Just For Kids | Adventures in Bentomaking

Hearty Valentine’s Day Sandwiches Bento with FunBites

Posted by Pikko on Feb 13, 2013 in 2013 Bentos, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids, Love, Pork, Sandwich | 3 comments

See the cute sandwich bento I made with FunBites' Luv It cutter.

Spam Musubi Bentos

Posted by Pikko on Jun 26, 2012 in 2012 Bentos, Bento Box #49, Bento Box #50, Blog, Just for Kids, Spam | 1 comment

The first lunch of Summer 2012 with spam musubis and grapes.

Rilakkuma Sandwich Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jun 15, 2012 in 2012 Bentos, Bento Box #49, Blog, Charaben, Features, Just for Kids, Pork, San-X, Sandwich | 2 comments

Read a review of a Rilakkuma bento box and see the cute San-X bear in sandwich form!

Lasagna Bento for Buddy

Posted by Pikko on Apr 28, 2012 in 2012 Bentos, Beef, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Italian, Just for Kids, Pasta | 0 comments

Here's a quick lasagna bento for Buddy with veggie sides and a quick checkered apple.

Another Soboro Bento for Buddy

Posted by Pikko on Dec 5, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Everyday Lunches, Japanese, Just for Kids, Pork | 0 comments

I make another soboro bento for Buddy, this time using pork and adding some chopped imitation crab for the third color to go along with the green box.

Low Budget Bentos: Furikake Chicken for Three

Posted by Pikko on Nov 21, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Chicken, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids, Recipes | 4 comments

Get the recipe for furikake fried chicken and learn how I spent just $5 to make bentos for myself and my two kids.

Mini Teri Beef Bento for Buddy

Posted by Pikko on Sep 29, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Just for Kids, Kids | 0 comments

Buddy gets a little bento with onigiri, strips of teri beef, and fruits and veggies but then wreaks havoc on the box after lunch.

Two Home Lunches

Posted by Pikko on Aug 31, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids | 2 comments

Baby Girl had a field trip, so I made the kids spam musubis at her request and packed them in a bag that Grandma J gave her.

EasyLunchBoxes Make EasyHomeLunches

Posted by Pikko on Nov 29, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Blog, Details, Easy Lunch Boxes, Everyday Lunches, Just for Kids, Pasta, Products, Sandwich | 58 comments

Read my review of EasyLunchBoxes home lunch containers and enter for a chance to win a set of your own containers. Deadline is Friday, December 3.

Oh Baby Expo Bento Demonstration

Posted by Pikko on Oct 9, 2010 in 2010 Bentos, Animals, Blog, Charaben, Just for Kids, Sandwich, Yum-Yum Bento Box | 3 comments

See the two easy sandwich bentos I'll be demonstrating at the Oh Baby! Family Expo today at 12:30 PM at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall for Yum-Yum Bento Box!