Today's lunch is brought to you by the letter G... And Mr.MoreThanYourAverageMom! I was not even a little bit excited for G day in our thematic alphabet unit... Goose, Goat, Giraffe? None of these were very bento friendly in my opinion. Enter Mr.MoreThanYourAverageMom! His swift suggestion of doing a green lunch turned the lightbulb on, especially timely as I just so happened … [Read more...]
“F” is for French Toast, Fish, and Fudge… Oh my! Bento Lunch
Today's lunch is brought to you by the letter "F", and believe it or not I'm thankful for that! I seem to have passed down my inherent love for breakfast to my children, so I knew that a breakfast for lunch bento would go over well with the kids. Did I mention that the biggest kid at TEN pancakes for breafast the other weekend?! That kid seriously loves his breakfast food! … [Read more...]
“E” is for Elephant Bento Lunch
Nathan's favorite guy in the whole entire world is his "Ellie", a stuffed elephant that I received from good friend of mine for my baby shower waaay back in 2008. It was love at first sight, and the two of them have been inseparable ever since... Well, we did have a close call when we lost him in the Seattle airport en route to Mexico. Thankfully, quick thinking … [Read more...]
“C” Themed Bento Lunch
Much like yesterday, today's lunch is brought to you by the letter C! The kids (and their teachers) have really been enjoying the themed lunches, and I'll have to admit, it's been nice having a predetermined theme on my end as it really helps with planning... Also helps today as many of the food in my fridge started with C! Today's lunch contains a Chobani greek yogurt, … [Read more...]
“B” themed Bento Lunch
Today's lunch is brought to you by the letter B! I had big dreams for today's lunch... I thought of hand sculpting a little bee sammie, painting it with mustard and nori accents, but the little man and I decided to embark on a baking project after dinner. Once we finished baking, got N to bed, cleaned the kitchen, hand sculpted sammies were not in the realm of possible! So, … [Read more...]
