Easy to clean lunch boxes for 5 year old ideas please

toniq

My daughter started going FT school Sept and her lunch bag is the one below, collects everything on inside seams so even after a good clean looks manky, now today the bag was lost in playground and covered in mud, good scrub and still looking tatty.

Any suggestions for a lunch box/bag that doesn't have inside seams that collect debris.

I did think of the old fashioned plastic ones but she will struggle to open it and worried about it getting cracked.

Any ideas appreciated, it has to be able to hold her beaker, can't use cartons of juice as little lady will put them back in and they will leak everywhere!

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Artytarty

Hmmm, I can only think of popping in a greaseproof sheet and throwing it out after. A day or two?

yellowbear

I put mine in the washing machine.

toniq

And it comes out ok? might try that, thanks

The paper idea sounds good too

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kingfisherblue

My daughter used to have a plastic lunch box that was the same shape and style as the one pictured above. It was very easy to wipe clean daily. They have a couple on Amazon if you type in 'plastic lunch box'.

clearingout

Buy a neoprene one. Goes in the washing machine, comes out practically dry so can deal with exploding yoghurt without the hassle and be clean in the morning. I have never looked back!

toniq

Thank you for your help, just ordered this! Yay hopefully problem solved, I'd never heard of neoprene before but had felt it if that makes sense!

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

I have a Yumbox for work http://www.eatwell-uk.co.uk/


Hope the neoprene box works well for you

foolofbeans

I also put lunch boxes in the washing machine, I turn them inside out so the inner gets a good clean and put on a warm wash. They come out a treat and lasted to the end of the school year.

CuppaTea

I wonder if a dishwasher would work as well? And turned off before the drying heat cycle?