A few days ago I announced a Back-to-School Giveaway and Lunchboxbuilder.com – I played around with the Lunchbox Builder this morning and thought I’d share my results.

Once I created my Lunchbox I printed it out.

Print out the Lunchbox

I carefully cut it out …

Carefully cut out the Lunchbox

… and glued the edges to make the lunchbox.

Tada! The Lunchbox!

How cute is this?

There are several different Lunchbox styles, even a pirate’s treasure chest, and you and your kids can have fun customizing it with stickers, etc. then print out, cut out and put it together. While you’re on LunchboxBuilder.com make sure you add your lunchbox creation to their gallery – you’ll have a chance to win a great Back-to-School gift package there (just like the one I’m giving away here) and after that make sure you print out your free coupons from Mott’s, Pepperidge Farms Goldfish and Smuckers.

Don’t forget to sign up for the Frugal Family Life Newsletter for your chance to win …

…and head over to my first post about the contest for more chances to win.

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Back-to-School time has always been a big yearly milestone around my house. When I was kid I couldn’t wait to go get my school supplies. Coloured pencils, cute erasers, crayons. Crisp new notebooks and colourful binders. A new lunchbox. My favourite lunchbox ever was my Wonder Woman lunchbox with matching thermos.

Over the years even when I wasn’t in school myself and I didn’t have school aged kids I still saw September as a new start to my year. Summer was over and it was time to set new goals for the year.

I was so excited when I learned that Motts, Smuckers, and Pepperidge Farms Gold Fish have launched the Lunchbox Builder, a fun tool, where users can design their own lunchbox, add it to the gallery of lunchboxes, and view and rate other people’s lunchboxes. You can even print out and make your “lunchbox” to decorate your room!
Users who design a lunchbox are entered to win a lunch-inspired prize pack worth $150!

Walmart, Smucker’s, Motts and Pepridgefarm Gold Fish, have given me the opportunity to give away the same $150 lunch-inspired prize pack to one lucky Frugal Family Life Blog reader!

The prize pack includes an iPod Shuffle, an insulated lunchbox, an assorted pack of Sharpie pens, Crayola colored Pencils, a Smuckers Uncrustables sandwich container, a Logitech Optical Mouse, a Smuckers belt pack, combination lock, a Motts Reusable Shopping Bag, a squeezable Smuckers strawberry, scented pencils, a Walmart Gift Card, and a pedometer.

How to Enter:

You must be a Frugal Family Life/Frugalous Newsletter subscriber (enter your Name and Email below) and you must comment on this post telling me what you or your kids look forward to most about Back-to-School shopping.

Extra Entry (worth 1 entry): Tweet about this giveaway and leave an additional comment linking to your tweet (how to link directly to a tweet).

Extra Entry (worth 1 entry): Write a blog post on your own blog about this giveaway and leave an additional comment linking to your post.

Extra Entry (worth 1 entry): Link to this giveaway on Facebook and leave an additional comment linking to your Facebook post.

Contest ends August 28, 2009 at 11:59pm est.

Contest is open to residents of Canada and the USA.

This has been in the works for a while now but we finally have it up – Fridge Foragers.

Over on Fridge Foragers we’ll be talking about quick, easy, healthy family meals including breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks that the whole family will love.

We’re all busy and often meal time gets pushed aside while we try to bounce from work and school to hockey practice, swim lessons, book club and gym and back home again.
Fridge Foragers will have lots of recipes, ideas, how to’s and more as we try to rescue meal times from the drive thru. Come check it out.