The Letter B

Today, we talked about the letter 'B' and of course had some banana slices while Z completed some worksheets. Hmmm.. need 'B' food ideas to work on a bento. Bagel, blueberries, bell peppers, brownie, buttered bread, Bacos, etc. Ideas? In the meantime, here are some of our 'B' worksheets!

Happy Valentine's Day

It's finally Valentine's Day, so of course, it has to be themed as such, right? I got to use another new item.. lidded container from AllThingsForSale.com, although the lid isn't in the picture. It was a set of 3 and I love them! I also tried peanut butter and jelly again but my little one avoids it like the plague for the most part. Today was no exception, and I ended up eating them and handing her a half slice of toast with butter instead. Ah well..  Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Have a wonderful day with your families!

 In this lunch, there is mini heart peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, vanilla pudding w/ fruit leather letters, Babybel cheese, red pepper, salami, smoked turkey, strawberry, and in the candy container is a few M&M's.

Hole-y Hearts

So, this was mostly about what to do with leftover rice and shrimp from chinese last night. My hubby says the shrimp looks disgusting, but he doesn't eat shrimp, so what does he know, right? Looks yummy to me! I will say that while the rest was polished off, the little one sided with dad this time on the status of the shrimp. Oh well. You win some, you lose some.

 This lunch has shredded carrots, swiss cheese, cucumbers, salami, shrimp, and a fortune cookie in the top half. In the bottom half, there is a mix of steamed and fried rice, wonton chips, and strawberry fruit leather letters.

Lovebirds

I bought these cute picks at Joann Fabrics (is it even called that anymore?) and knew I had to do something to compliment the sweet little lovebird. This is what I came up with and the lunch was a big hit with the little one, which made it all worth while. Enjoy!

 In the bottom tier is egg salad, potato chips, a strawberry, smoked turkey and salami lovebird on rye toast. In the top tier in front is provolone and salami hearts, red bell pepper and cucumber skewers, and ranch to dip.

Heart-y Lunch

Seems after I really got a good look at this one, it was seriously lacking color to be a Valentine's theme Bento, but it was still fun and yummy, and it just reminded me that next time I'll have to be a bit more vibrant with my colors.

 In this lunch, there is a cheese quesadilla with American cheese letters, avocado slices, black beans, red bell pepper hearts, cucumber hearts, corn cake heart, and sour cream.

Bear-y Cute

Just a quick little snack set up with new cutters from AllThingsForSale.com. Too cute!

 In this box is smoked turkey, American cheese, pretzels, strawberries, and cherry yogurt.

Love is in the Air

Yeah for Valentine's day themed Bentos. This should be a lot of fun. I can use my new heart picks from AllThingsForSale.com too! Again, fantastic ideas out there and I'm not sure where I first and last saw the envelope sandwich with heart seal, but it was more than one place. Feel free to leave a comment if you know where it was. I'm thinking I really need to set up something for what blogs I follow so that at least sends some credit there way!

Smoked turkey, salami, provolone cheese, red bell pepper, cream cheese and strawberry jam sandwich w/ fruit leather heart seal, strawberries, and some mini butter mints.

The Letter 'A'

So working on letters every week with the little one. She knows her alphabet of course, but figured taking a letter and really going at it all week would be fun and help her really get the letter sounds down better. She has worksheets with tracing, painting, coloring, matching, phonics, etc. Then, her snack is about that letter and we find things that start with that letter around the house or some other game like that. My daughter just turned 3 at the end of January, so anyone with other ideas I'd love to hear from you! Figured I'd share a picture of her 'A' worksheets. Of course, her snack while we did them was apple! I think I'll do an 'ABC' Bento for her soon.. maybe in the style of the muffin tin ones. Those are neat! Hmm.. 'A' foods.. apple, avocado, arrowroot cookie, asparagus, animal crackers, alfredo on angel hair pasta, alphabet pasta or cereal.. yeah.. I think it could work!

Back to the Mediterranean

I really have to say I love Yasmeen's and the food is so vibrant and flavorful. It's an easy way to create a simple Bento meal for sure. Got to use some new picks again from AllThingsForSale.com too.

Tabbouleh, felafel, American cheese, hummus, pickle, cucumber, red lentil soup, and some pita chips.

Last of the Birthday Bentos

This is the last one of the 3rd birthday lunches. I was in the hopeful mood for warm spring air to be here soon too. Can you tell?

Ramen noodles, provolone cheese, salami, cucumbers, red bell pepper, mandarin oranges w/ blackberry center, and a mix of pretzels and mini butter mints.

Birthday Bento

This is the 2nd of the birthday Bentos I did for my kiddo's 3rd birthday. This one was in a new small Lock n Lock box. I like these boxes.. very versatile.

Multigrain toast w/ mustard and mayo, garden veggie cheese, cucumber, red bell pepper, ranch, and fruit twists.