Tea Time To-Go in the Great Outdoors!

We took a classic Stanley Lunch box and outfitted it with everything you need for having a tea party at the beach, the park, camping and more!

With different components, you can outfit your Stanley lunchbox with your favorite "to-go" treat. At the end, you'll see how we tweaked the components to have s'mores on the go.

For the Custom Wood top:

1. Wood size around 14in x 7.5in
2. Dremel Blueprint Portable Saw Station (Amazon)
3. DeWalt Scroll saw (Home Depot)
4. Makita Cordless Compact Router (Home Depot)
5. DIABLO 1/4 in. Radius Rounding Over Bit (Home Depot)
6. Howard cutting board oil (Amazon)
7. Cricut maker (Amazon)
8. Thick Self-Adhesive Cork Sheets (Amazon)
9. Cricut Black Vinyl (Amazon)

Tea Time to Go Components:

1. Stanley Classic Lunch Box 10 qt (Amazon)
2. Travel Tea Set (Amazon)
3. Small Glass Jars (Amazon)
4. Trio Tea Timer (Amazon)
5. Snow Peak Hozuki Mini Lantern (Amazon)
6. Jetboil Flash Camping Stove (Amazon)
7. Loose Tea Pack, Cream Earl Grey (Amazon)
8. Matador Pocket Blanket (Amazon)
9. Nite Ize Original Gear Tie (Amazon)
10. Bamboo Skewers (Amazon)
11. Gingham Paper Napkins (Amazon)
12. Sterno S'Mores Heat Fuel (Amazon)

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You can buy tabletops that fit this lunch box, but we had some nice scrap hard wood that would make a great top. So I went to work creating one.

I started by tracing the top onto cardboard, and working out the sizing. So you don't have to figure it out, I have made a template available as a free download.

We used the cardboard template and traced it onto the hardwood and cut it out the shape on the table saw.

Next, we cut the top in half. This is so both of the pieces will easily store back in the lunch box after use.

With the scroll saw we rounded out the corners.

We used a palm router to smooth out all the edges. It's not necessary but it looks really good this way.

In the top of the lunch box is a wire that holds the thermos in place. When the tabletop is in place it needs to sit against this wire. We put the tabletop in place and marked where we needed to cut the top so that it will sit flush against the wire. These we cut out with the scroll saw.

To finish the top, we used cutting board oil which really brought out the grain of this hardwood.

A late addition to the tabletop was this small wood dowel. When the tabletop was in use it tended to slip a bit so we added the wood dowels on each side to correct the problem.

I personalized my Stanley lunch box with vinyl stickers made on a cricuit maker. You'll see a kayak, greyhound, nature, and a nod to DIY.

For the top, we chose designs that still look correct when the box is open rather than having a graphic that was upside down when the box is in the open position.

Here is a look inside the tea box. You can see everything fits, including a stove to heat water, 4 loose leaf tea selections, a travel tea set, and snacks! Everything was chosen so that it was what we needed but it all would fit compactly into the lunchbox.

We can also trade out the tea to-go for s'mores to-go! Everything you need to take to your next picnic or campout goes with you in the box. With the food safe fuel, you can also make s'more right in your living room!

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