I love penguins. I've often dreamed of having penguins live in my bath tub like Jim Carrey did in Mr.Popper's Penguins, but seeing as my house is a zoo as it stands I opted for an annual membership at the Vancouver Aquarium instead. I saw this idea on Pinterest a while ago and when Lindsay Olives sent me some tasty olives to play with in my lunch box I knew I had to … [Read more...]
P is for Penguin Bento Lunch
Today's lunch is brought to you by the letter P! P is for Penguin, and Penguins are a Plenty in this lunch! I absolutely love penguins and think they are just the cutest little creatures in the whole world. FUN FACT: Did you know that male Emperor penguins will incubate their eggs for two months in the winter without eating while the females are at sea. During that time, … [Read more...]
I can do that!! Penguin Bento with tutorial!
I've always been an "I can do that" kinda gal, so when I saw a super cute tutorial for a penguin inspired bento at this website I just had to try it out. I intentionally made extra rice at dinner so that I could execute this, and while it's definitely creepy a work in progress that I think I could improve on the next try, I'm happy with how it turned out! The face is made from … [Read more...]
Ants on a Log
One of my favorite snacks when I was a kid was "bumps on a log" which consisted of peanut butter on celery with raisins. As the kids aren't allowed peanut butter at daycare, and cheese wiz (real nutritional I know) was on sale I figured I'd give it a shot. I thought this lunch looked pretty tasty, even with the cheese wiz! In this bento: penguin crackers, edamame beans, … [Read more...]
Madagascar Inspired Bento
The theme (if you can call it that) for this bento is the upcoming release of Madagascar 3! My kids, and us, have loved all the Madagascar movies so far, so when I was picking up bananas at the grocery store that had little Madagascar 3 stickers on them, I wanted to somehow incorporate these into the kids lunches. Lacking creativity, I decided to do little cheese penguins, and … [Read more...]
