One of my all time favourite lunches to make is the Octodog bento lunch. It's my fave for a few reasons, and not just because they're fun to look at, but they're fun to eat, and quick and easy to prepare. I almost feel like I'm cheating when I make this lunch because it's seriously that easy. I've said before that I love making bentos because it's a great way for me to … [Read more...]
LEGO Lunch
I don't know about you or your kids, but mine are currently obsessed with all things LEGO. In fact, my son will soon be having a LEGO party to celebrate his 8th birthday. In typical fashion, I've been frantically pinning all.of.the LEGO on my Pinterest board in anticipation of all the things I tell myself I will DIY, but realistically run out at the last minute and purchase … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year Bento Lunch
Kung Hei Fat Choi!! Or Happy New Year in Chinese! Did you know it's the year of the sheep this year?! Ya... me neither... Partially because it's not! Murphy's Law, a Chinese colleague told me that it was year of the sheep this year and that I should make a Sheep lunch to celebrate! So instead of asking The Google to make sure, I blindly made a sheep bento and patted … [Read more...]
Back to School Koala Bear Lunch
It has been an unbearably long time since I posted a bento lunch (see what I did there?!). Not for a lack of making bento's either, I suppose I've just been lacking inspiration, motivation, or just bento-mojo I suppose. What better time than the New Year to raise the bento bar? After doing some holiday cleaning, I stumbled upon a box containing some bento supplies that I had … [Read more...]
Leftover Pizza on a Stick Bento Lunch
If you've been around the blog for a while, you'll probably notice that I sometimes like to stick regular foods on a stick and then feed it to my kids, like here, here, and here. Well, today's bento lunch is no different! One of the downfalls of being a vegetarian in a carnivore house is that there's often a LOT of left over food from dinner. This pizza was no exception! I … [Read more...]
