bento for my son's school lunchMy son started Kindergarten this year. And with that came the time old question, what to pack for lunch? So I decided early on that I would make bento lunch boxes for him. All summer I've been gathering up kawaii(cute) bento accessories, supplies, and recipes. The picture above is the first bento I made for his school lunch. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up for the school year.
What do you make for lunches?
*Below are some bento supplies I use
small food picks
food cutters made for vegetables, fruits, bread, etc.
tiny spoons and forks
plastic food dividers - just like the plastic grass that comes with sushi
16 comments:
Beautiful...I'd love to make bento for my son, he's 7...but he's too determined to eat junk food @ school.
Lovely! I dont have children yet, but for sure, I will try to do as you ... super nice! did he like it? I hope so!
Paty
Those are cute forks.
I just recently found out the joys of bento - great start so far!
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Happy crafting :D
elizabethjayne
No kids yet. But I predict that I'll be one of those moms that puts little notes in her child's lunchbox.
love, love, love the idea. my second grader would rather pack a lunch than buy from school. i would love to surprise her with a bento box. where would i find the supplies? thanks so much.
for me it's the first year I have to pack a lunch for my 1st grader.
I found this site > http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendycopley/sets/72157604664251214/
if one day you need ideas ;o)
i love your "tools", very cute.
What a wonderful idea! so much healthier too!
If my kids were small again, I'd do this with their lunches. It makes the food look more appealing.
Jessica, for more inspiration and ideas of what to pack, if you haven't already, check out Amber's (from Berlin's Whimsy) flicker page of her bento lunches. She has a multitude of pictures of ones she's packed, with notes on each picture telling what each food is. Here's the link:
http://flickr.com/photos/berlinswhimsy/sets/72157603657333140/
those are some pretty cute forks. Did you get those online somewhere?
My son started kindergarten too and I'm a bit ashamed at what I put in his lunch... a small bag of chips and chocolate chip cookies (homemade). Of course he gets a whole wheat sandwich with sugarless raspberry jam and a bottle of water. But he is the pickiest eater alive... I sent carrots in with a dip and he brought them home with him saying he did not want those again. How do you get your son to eat good stuff? Mine will not even try things. I'm thinking it's a stage.
i don't have a child yet, but i think my husband will appreciate them as much. i just can't find that here in ireland. i love the food dividers!
Lovely little lunch! I think we have a similar diet (thinking back to the agave in your banana sorbet)...but I need to work on my presentation. I love all the little accessories!
Hi Diana,
I purchased most of the bento supplies from Daiso. There's a handful of them in the US. I also get the supplies at the San Francisco Japan Town. Hope this helps.
Karen,
thanks for sharing the bento link, gives me a lot of ideas
Hello, I peek into your blog through another friends blog and saw your bento boxes! I have also done the same thing and have the fork/spoon set that I love!! My daughter just eats up whatever I put into the cute container and gets lots ooohs and awws from her preschool mates.
http://kailiskorner.blogspot.com/
I love your website! I found this link which is in Chinese but with pictures showing how to creatively prepare bento lunch boxes for your reference:
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple_sub/art_main.php?iss_id=20090628&sec_id=12187376&art_id=12926525
Keep inspired :)
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