408784 Wed Jun 06 10:43:09 -0700 2007 5 29 Not About Food 0 2635204 I'm looking for a fun lunch box for my preschooler. I use a Vive bento style lunch container for his lunches (the 490ml size) so I'd prefer something with a wider base so the Vive can lie flat and not have to be turned sideways. The lunch box he currently has is taller than wider, so I have to put the bento in vertically. I'd seen a couple boxes/sacks but they are boring looking! I'm hoping to find something a bit more fun, but not cartoon character fun. A fun print, or something is what I'm picturing. This is what my Vive looks like, at the bottom left of the picture (this is someone else's pic). It has a clear lid with a steam vent for hot foods. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/157505737/in/set-72157594150632817/ Wed Jun 06 10:43:09 -0700 2007 12384 boogiebaby 1 2635575 Try the Archie McPhee website. They have space, cowboy and pirate themed lunchboxes. (As well as some things not appropriate for preschoolers!) The domed lunchboxes might be wide enough for the container to lie flat, though I kind of doubt it. They used to have one with travel stickers that my son loved, but I don't see it now. Wed Jun 06 11:58:37 -0700 2007 2635204 11231 Glencora 1 2636229 You don't say the size of the Vive container you referred to, but what about the old domed-type black boxes that construction workers used to carry their thermos and sandwich in? A fun outer space one is shown at this link: http://www.giftapolis.com/funfulubo.html Also - you might want to go to Amazon and put "dome lunch box" in the search box. That comes up with lots. Wed Jun 06 14:24:23 -0700 2007 2635204 10532 LindaWhit 2 2636267 Can anyone suggest something that will keep foods warm? Wed Jun 06 14:34:11 -0700 2007 2636229 95744 babyblue 1 2636259 There are some fun lunchboxes on this site, some made with recycled juice boxes. Not sure if any have the dimensions you need. http://www.reusablebags.com/store/lunch-bags-kids-bags-c-4_36.html My daughter's bento box fits into the LL Bean lunchboxes but it is turned sideways when she holds it. http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=critter-lunch-box&categoryId=47982&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&parentCategory=5161&cat4=3125&shop_method=pp&feat=5161-tn Wed Jun 06 14:32:16 -0700 2007 2635204 39874 chowser 1 2645565 lunchboxes.com has some fun ones that aren't cartoons (though most are licensed products). www.lunchboxes.com Sat Jun 09 18:46:46 -0700 2007 2635204 58278 mooms