Since The Boy started school in September, I've done my utmost to make lunches a fun and enticing thing. Without me there to cajole him into eating everything, I felt it was important to make eating his food an exciting an activity as chatting to his friends around him; it's the main reason that I make him Bento lunchboxes.
He's very fond of having different shaped lunchboxes and lunchbags, and when we were sent the Flatbox lunchbox for him to review, it soon usurped his other lunchbags as his favourite.
The Flatbox lunchbox is a very funky and clever lunchbag indeed; using the idea of a square of neoprene fabric which zips up along the corners to make a pouch with a handle at the top.
It is designed to combat the issue of a lack of a clean table or surface to eat from; sometimes schools have several sittings at lunchtimes and cleaning the tables may be missed during the changeover. My school has the children eat their lunch picnic style on the playground during the warmer months, they love the fresh air which is good for them, however it's obviously an issue with hygiene as they are eating from the floor of which they will then play on. The Flatbox lunchbox can unzip completely to make a square placemat for children to hygienically eat their lunch from, or as The Boy does, just unzip one side which creates a smaller placemat in front of him. It means it's also not taking up too much space on the table.
The fabric is machine washable neoprene which is also heat resistant, the zips are strong and easily opened, and the handles are reinforced at the top to ensure the stitching doesn't come undone. My only issue is that when the sides are zipped up there is a lot of material folded up inside, and this does take away some of the space for The Boy's lunch; I have to be quite careful which lunchbox I use to ensure it fits alongside his water bottle as the case clearly narrows as it reaches the top. It's a minor inconvenience which is overcome, but I do wonder if there may be a way to reduce the amount of folded material.
The Flatbox lunchbox normally retails for £27.50, but is on an introductory offer of £19.25 at present, and is available in a choice of 9 bright and modern colourways.
However, The Nicest Stuff are giving away one Flatbox lunchbox to a lucky reader of TheBoyandMe, in a colourway of their choosing. To be in with a chance of winning, simply complete the Rafflecopter form below.
I was sent this product for the purpose of this review, my opinion is honest and unbiased.
love to find a pot of jelly in mine 🙂
Mine would have to be crisps
I love those little dairyLea lunch box stackers that give you little cracker biscuits, cheese slices and ham or turkey!
These look fab and would be perfect for days out too – can just imagine them on a beach!
I think they'd be great for that, or a picnic in a grassy field.
Chocolate!
I like to freeze a yoghurt so come lunch time its cool and keeps the rest of the products cool x
Chocolate mousse
Crisps for me! x
Oooh i love raisins!
x
I love fairy cakes… and using icing pens to make a little bit special.
Packet of fresh fruit salad.
Sorry for the random question, do you have any of the sistema food storage? I was wondering if it fits within the bag?
Hi Debbie, yes Sistema food storage containers do fit in the bag but it is dependent on the size of your containers. I take my Lock & Lock container in mine and it fits perfectly. The size of container I have is 15.5 x 15.5 x 6.1 cm, 870ml. I've also just tested fitting two in, stacked up and it wasn't an issue. As the material is neoprene it's flexible and can stretch a little if required. Hope this helps.
Cheddars!
You would probably find Chocolate in mine!!!!
Cocktail sausages
Scotch eggs
Strawberries 🙂
Crackers and cheese.
Cheese 🙂
Hummus and mini breadsticks for me.
Dairylee dunkers
Mini cheddars
cheese n crackers
Cakes
Cheese and onion crisps for me!
A slice of angel cake
Crisps 😀
Dried fruit for us, especially apricots and dates!
cheese & grapes
A sneaky bar of dairy milk
Homemade flapjack
My favourite lunch box treat would be a large extra chocolatey rice crispy cake :0)
kitkat
Cheese and crackers
Mini babybels
A Danio yogurt – strawberry or passion fruit!
A nice yummy flapjack
Yogurt covered raisins
Fruit salad
mini cheddars or popcorn
Cheese sandwiches
I love a few strawberries to finish lunch off with 🙂
My favourite lunchbox treat is a kit kat.
Fantastic lunchbox idea, I love the way it folds out to make a place mat.
My favourite treat would be veg sushi or some chicken and satay, D would say a Krispy Kreme doughnut!
Crisps
I love cucumber and carrot sticks with a yoghurt dip yummy
Pork pies!
Sandwiches! 😀
some sort of cold pasta salad
That's a brilliant lunch box!
My favourite lunchbox treat is plain scones with a pot of cream and one of those teeny tiny jam jars!
Emma x (@beachpebble)
crisps 🙂
Jaffa Cakes x
I love sausage rolls in my pack lunch
lunchables 🙂
A naught choccy bar
Strawberries are my fav! Or avocado! 🙂
Chocolate probably as it's rarely found in our lunchboxes unless you want a big squidgy mess!
I love the little snack eggs you can get
Mini chicken kebabs!
CHOCDIPS
Mini cheddars 🙂
chocolate bar
Ready salted crisps 🙂
chocolate <3
choccy bar
chocolate tracker
Cheese
cucumber,
Humous!
Fresh fruit
Piece of cake 🙂
Pork pie
babybel
Cheese 🙂
Ooh cheese….I love it, ate tons when pregnant with my oldest and he loves it in his ouch box for nursery too x
Not ouch box lol (nursery) box
A big fruit salad
Chicken salad sandwich x
smoked salmon. mmmm.
Mini cheddars
I like a good wrap in my lunch.
Love having a little bunch of grapes in my lunch box.
ready salted crisps
Chocolate mousse
Carrot and cucumber sticks
cheese sticks
Carrot sticks and hummus
Toffee Apple
Homemade scotch eggs
a sweet red apple. It's healthy but also sweet! 😉
A piece of homemade cake.
Baby bells we love them
Crisps
I love cake in a lunch box
apple
A slice of homemade Madeira cake with strawberry jam.
toffee apple 🙂
Chocolate mallow tea cakes
Humus with chopped veg