steel BPA-Free Thermos for School Boys and Girls
These are thin enough that they do not eat half the lunch bag, which was my complaint with those chunky blue bricks. Four in a pack means two live in the freezer while two are in circulation. They only hold cold about five hours, so this is a lunch p...
Cool Coolers by Fit & Fresh XL Slim Ice Packs, Space Saving Reusable Ice Packs for Lunch Boxes, Freezer Packs, Reusable Ice Packs for Lunch Boxes & Coolers, 4pk, Taupe
I switched to these to stop buying a box of plastic baggies every three weeks. They seal tight enough for goldfish and grapes and they go on the top rack. The honest annoyance is drying, water pools in the bottom corners and I end up propping them op...
(2 pack) Better Home & Gardens Silicone Reusable Food Storage Snack Bag
My kids will eat raw veggies if there is ranch, and these 1.6 oz cups are the first ones I have owned that do not leak sideways. Stainless, so they do not hold onto the smell like the plastic ones did. They are small enough to disappear in the dishwa...
VITEVER 6 Pack 1.6oz Stainless Steel Sauce Cups
The case is the entire point. Before this the fork came home loose and sticky at the bottom of the bag, or did not come home at all. The handles are sized for small hands so my six year old can actually use them. The case is bulkier than it needs to ...
Bentoheaven Kids Utensils Set with Case
This is silly and it works. My six year old will eat a sandwich cut into a flower that she would push away as a square. Stainless steel so nothing has cracked the way our old plastic ones did. It does waste the crusts, and I am the one standing at th...
UpChefs Fun Sandwich & Bread Cutter Shapes - 10 Crust & Cookie Cutters with 20 Food Picks
Eight wedges in one push, about three seconds, and that is the whole difference between packing apple slices and not bothering. Mine has been in the drawer for years and the blades are still sharp. On a really big apple the core piece cracks awkwardl...
GoodCook Apple Corer and Wedger for Effortless Slicing
Two dollars, and it fixed the smell in the straw lid that I could not reach with anything else. You get a skinny straw brush plus a bigger bottle brush. The handles are thin plastic so I do not lean on them hard, but the set has lasted us a full scho...
Great Value Bottle and Straw Cleaning Set, 2 Pieces
I keep one bin of pre portioned snacks at kid height and lunch packing dropped to about four minutes because the kids grab their own. Clear plastic so I can see when we are out of something before Sunday. They slide around on glass shelves when the k...
Sindcom Refrigerator Organizer Bins, 8pcs Clear Bins, Pantry Kitchen Organization and Storage, 12.5" Long
We stopped donating half our lunch stuff to the lost and found bin. No iron needed, you press them on and they hold through the wash. You do have to write on them with a laundry marker, and if you use a regular pen like I did the first time, it fades...
Avery No-Iron Fabric Labels, 1/2"x1-3/4", 54
One lives in my purse and one in the glove box, and between the two we have saved a lot of school shirts. It pulls ranch and pizza grease out most of the time if you catch it in the first hour. It does almost nothing on a set in stain from yesterday,...
Tide To Go Pen Instant Stain Remover, 1 Count
I refill a little travel bottle from this big one and clip it to my daughter's bag, which is way cheaper than buying the tiny ones every month. Same 62 percent alcohol as the name brand for about half the price. It is a plain gel with no aloe, so it ...
Hand Sanitizer Clear Gel - 8 fl oz - up&up™