02.03.09 / Bento, Bento Kits, Family, Parenting, QQ, Twins / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (16)
Tags: Bento, nori, puncher, seaweed
It is not that difficult to make nice bento lunch box with cute faces, if we have the proper tools. Still remember the “ugly paper doll” I posted earlier? These are done and decorated freehand too…
Mr and Mrs Rectangle Sandwich
Cheese on porridge for lunch (QQ thinks the mixture taste funny though)
Miss Kitty sitting on a bed of egg sandwich
The above still considered presentable yeah? But it is really tedious to handle little eyes and mouth which is so tiny and delicate. Most of the time they will stick on my hand since it get moist very easily. After thinking for a long, long time, I decided to invest in a good Japanese Nori Puncher that can be easily opened from the bottom! See more photos of puncher here.
My first investment on Nori Puncher. From Bentomarket.com
As a result, I get cute faces with my job done faster too. I hope with this, I would be able to make prettier face for QQ in future. She loves what I design for her in the morning before I pack them into her bag too. Must go learn more about Kyaraben (character bento) to make my food presentation looks more interesting.
Bento-in is really an expensive hobby, agree ladies? No kidding man….*sweat*
27.02.09 / Bento, Bento Kits, Parenting, Pre-school, QQ / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (10)
Top: flowery cut sausages
Left: Egg sandwich with a decorative doll on top
Right: Cut apples
I almost laugh my head off when I look at my creation in the above picture. Seeing so many nice bento creation from other bloggers out there, I decided to try to make a little girl for QQ using cheese and sausage. Since I do not have a cutter for body part, I just had to do freehand. It ended up look like those Chinese paper dolls for prayers instead. (I think you know what I mean)
My poor girl, I am not sure if she still have the appetite to eat what I have created for her! I tell myself I should improve and I did. Done with all my interim and will post some of them later on….*going to zzzzz now*
27.02.09 / Bento, Parenting, QQ, Twins / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (1)
Tags: Bento, Kitty
Kitty Cat Face shape sandwich. Ribbon cut out from leftover bread skin and eyes and nose from choc chips
QQ has been bringing her own lunch box this year. Her school used to provide good breakfast but since they do not want to increase their school fee like other pre-school, they decided not to provide meals to the kids anymore. How nice if I have fruit plants like the Mulberry trees so that I can make Mulberry jam for QQ’s bread.
It is really tiring having to sneak out of my room very queitly every morning, leaving the babies and QQ asleep behind. Very unfortunately, 3 kids of mine are really light sleeper. The moment any of them (including my big buffalo girl) knows that I am gone, we would expect one loud scream from the room. Usually when it happens, me and my maid will quickly throw everything on our hands, rushing into the room to grab out the screaming one, hoping the other two can continue to sleep (which most of the time not!)
See how tedious I am the moment I wake up early in the morning. Want to sleep later also cannot liao!
27.02.09 / Bento, Bento Kits, Parenting / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (0)
Tags: Bento
Although I have a considerable amount collection of the bento accessories (see my collection here and here), I still do not have the courage (or the confidents) to post what I have been producing for my girl. That is why today you can hardly see any bento post on my blog.
QQ has been bringing her own lunch box to school for snack break starting this year. I was telling CP it would be a good chance to practise my bento skill since I have to prepare snacks for her everyday in the early morning. However taking care of these 2 little monsters isn’t easy as it seems. The moment I leave the room, surely one of the boys will sense my dissappearance and starts to make noise. Normally I ended up stuffing non-decorated bread or snack into her pretty lunch box, and there she goes!
However after reading tips from this expert on how she prepared everything a night before, I start to plan earlier so that I do not to rush like mad in the morning. Will post what I have been doing for her soon, but promise me, don’t laugh your head off yeah…..*cross your heart yeah!*