Monday, September 3, 2012

Flat Stanley Bento on Muffin Tin Monday

Well, I'm back to packing lunches here.  Usually they aren't elaborate, but on this particular day I decided to pack a fun lunch for Pierce.  He likes the Flat Stanley books, so I decided to attempt to recreate Flat Stanley.  How do you think I did?  You can see what Flat Stanley looks like in the top corner picture on the book.
I was out of fresh fruit, because it was right before grocery store day, so I tossed in an applesauce packet, some carrots, and a bear biscuit to go with the Flat Stanley sandwich.  Flat Stanley was created from provolone and American cheeses on homemade whole wheat bread, raisins (eyes) and a piece of fruit roll up (mouth).

For more fun lunch ideas, check out Muffin Tin Mom.  Happy Labor Day!

35 comments:

  1. MeggieSeptember 3, 2012 at 6:03 AM

    I'd say you did "good" on your Flat Stanley idea. I once received Flat Stanley via my mail. My grandson had a project in school, to draw and color Flat Stanley. He sent him to me for a visit. I had a lot of fun photographing him. I put together a booklet, including photos, called "Flat Stanley Visits the Farm". I then sent it back to the school, to complete my grandson's project.

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  2. Karen thisoldhouse2.comSeptember 3, 2012 at 7:14 AM

    Now that's just awesome...you put so much into what you do for your sons :-)

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  3. Clint BakerSeptember 3, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    I love these!

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  4. Stevie TaylorSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    Impressive! I bet your son loved it! With 4 lunches to pack, I lost my enthusiasm for cute lunches a long time ago. I was going to let the older ones pack their own but when I did the lunches got heavy on the pretzels and desserts and light on the fruit and veggies! Stevie@ruffledfeathersandspilledmilk.com

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  5. JillSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    Fantastic, Lisa! You are so creative!

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  6. MichelleSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    I love Flat Stanley! I think you did a great job on the sandwich.

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  7. wSeptember 3, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    i love your flat stanley! did pierce take the carrots and make arms and legs out of them? because i would have. then i would have gotten the bear out and been like. roar! i'm going to eat you flat stanley!

    la la la!

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  8. Marie September 3, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    So fun! Happy Labor Day!

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  9. MichaeleSeptember 3, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    Excellent! You need to see if Flat Stanley has a facebook page and add this photo : )

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  10. trumpSeptember 3, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    Happy Labor Day to you and your readers! Richard

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  11. TexWisGirlSeptember 3, 2012 at 10:44 AM

    you did great! :)

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  12. LOVE MELISSA:)September 3, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    You are so unbelievably creative as always:)

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    I love all the flat foods or foods whose containers will go flat.

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  14. Tina Fariss BarbourSeptember 3, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    You did a great job! You're a food artist, to be sure. I'm not familiar with Flat Stanley, but he looks fun.

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  15. EG CameraGirlSeptember 3, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    I bet he LOVED the Flat Stanley sandwich. I would too. :))

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  16. Fernando Santos (Chana)September 3, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    Belo almoço...Espectacular....
    Cumprimentos

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  17. MeredithSeptember 3, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    That is so cute!!! I'm sure he loved it!

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  18. Liz MaysSeptember 3, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    That's so cute and he looks like Barney Rubble too!

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    You did a great job! Pierce is a lucky little fellow!

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  20. Sonya @ Under the Desert SkySeptember 3, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    Hey, that's a pretty good likeness of Flat Stanley!

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  21. Grandma BonnieSeptember 3, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    Happy Labor day! That is an awesome lunch. I bet he ate every bite. It looks a lot like Flat Stanley you did great!

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  22. Eat To LiveSeptember 3, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    I would say you did a GREAT job. Do you send these luches to school with him.... If so, I bet all the other kids are jealous.

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    A really cute Flat Stanley and certainly more tasty than a flat piece of paper :)

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  24. andySeptember 3, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    You did a great job! !!!!

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  25. Molly JoSeptember 3, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    Ahh! That's so stinkin' great! You are so creative. What a treat for lunch!

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  26. TiggerifficSeptember 3, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    Ben was asking his Mom this evening if he could take his lunch once a week. She said She would think about it.. I told her there was this great gal that has a blog and her son has started Kindergarden and packs his lunch.. I told her I would take notes and pack the lunch for Ben once a week.. So off to the grocery store tomorrow to get some things for him.
    You are so creative....Thanks~!
    ta ta for now from Iowa:)

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  27. SallySeptember 3, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    You did fantastic, girl. That's a lucky little Pierce!! :)

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  28. Are We There Yet!September 4, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    The little sandwich guy reminds me of Barney Rubble on the Flintstones. Very cute.

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  29. JennySeptember 4, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    What a cute lunch!

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  30. Be Brave, Keep GoingSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    I always love what you bring to the table. :) Thanks for participating, Lisa

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  31. jp@A Green RidgeSeptember 5, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    While I had no idea who the heck Flat Stanley is/was...if he resembles that sandwich, he's in trouble! LOL!...:)JP

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  32. NancySeptember 6, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    Very cute! I'm sure it made him smile.

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  33. SandySeptember 6, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Very cute! Although I have never heard of flat Stanley...no surprise there.

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  34. BarbaraSeptember 7, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    Flat Stanely came out great!! I bet he loved seeing that!

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  35. KimSeptember 7, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    We're back to packing lunches too:( Deaglan seems to be even pickier this year than last. I'm going to have to take a page out of your book and get super creative.

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