Self arranged play-date

the bento prepared for the girls' lunch

My dear R, of her own accord, had arranged her own play date among her friends yesterday, and my, did the girls have a blast !! They chatted, played board games, had lunch together and basically just chilled and had fun. It was so heartwarming to see them teasing each other, going a little wild at times, yet always knowing the limits that sensible girls should - all testimony that my daughter was well settled into school life and that the friends she had made and chosen to be close to, were also those that i really adored ! And this little group, were really so cute together - with a mix of personalities, yet all melding well, each complementing the other. Friends are such a huge part of school life. For her to find her little niche - and to see how well they play together, and nudge each other in well meaning ways, i'm just so reassured and glad that she has a fulfilling school life in more ways than the academics allow...

Bento #2

(jam sandwich rolls, sausages, fried noodles and longans)

A quick fun one for R last week that i had no time to post earlier
Think it was the mix of colours - came back clean !

Bento #1

k.. donch laugh ya... My feeble attempt at trying to make a Hello Kitty shaped rice patty :o
Instead of white rice, i had mixed the rice with minced chicken, potato and mushrooms -- guess that's why the details weren't as clear, but anyhow, glad my Small One enjoyed it. Sides include brocoolli florets and shaped carrots with prawns, and diced apples.

haiz - think cannot make it la ...

Bento Stash

My entire stash of bento boxes, belts, food picks, food shapers, disposable and silicon containers, and utensils.

Close-ups of the bento box belts, food picks, super-cute utensils, and even star/flower shaped sauce bottles !

The various disposable and silicon containers which would hold the food in the bento boxes


It's official - i've become a 'bento' convert. For the clueless few, bento is essentially packaging food to the level of an 'artform'. I've decided that i would TRY really hard. My excuse is that my P1 daughter only eats from the same stall every day, so why not get some fun out of preparing food for her. The real reason of cos' is the fact that i couldn't resist all these cute cute cute stuff from Daiso ! All at $2 apiece ONLY. And so i just Grabbed - and didn't realise this could still cost me a small fortune :P Guess the Japs really know how to package their products for gullible consumers like me. Now that the fun of shopping is over - i've got to get down to actually preparing the food :) Stay tuned !