Lunch Box

One afternoon Martin notices that the construction workers downtown, as well as the children from the local school, all have little lunch boxes they carry around. This makes him wonder: "Why don't I have a lunch box? And if I had one — what image would I want on the outside?" This sets brother and sister off on a fun adventure of finding, adapting, and decorating their own lunch boxes.

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Sparkle Craft: Custom Sparkle Stories Lunch Bags

Projects, Crafts and Recipes for this Story

Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Furoshiki Lunch Bag Wrap

In Japan, there is a special wrapping called furoshiki that has traditionally been used in place of a lunch box. It’s a relatively simple basic skill to learn, but it can make for a most magical lunch-carrying experience, indeed!

Sparkle Crafts Martin & Sylvia’s: Saturdays! Printable Project Page: Lunch Boxes

Use this free printable project page to design your own lunch boxes, just like Martin & Sylvia do in the "Saturdays!" story, "Lunch Boxes".

Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Onigiri

Onigiri are balls of rice with filling. Sometimes they're fried. Sometimes they're covered with seeds or nori on the outside. Sometimes they're fancy, sometimes they're humble. But if you can cook a pot of rice, you can make them. The recipe below includes a variation for two fillings — spicy tuna and pickled plums.

Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Cheesy Cracker

Cheesy crackers, as we generically call them, are also easy to make at home. Not only do the homemade crackers have less preservatives, by making them yourself you can also flavor them how you like.