Aug 22 2007
Bento box ideas for your child’s lunchbox
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I’ve written about bento box lunches before. Japanese moms really go nuts with bento box edible art, and what they come up with is rather intimidating.
So when I came across Gentle Bento (thanks to The Attached Mother) I was relieved. Maybe I could actually try this! I love her examples of Kiddie Bento, too - it looks like something Lucie would come up with, though hers would have more princesses and kitties. (Wonder where she got that Hello Kitty bento box. I’ll have to look for something like it next time we go to the Asian market.)
For more bento box inspiration, check out Jennifer McCann’s book Vegan Lunch Box
My eight year old son loves nigiri sushi, and I’d love to send him an authentic bento box for lunch–but that’s not really feasible considering said lunch will fester for three hours in an unrefrigerated locker.
And don’t be too impressed by his eating habits; the only vegetables he’ll touch are corn and raw carrots.
I’m with you- I find bento so alluring, and yet so out of reach. I’m lucky I can get a pb/j in the lunch box in the am! I have sent my kids with bento-esq lunches on occasion, but of the very easy variety.
There are a few Hello Kitty boxes on this site
I do enjoy looking at what other folks pack though, on flickr and other blogs. http://lunchinabox.net/ is a nice site.
Now THAT looks like a LOT more work than I usually put into a lunch, I have to say, but it sure is cute!