Bento Gear

I keep forgetting to post all the cute swap packages I have been getting, I missed taking a picture of an excellent Penzy's spice one I got... I feel so bad. But here is a recent one, I love all the goodies she sent!

I came across this box at Cost Plus world market of all places! It's so cute. It's a great size for Diva, maybe a TINY bit big if you go by actual weight and height when packing bentos but, oh well. Incidentally there is a guide to choosing the right size bento and it can be found here at Lunch…

I got the cutest little bento and swap package today! The pig bento is the perfect size for Piglet, it's too cute! I will let the picture speak for itself...

OK so I don't have a TINY fancy pants funnel OR a TINY baster. So I had to figure out how to fill these little guys for Diva's lunches. I filled them with equal parts water and soy sauce and a few drops of sesame oil. I used a cake decorating tip. I found that I had to hold the makeshift funnel…

A friend from Japan did a little shopping for me, I love EVERYTHING she sent!!! I am soo excited!There are egg molds, rice molds, dividers, cups, picks, mini forks, bento belts, bento boxes, food cutters, sauce containers.... KAWAII!!! (CUTE!)Thank you SOOO much K!!!The four boxes she sent…

If you've been buying bento supplies from Ebay and being charged and arm and a leg for shipping from Japan then today is the dawn of a new day people! This great website has just been launched and they are working out the quirks but, Egg molds for $1.50, Hedgehog totes for the same price? You…

This is random but yeah for bento gear! While in Seattle we got to hit up Daiso twice, it's a Japanese Yen store, (Dollar store, well $1.50 store). I got some bento gear and am excited for school to start to make lunches for everyone. Yes we will have a new baby in the house, yes I am ambitious…

I just got these cute food picks and cute printed foil in a swap! Too cute!

Diva's teachers have commented on how cute her lunches are and how they always look so good. So for Christmas I had Diva color each of them a puzzle and put together these bento boxes for them. Both are two tiered bentos. They have English toffee, Peanut brittle and assorted store bought cookies…

MIL sent me these after I looked at four different stores for them!!!!! THey are so cute and the lids go on tightly unlike most of my Japanese boxes, these are also dishwasher safe! YEAH! She found them in her hometown. I have the cutest idea for Christmas gifts for them, I can't wait to fill…

This is how I store all the Bento odds and ends. It keeps things within easy reach and easy to find. I keep all my boxes in our sideboard so they……in lunches. Lunch in a Box is having a Blog event, about organizing your bento gear, so I am revising this post a bit. The thing is I have…