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    Home » Recipes » Kid's Treats

    School Book Sandwiches

    Published: May 27, '14 · Modified: Aug 5, '20 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Have fun with your kids making this fun back to school lunch or after school snack. Kids can fill these School Book Sandwiches with their favorite lunch meat and cheese.

    School Book Sandwiches

    How fun are these cute little sandwiches that are decorated to look like school books?

    I'm positive your kids will have fun making and eating this fun school-themed lunch or after school snack.

    Of course, you can make them yourself and serve them as a surprise to your kids. This snack just might get them a little more excited about doing homework.

    school book sandwiches made using soft flour tortillas with lunch meat and cheese are decorated with food coloring markers

    Each sandwich is easy to make using soft flour tortillas.

    You can fill the tiny sandwiches with your child's favorite lunch meat and cheese then use food coloring markers to make them look like school books.

    SCHOOL BOOK SANDWICHES

    You’ll Need:

    • soft flour tortillas
    • white cheese slices
    • slices of deli meat, like turkey or ham
    • mayonnaise
    • food coloring markers

    cut two rectangles out of a soft flour tortilla then cut lunch meat and cheese into small rectangles to create the pages of the school book sandwiches

    • Cut soft flour tortillas into 4 ¼ inch by 2 ¾ inch rectangles. (You can change these dimensions if you’d like larger sandwiches.)
    • Then cut slices of white cheese and deli meat into 1 ¾ inch by 2 ½ inch rectangles.

    NOTE:

    • You’ll have lots of scrap pieces of tortilla that can easily be turned into chips. You can either fry them or brush them with oil and bake them until crispy then sprinkle on salt or cinnamon sugar.
    • The scraps of cheese and meat will make great toppers for a salad.

    Spread mayonnaise over a tortilla rectangle. Then sandwich it around slices of cheese and ham before drawing the book's lettering one using food coloring markers.

    • Stack slices of cheese and deli meat, alternating the two until you have 5 slices or “‘pages” for your book.
    • Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on one side of the tortilla rectangles, keeping it ¼ inch from the edge then set the cheese and meat “pages” on one edge of the tortilla.
    • Fold the tortilla over the "pages" forming a book.
    • Use a food coloring marker to write the title of the book on the front of each sandwich.
    • Add some lines and repeat the name on the binding (edge) of the book.

    NOTE:

    The tortillas do tend to dry out a bit, so make them within a few hours of serving. Wrap the sandwiches well and store them in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.

    A stack of mini sandwich school books made using soft flour tortillas, ham, cheese, and food coloring.

    Recipe

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    Mini School Book Sandwiches
    Prep Time
    20 mins
    Cook Time
    0 mins
     

    Small ham and cheese or turkey and cheese sandwiches made on rectangle pieces of soft flour tortillas are decorated to look like school books.

    Course: Lunch
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: back to school snacks, sandwich
    Servings: 6
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    • 3 soft flour tortillas
    • 3 white cheese slices
    • 3 slices of deli meat like turkey or ham
    • 1 ½ teaspoons mayonnaise
    • food coloring markers
    Instructions
    1. Cut soft flour tortillas into 4 ¼ inch by 2 ¾ inch rectangles. (You can change these dimensions if you’d like larger sandwiches.)
    2. Then cut slices of white cheese and deli meat into 1 ¾ inch by 2 ½ inch rectangles.
    3. Stack slices of cheese and deli meat, alternating the two until you have 5 slices or “‘pages” for your book.
    4. Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on one side of the tortilla rectangles, keeping it ¼ inch from the edge then set the cheese and meat “pages” on one edge of the tortilla.
    5. Fold the tortilla over the "pages" forming a book.
    6. Use a food coloring marker to write the title of the book on the front of each sandwich.
    7. Add some lines and repeat the name on the binding (edge) of the book.

    I also shared this tutorial at Kids Activities Blog. They have some really fun activities, snacks, and crafts for kids. Be sure to stop by and check it out.

    Crafty school lunch ideas for kids including school house sandwiches, tortilla book sandwiches, fruit roll books and more.Be sure to check out all of my fun school-themed afterschool snack ideas, here.

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    1. Heather A

      June 07, 2014 at 2:27 am

      What a fun and creative idea. Making eating something that might be not so fun into really fun... my picky eater would love this idea, because it looks so cool 🙂 Stopping in from SITS linkup this week.

      Reply
    2. Chichi Dodoo

      June 05, 2014 at 11:00 am

      This is so creative. Thank you, Thank you, i cannot thank you enough for creating this. Can't wait to make these for my daughter the fussy eater.

      Reply
    3. cestlavie22

      June 03, 2014 at 12:46 pm

      I am in love with this! I am going to use it for my next book club meeting! I will prob change it up a bit for the older crowd but definitely look for it on my blog!

      Reply
    4. Cheri, the Quilting Nanny

      June 02, 2014 at 9:14 pm

      I will definately give this a try...for my grand kids. When they were little, I used cookie cutters to cut bread into shapes (and the fillings!). The one was into "secret agent" stuff so I called the mini sandwiches (3 mini sammies from 2 slices of bread) "Secret Agent Sammies". They asked for them every time they came over!

      Reply
    5. Lady Behind The Curtain

      May 29, 2014 at 6:30 am

      Beth, these are just ridiculously cute! Thanks for sharing them at Cast Party Wednesday!

      Reply
    6. Kim Denne

      May 29, 2014 at 1:32 am

      What a clever idea! These little sandwiches are just too cute!

      Reply
    7. Heidi Fuqua

      May 28, 2014 at 11:39 pm

      These are so cute! And they look pretty easy to make.

      Reply
    8. mlaiuppa

      May 28, 2014 at 4:34 pm

      I made these last night. Today is the classified luncheon on the teachers are supposed to supply the food. I was going to make deviled eggs but when I saw these cute little sandwiches, I immediately changed my mind. Especially since I am the school librarian. How appropriate is that?

      My Mom had a 40% off coupon to a local craft store so I picked her up after school and we went shopping. I stopped by her grocery store and picked up the tortillas, turkey and cheese. Then we adjourned to her house to make them. She wanted to help, plus we weren't sure how long it would take.

      Boy, they went fast! We used a pizza cutter and stacked the tortillas. I made a template to cut around. Assembly was fast and the markers were fun. In no time we were done. I even had time to join them for dinner and go on the dog walk.

      Thanks for the great idea. I will give you full credit for any compliments received.

      Oh, and we used cranberry mustard instead of mayo.

      Reply
      • beth

        May 28, 2014 at 9:56 pm

        I'm so happy to hear that you had an easy time making your little school book sandwiches. What a fun snack to bring to the luncheon, especially considering you are a librarian. I hope they are a huge hit!

        Reply
    9. The Partiologist

      May 28, 2014 at 12:14 am

      I can't keep up with all your cute edibles - these are so simple, I must make them when I have the little ones over!

      Reply
    10. Mary Ellen

      May 27, 2014 at 9:01 pm

      I'm starting to think about what I can do to make sure my daughters eat healthy while I am working this summer. I was thinking about packing them lunches every day - even though I'm the one leaving the house 🙂 - and these sandwiches would be a quick and fun meal that they would be sure to eat.

      Reply
      • beth

        May 27, 2014 at 9:04 pm

        I think making something that looks fun but is healthy will get kids excited about it a sandwich rather than a bag of chips or box of cookies.

        Reply
      • mlaiuppa

        May 28, 2014 at 4:35 pm

        Have you checked out Bento boxes? There is a lot of cute stuff to be made.

        I think these little books would be perfect for an American bento based on books or literary characters.

        Reply
    11. June

      May 27, 2014 at 5:26 pm

      Those are so adorable, I love the idea!

      Reply
      • beth

        May 27, 2014 at 6:38 pm

        Thanks, June:)

        Reply
    12. Barb

      May 27, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      Love these to bits! Now, I'm hoping that my little guy's class will have one last potluck just to try these out!

      Reply
      • beth

        May 27, 2014 at 6:38 pm

        Thanks, Barb. I had no idea kids did potlucks! That's so fun:)

        Reply
    13. Anonymous

      May 27, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      Too cute! And so simple! Those would lok neat with different flavored tortillas for the color variations.

      Reply
      • beth

        May 27, 2014 at 6:38 pm

        I thought of that while making these but was too lazy to run to the store to get colored tortillas. I think a big stack of multicolored books would look really cool at a party.

        Reply
    14. Hannah

      May 27, 2014 at 12:38 pm

      These are so cute! They would great for a book club.

      Reply
      • beth

        May 27, 2014 at 6:37 pm

        I agree. I love that you can personalize the book covers however you like. If you are a good artist, you can even add artwork to your sandwiches.

        Reply
    15. Vanessa

      May 27, 2014 at 12:25 pm

      These are adorable! I just sent my son to school this morning with a wrap sandwich. I'll have to keep this in mind. He would LOVE something like this.

      Reply
      • beth

        May 27, 2014 at 6:36 pm

        These would make a fun surprise in your son's lunchbox!

        Reply
    16. Tamara Gerber

      May 27, 2014 at 12:24 pm

      Very cute! My son will start first grade mid-August; I might try those.

      Reply
      • beth

        May 27, 2014 at 6:35 pm

        These would be a fun lunch for his first day of school:)

        Reply

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