DIY Lunchbox First Aid Kit

Hello! How has your week been?

I'm so glad Friday is finally here 😃

I have another sweet and simple project to share today! This one starts with an old metal lunch box that I've had for years.

Honestly, now that I've gotten started transforming all these things I've had stored in the garage for so long, I'm wondering what my problem was! The ideas are just flowing!!


Like I said, this started as an old metal lunch box.

Don't worry though, it wasn't a cute or valuable old mailbox... just plain silver!


So, it was the perfect canvas!


I used some red carbon transfer paper to transfer the words. You could use stickers or vinyl letters too.


Then I filled in the letters with barn red paint and added the big plus sign.


Then I cleaned out my mess of a linen closet (which I am planning to give a makeover soon!) and found everything I needed to create my kit!


I had these two little plastic containers that I thought worked perfectly!


Actually, the blue one really is made to hold Q-tips and has a cute little pullout tray for easy access. The green one was something that was passed out at some conference I went to a couple of years ago.

I made new labels for them.


And lastly, I had this vintage Band-Aid tin already. It holds... you guessed it... Band-Aids!!


I added a few more necessities and I'm all set!



The sparkly plastic handle looked kind of cheesy before (let's be honest, the whole thing was cheesy before this makeover) but I think it looks so great now!