Kids | Adventures in Bentomaking

Review: GoGoSqueez Applesauce on the Go

Posted by Pikko on Feb 3, 2010 in Bento, Products, Reviews, Sandwich, Turkey | 13 comments

Read my product review of GoGo SqueeZ: Applesauce on the Go, a convenient, healthy kids snack in a pouch. Also, find out if I ended up in the LOST Season 6 Premiere episode!

Saints Bento Challenge

Posted by Pikko on Jan 28, 2010 in Bento, Chicken, Kids, Sports | 22 comments

If you're a New Orleans Saints fan, then this is the perfect bento for you! See the third in my series of football bentos and find out what I used to make the helmet in food form.

Butterfly Pasta Bento (428)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 11, 2010 in Bento, Food, Pasta, Shrimp, Tips | 20 comments

Purple sweet potato butterflies flutter across a bed of shrimp pasta. Find out what's in it and see what my kids did to the little belated birthday cake my dad bought over the weekend!

Whale Friends Bento (427)

Posted by Pikko on Jan 8, 2010 in Bento, Food, Recipes, Turkey | 35 comments

Think wraps make for boring bento fodder? Think again! Add some cute to your lunch with two simple cheese whales. Recipe for smoked turkey included!

WHEN BENTO BOXES ATTACK

Posted by Pikko on Jan 2, 2010 in Bento Box | 43 comments

It was a dark and stormy night… Actually, it was more dark and humid. And loud. Seriously, this year the illegal aerial importers...

Contest: The Twelve Days of Bento

Posted by Pikko on Dec 14, 2009 in Bento, Christmas, Contests | 47 comments

This past weekend was pretty packed with things to do. Saturday I had to do a ton of cleaning to make room for our Christmas tree, which I...

Gingerbread Man Bento (420)

Posted by Pikko on Dec 3, 2009 in Bento, Christmas, Recipes | 14 comments

Run, run, as fast as you can, you can't catch him, he's the gingerbread man bento! See a sketch of mine and learn why it's really good to have a bento plan.

Halloween Wrap-up and Two Bentos (411)

Posted by Pikko on Nov 5, 2009 in 2009 Bentos, Beef, Chicken, Classic, Halloween, Kids | 9 comments

See my disastrous attempts at chocolate ganache for spiderweb cupcakes, my disgusting meat loaf hand, and two teri chicken bentos!

Happy Witch and Dracula Bentos (409)

Posted by Pikko on Oct 30, 2009 in Bento, Halloween, Shrimp | 6 comments

Halloween is tomorrow and by some miracle, my children have managed to keep Buddy’s costume a secret from Grandma and Grandpa. Baby...

Frankenstein Bento (403)

Posted by Pikko on Oct 23, 2009 in Bento, Halloween, Kids, Shrimp | 8 comments

Continuing my Halloween theme, I've got a cute and kooky looking Frankenstein onigiri bento that's great for little boys to take for lunch along with a tempura bento.