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Posted by Pikko on Oct 9, 2019

Tutorial: Frankenstein (or Hulk) Spam Musubis

Learn how to make cute Frankenstein (or Hulk) spam musubis!

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Posted by Pikko on Sep 7, 2016

Announcing Yum-Yum Bento Box All Year Round

Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round: Box Lunches for Every Season will be released in late December, just in time for people to start the new year.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 29, 2015

Making Mini Breakfast Mummies

Make Halloween breakfast a little bit brighter with these cute little wrapped sausages!

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 20, 2015

Bloody Eyeballs Bento

Who’s ready to eat some bloody eyeballs served over spaghetti guts for lunch?

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 13, 2015

Tutorial: Halloween Cuties With Painted Cheese Part 1

Learn how to paint little cheese characters for Halloween to put on sandwiches and bagels!

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 30, 2012

Jack-O-Lantern Snack Musubis

With Halloween coming up and Buddy showing an extreme interest in all things Halloween, I decided to make them some snack onigiri for school today.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 20, 2012

2012 Halloween Picnic Bento

EEEEEK! Here’s a spooky Halloween themed picnic bento with skull musubis and haunted chicken.

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Posted by Pikko on Oct 17, 2011

How to Make Severed Hot Dog Fingers

Find out how you can make these terribly disgusting hot dog fingers. Great for Halloween bentos!

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