Well, I suppose fall has finally arrived in Vancouver. This year has been a funny one in that summer seemed to have taken forever to arrive, but when it came it was amazing. Beautiful warm days that lasted forever. Then.Just as soon as summer arrived.It left.Seriously. And right on time too. The "official" first day of fall had a chill to it, the sun seemed to take longer … [Read more...]
T is for Train Bento
CHOO!! CHOO!! The breakfast train is pullin' on in for today's lunch! I've mentioned before how much my kids love breakfast, and I've been wanting to use this silicone pancake/egg mold for a while and luck would have it, today is T day! This mold is really a cool little tool. You just throw it down in your pan pour your desired contents inside, today we went with scrambled eggs … [Read more...]
N is for Nacho Bento Lunch
Getting back to our thematic unit brings us to the letter N. The thought of making a Narwal crossed my mind on a few different occasions, however I settled with Nachos. Mini nachos! I saw this somewhere in the land of pinterest some time ago and have been wanting to replicate it ever since! The nachos sit on a bed of leftover rice and are made of Tostito's SCOOPS chips (I … [Read more...]
{DIY} Disposable Lunch “M” is for Monkey
Today the kids are off to Crash Crawley's for a Preschool field trip. Crash Crawley's is a giant indoor play gym type place that my kids adore. Preschool asks on these days, that lunch is in a disposable container so they don't need to worry about packing extra stuff around. One might think that packing a "disposable" lunch wouldn't be any fun, but I decided to put a … [Read more...]
“J” is for Jellyfish
Believe it or not, this slippery little sucker is a jellyfish. A combination of bad lighting, and not so awesome execution resulted in a less than jellyfish looking jellyfish, but I'm ok with that! The lunch was quick to make, and still cute and delicious in my opinion and that's what really counts!In keeping with my alphabet thematic unit, This lunch consists of a Jambon and … [Read more...]
