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Here are a few more bentos that the kiddos have enjoyed recently. 

Thanks for looking!!!!! 

Halloween bentos

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Since there are only 30 days to squeeze all of my ideas into... Here goes!

Here are a few bentos that I've done so far this month. 

Stay tuned for more!!!!

Arrrrgh!

Here's a couple pirate themed (kind of) bentos that I fixed for the boys. 

I hate that I forgot to show the cute little swords. Oh well hind-sight and all that jazz. 

Humpday puppy bento (2:5 & 2:6)

I think I've managed to set a personal record for bento-making. Both boys have requested bentos for 3 consecutive days. Remarkable....

I bought I'd give them a lunch to make them smile. Lets just hope self-proclaimed "big boy" Nate likes the dog I made. 

Nate has a puppy sandwich (ham & cheese filled), grapes, carrots, white cheddar puffs and some Takis. He also asked for a snack while he's waiting afterschool, so I packed some wheat thins, ham & pepperoni, and cheese. He had pear nectar to drink. 

I'm loving these napkins that I found! LOL 

Nico has the same basically: puppy sandwich, carrots and grapes and cheese puffs with a pack of teddy grahams. He has snack in the afternoon in his classroom, so his snack is wheat thins and ham & cheese cut into stars. He gets an apple juice to drink. 

Hope you all have a terrific hump day tomorrow! 

Our first egg! (Bento 2:3 & 2:4)

For those of you who don't know, we have been raising some chickens since early spring. They are fun to watch and we all got egg-cited this past Sunday when we found our first egg! I'm not sure which one laid it, but they are all approximately the same age. Here's hoping they all take a hint and stop the free-loading!

Here it is! It was tiny but I know she'll get better with practice. LOL

So this evening the husband grilled some chicken legs for dinner and you know me ( I try to not waste anything) so into the bento the leftovers must go!!!!!

Here is Nico's lunch for tomorrow:

He has macaroni, a chicken leg, steamed broccoli, and a ninja (made from a Babybel cheese). He also has a side cup of mandarin oranges but I forgot to include it. :P oh well..... 

Nate decided that he wanted another lunch tomorrow (wow, a two day streak)! Here is his "big boy" lunch:

Nate had pretty much the same....just more. He has some cheddar sauce to pour over his broccoli and I threw in some grapes too to round it out. He refuses anything cut into his cheese. LOL

Both bentos from yesterday came home empty and with a thumbs up from both of the kids. My job for the day is done. 

Back to School Bentos 2:1 and 2:2

Well it's that time again where kids pack up their bookbags and head off to the wonderful world of school! I remember the excitement of new notebooks full of blank pages, freshly sharpened pencils, and the fun of seeing all of my friends. Although school nowadays is much different than when I went, some things I imagine don't change a whole lot. 

My boys are going into the 7th and 1st grades this year. They are growing up so fast. 

I was excited to start back up with my bento-making this school year and I hope you enjoy the posts as much as I enjoy making healthy, fun lunches for my boys. 

Here Nico has a ham and provolone wrap, pizza sauce to dip it in (in the white container), grapes, ranch, and carrots and cucumbers. To drink, he has a can of apple juice. 

Nathan wanted ham, pepperoni, and provolone cheese wraps, home-made pickles, carrots, ranch, and a chopped apple. (He got braces over the summer so it's hard for him to bite into certain things.) he also has a can of apple nectar to drink. 

Here's hoping those lunch boxes come home empty! 

Please feel free to comment  below. :)

Back to School!

     Yes, folks its about that time again. I will be back in the business of bento-making again soon. I've been on a hiatus of sorts. 

    I'll try to post photos of some of the bentos that I did last school year (but didn't post here). Hope you all have enjoyed your summer!