Lunch boxes, of course, focused on cartoon characters like Scooby Doo and H.R. Pufnstuf. The form of the Scooby Doo lunch box mimicked the cartoon's highly recognizable Mystery Machine VW microbus.

Top of the luxe list is a takeaway pizza, and anything that comes in its own dinky box for each guest (cardboard lunch boxes cost about 35p each from online party suppliers).

The lunch boxes have a relatively small capacity, so additional snack boxes will most likely be required. Erica, mum to one toddler, say, “LunchBot is a huge hit with Mr 2.