20 Back to School Bento Box Ideas for Kids

Back to School is here and so are these awesome Bento Box Ideas for Kids — Grab your supplies and get packing!

Bento boxes are a fun way to pack your kid's lunch for school. You get to stretch a bit of your own creative muscle, as much or as little as you'd like, while providing your child a nutritious and delicious meal. It's really impressive to see just how elaborate parents can get into a bento box theme. You can cut your food into shapes with cookie cutters, add picks of different characters, and even pack utensils that fit with the presentation. Some bento boxes are practically works of art!

If you have an eater that can be a little fussy, packing bentos for lunch might actually help. It makes lunch exciting, never knowing what cool and colorful theme or character is in store for them. They'll be engaged and excited to eat up all their goodies!

For the back to school season, I came up a list of 20 of the most creative bento boxes to help inspire your child's lunch—whether you have a toddler or a tween, you can make lunchtime special with these fun bento box ideas for kids.

Back to School Bento Box Ideas for Kids

A Mom's Take - Dr. Seuss Lunch Box Idea

The Kitchen Wife - Peanut Butter and Jelly Sushi

Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons - Monkey Bento

A Night Owl Blog - Lunchbox Ideas with Babybel

Wendolonia - Dinosaur Bento

Twin Dragonfly Designs - English Muffin Bento

Kids Activities Blog - Tackle Box Bento

Happiness is Homemade - Pac Man Bento

Totally the Bomb - Hello Kitty Bento

Shaken Together Life - Brunch Box

Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Bento

Here Comes the Sun - Angry Birds Bento

Spaceships and Laser Beams - Pirate Themed Bento

Wendolonia - Stranger Things Bento

A Pumpkin and a Princess - Halloween Lunch Box

Belle of the Kitchen - Fall Themed Bento

Twin Dragonfly Designs - Crackers and Cream Cheese Bento

Wendolonia - Pokemon Bento

Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons - Puppy Dog Bento

3 Boys and a Dog - Taco Bento

Bentgo Kids - Leakproof Children’s Lunch BoxYoungever 7 Pack Color Lunch Box Container With Ice packYUMBOX Leakproof Bento Lunch Box Container for Kids

Want to get really creative with Bentos? Start with these Bento Box Supplies & Accessories!

Ipow Thicken Silicone Cupcake Baking Muffin Cups Liners Molds Sets,24packKotobuki Plastic Egg Mold, Rabbit and BearCuteZCute Sandwich Cutter and Cookie Stamp Kit, Cuddle PalzCuteZCute Animal Friends Food Deco Cutter and Stamp KitCutezCute Bento Eyes Design Food Pick (Set of 10), Black/WhitePerfect Shaped Mini Cookie Cutters for Kids Set of 9 with Plastic Caps - Star Heart Flower Rabbit Mickey Mouse - Small Baking Shape Molds by KuXun (Red)Yunko Bento Accessories Rice Ball Mold Onigiri Shaper and Dry Roasted Seaweed Cutter Set, Baby PandaKotobuki Condiment Containers for Bento Box, Mini, Animal FriendsCuteZCute Bento Ham Cheese Carrot Cutter, 14-Piece, Fun Shapes