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Bento2014#Sep15~Sleepy Hello Kitty

September 14, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Yawn.... wish I can sleep a little bit longer....Today's lunch bento inspired by Hello Kitty Figurine above. I just follow the design but forgot to add Kitty-chan whiskers =_=" How could I missed that??? Oh well, still look like Hello Kitty right?

Here is the closer look of my Hello Kitty made from crabstick. I use Hello Kitty cookie cutter to cut out the face. Freehand penknife cut out the body/dress. For legs, I use straw to cut out. Nose made from egg sheet (you can use cheese as well) Instead of add the nose on top, I cut a hole using cutter then fill up with egg sheet nose. Freehand scissor cut out nori eyelashes then lastly add red food gel for cheeks. Underneath the pea sprout is rice.

Side dishes at another container fill with gyoza, shredded carrots, egg sheet (star shapes) and balance crabstick (white) as flower. After photo takings, I'll remove the Hello Kitty figurine ^_^

Sigh....I can't get enough light for photo takings indoor (dry kitchen) early morning =_=" 

Anyway, hope today's Hello Kitty theme bento will brighten up your Monday Blues.....
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Bento2014#Sep17~Totoro Obento

September 16, 2014, 5:16 pm
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Recently bought some wool felt tools set to made few kawaii characters. The first needle felting character I made was Totoro. Followed along Makkuro Kurosuke, I did made Totoro Chibi White but not yet add the eyes so can't be display together with today's bento ^_^ 

Here's the cute Totoro Needle Felting ^_^ My first attempt and I learned it from Youtube by Bubzbeauty. Click her name to view. After I get the hang of it, I just start to create the rest of the characters. Just need to be careful while poking....hehehe

Totoro made from black sesame mix with rice and shape them up using cling wrap. This time I just add the eyes food picks from AllThingsForSale or BentoUSA. So easy that I don't have to make the eyes ^_^ Totoro Chibi White made from quail egg, freehand scissor cut out nori for eyes and I missed adding the legs =_=" Next, I add toasted spaghetti (to safe time, I toasted one night before and put in ziplock bag). 

Side dishes for today's lunch bento have spinach, prawns, button mushroom and meat patties coated with breadcrumbs.

I hope you like today's Totoro Obento. Have a great Wednesday!


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Bento2014#Sep18~Korilakkuma Obento

September 17, 2014, 5:20 pm
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Can you spot my new needle felted Korilakkuma? Hehehe...I didn't purchase brown wool to make Rilakkuma so just made Korilakkuma instead ^_^ Still look cute right? Today's bento idea copy from my Korilakkuma Needle Felted craft.  So sad that I didn't purchase any ham or kamaboko for the pink touch. I add ketchup for the Korilakkuma :)

Here is the closer look of my Korilakkuma. I mix the rice with cooked egg yolk for yellow colour. Shape them up using cling wrap then arrange it. Fill up the holes with broccoli ^_^ Lastly, I add ketchup for the ears & legs.

For side dishes: chicken wings, sweet potato, sauce at the small container and I cut some kiwi fruit put to Korilakkuma container.

Opps....my ugly Korilakkuma Needle Felted ^_^ Anyway, kids love it and request for more other animals =_=" Hopefully I can squeeze my time to make for them :D 

Hope you like today's Korilakkuma Obento post. Have a nice day & happy reading!
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Bento2014#Sep22~Golden Hair Girl

September 21, 2014, 5:35 pm
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As per request from my darling daughter that she wants a golden hair girl bento for her luncbox. Is always the opposite way that when you've black or dark hair tone would prefer the blonde hair. Or when you've straight hair would prefer natural curl. And my daughter loves her hair to be curly too ^_^ Sound funny but when I'm at her age also dream of it!! Hahaha....
  
Look at my golden hair girl bento. Do you like her eyes? How I wish my eyelashes were like so that I don't have to curl  :D For the face, I mix little bit of ketchup with rice and shape into ball. Arrange to the bento box and cover up with cooked organic carrot ramen. To made the dress, I add inari on top of the rice and decorate with red polka dots (crabstick) using straw to cut. Freehand scissor cut out nori for the face features and punch out ribbons using puncher.
 
For side dishes contain pea sprouts, quail egg, fishcake, chicken seaweed wrap, mini grapes and kiwi fruit.

Hope this pretty golden hair girl will brighten up your Monday Blues....
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Bento2014#Sep23~Totoro Quail Egg

September 22, 2014, 7:15 pm
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Today's lunch bento will be less food and light lunch ^_^ Yesterday my daughter requested roti canai or roti prata for her lunch bento since every Tuesday will be rush hour during her lunch break. Last minute changes to use this Totoro Two-tier Lunchbox that I bought quite some times ago during my Japan trip :p I like this lunchbox but will be tricky to design cute character due to the limited space =_=" More over she wants roti canai not rice or noodles....

Pan-fried the roti canai and I cut into few pieces to fit inside the lunchbox. To match the Totoro lunchbox, I transform the boiled quail egg (roll on palm for totoro shape) into Totoro. Wrap the quail egg with nori for black touch and add on the details. The eggs made from cheese/nori. Lastly, I add some lettuce & parsley.

As for another shorter container, I pour some sugar into small container and put below of the mini grapes.

I hope you like today's Totoro Lunchbox post. Happy Tuesday!
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Bento2014#Sep24~Domokun Bento

September 23, 2014, 5:25 pm
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It's Wednesday already? Today making hungry Domokun for my daughter's bento lunchbox. I hardly use this lunchbox due to the square size and I know my girl will prefer cute lunchbox compare to this plain one ^_^ Well, after she saw Domokun this morning while I was taking photos, she said: Oh....Domokun makes me hungry mummy! Haha....so sweet to hear that even though just a simple prawn patties change into Domokun character!
   
Here's the close up Domokun made from prawn patties (I used airfryer for this frozen prawn patties. Yes, I didn't make it but will look for a nice recipe to make one ^_^) Add crabstick for Domokun mouth and nori for eyes. Then cut out Domokun letters using cutter. 
 
For side dishes have fishballs, broccoli, lotus root, tamyoyaki, mini grapes and mayonnaise at the bunny sauce container. The tamagoyaki is two tones, I mix one egg with dark sweet sauce then another egg just normal to make this two tones :)
 
Ta-da...meet hungry Domokun Bento for today's post. I find it funny whenever I make Domokun, it seem that Domokun looks hungry ^_^ Not sure is it due to the huge open mouth?? Hahaha.....

Have a nice day & thank you very much for visiting my blog. 
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Bento2014#Sep25~Minions Bento

September 24, 2014, 5:21 pm
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It has been quite some times have not make Minions Bento. I'm sure my daughter will likes it ^_^ While adding the Minions nori details and my daughter ask me why one of the minion looks grumpy? Looks like she still prefers beautiful happy faces :D Anyway, I told her this little fellow don't want to be eaten by you! Hahaha....
 
Minions made from meat patties & melted cheese on top. Before I add the cheese on top of the meat patties, I freely scissor cut out the nori and add on top of the cheese. After done cooking (I turn off the heat & let it melted) I add the Minions eyes (crabstick/nori) and hair. The yellow rice is cooked hard boiled egg yolk (half will do since not much of rice) mix the rice and I add little bit of mayonnaise (as per request). Arrange the yellow rice first, followed by the broccoli and add Minions in the middle then lastly the shimeji mushrooms.

Ta-dah.....cute little minions bento for today's lunch using Monbento Lunchbox ^_^ I also add some mini grapes at the lettuce silicone cup for her dessert. I hope this Minions Bento will brighten up your day! Happy Thursday!
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Bento2014#Sep29~Panda Sushi

September 28, 2014, 5:46 pm
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Yawn....every Monday seem hard to wake up early morning =_=" Feel like my dark circle around my eyes getting darker!! Been catching up Korean Drama lately....so today making Panda Sushi for my Monday blues...

I rolled some Panda makisushi but the mouth look not successful. I use panda sushi kit set to made this panda and I still find it hard to use or may be I need to practice :D Oh well....perhaps next round I will made another panda without using the sushi kit set (making excuses!!!) But I'm sure some of you who have this same set will do better than me!! Round of applause to you! Clap clap...
 
I add the panda sushi into this lunch box from Casa Bento. Space limit as well so I add two panda sushi only. To made the panda eyes & nose. I mix the rice with black sesame powder. For side dishes, I add panda chicken, yam samosa, edamame, prawn & sushi sauce at panda container.
 
I pack some oranges slices at another small container for her dessert (didn't take together in this photo)

Bon appetit! Hope you like today's Panda Sushi lunchbox. At the bottom post can view the Panda Makisushi Tools Kit I've used for today's bento. Happy Monday!

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Bento2014#Sep30~Sardin Puff & Sushi Roll

September 29, 2014, 6:21 pm
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Simple & less foods for every Tuesday lunch. So I baked some puff for family breakfast and packed some for their school bento lunch. I add sardin fillings for the puff. While waiting for the puff to baked in the oven, I made simple sushi roll too so that easy for her to grab & bite ^_^
 
Here is the close up sardin puff that I add some decoration to made a bear ^_^ Simple and quick by adding the cheese and nori for the details. Lastly add the pick bow pick since my daughter will prefer it female bear :D 
To made the sardin puff, I use ready frozen pie crust (I left it defrost at fridge and remove it this morning for making) Run out of tuna so I use sardin instead for the fillings. I also add fresh button mushroom (cut into slices) to combine with the sardin. Wrap all the fillings into ball shape then add the ears. Before bring it to the oven, coat some egg wash om top and baked it until golden brown ^_^
 
For sides dishes just add some Japanese sweet potato, sushi roll, sauce and kiwi fruit.

I hope you like today's sharing :) Have a blessed Tuesday!
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Bento2014#Oct01~Kuromi Bento

September 30, 2014, 5:26 pm
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Oh gosh....why I can't made it right for Kuromi head!!! I don't want to spend too much time on it so just arrange it =_=" My daughter asked me why is the skull look different? Then I realized I've missed out adding the nori line and should add oval shape eyes instead of circle eyes. Oh well....can't be amend since I've took some time to shape the Kuromi head...so just let it be :D
 
Here is the close up Kuromi photo. Shape the head and wrap with nori. Then shape the rice body and legs. Arrange all of it into the bento box and lastly add some lettuce to cover the holes. Freehand scissor cut out nori for eyes and the pink color made of kamaboko.
  
For side dishes at another container have chicken seaweed wrap, quail egg, broccoli, mini sausages, carrots, mini grapes and half mini orange.

I hope today's Kuromi Bento lunch you will like it! Happy Wednesday ^_^
 
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Bento2014#Oct02~Piggies Family

October 1, 2014, 5:23 pm
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Overnight chicken rice from last night so I reheat this morning to made today's Piggies Family theme bento ^_^ When my daughter saw it and she was asking me who are these two (quail eggs piggies)? Then she answered: Ah....they're my cousins!!! That's why they looked different ^_^ hahaha....she's so cute and I didn't think of that by just making as many as possible to fit in the lunchbox :D 

Here is the closer look of the Piggies Family ^_^ Shape two big onigiri and followed by two small onigiri. The pink colour is made from kamaboko and I just add different nori expression for each piggies except one of the piggy was showing off the butt :p Since there is still room for another two piggies so I add the quail eggs together to join in the family!!

For side dishes contains gyoza, potato wedges and mini grapes.

Oink-oink....hope you like this lovely piggies family ^_^ Have a blessed Thursday! And next week Monday will be a Public Holiday over here so mummy won't be making any bento! 
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Bento2014#Oct07~Pom Pom Purin

October 6, 2014, 6:51 pm
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Today's bento inspired by Amigurumei Hello Kitty Crochet book. I collected this book from my friend yesterday that she helped me to made ordered at Kinokuniya Singapore. I'm excited after flipped through all the pages like though I've the skilled to craft :D Honestly, I'm totally clueless and have not crafted since many years ago (when I'm in 20's) Can't wait to start out and my two darlings already made their ordered which character they wanted =_=" Oh gosh....looks like I need to seek help from my mother since she's the expert on knitting ^_^ In case you would like to know more about the book, just check out the link above that I've highlighted. 

Well, back to my today's bento! I chose Pom Pom Purin course it's so chubby looking ^_^ Since I've not started to made one for photo takings, let the book accompany my today's bento. 

Here's the closer look of my Pom Pom Purin made from quail eggs ^_^ I soaked with turmeic water (some turmeric powder + water) Punch out nori for details and the hat made from shimeji mushroom (top part) and I secured it with toasted spaghetti. Cheese for ears and eggsheet for legs (using oval cutter). Underneath is rice & cover with pea sprout. 

For side dishes next to the container have checker apple and meat patties. Less food on every Tuesday so I don't add a lot ^_^
 
Here's the Amigurumei Hello Kitty Crochet book that I've shared at my Instagram. Sweet & lovely right? Hope you like my today's bento. Have a nice day!
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Bento2014#Oct08~Tiger CuteZCute Cuddle Palz

October 7, 2014, 5:33 pm
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Using CuteZCute Cuddle Palz cutter to made "Tiger" theme bento ^_^ I'm sure most of you familiar with this cute cutter! Full details for the CuteZCute cutter can be found after my sharing post.  I tried to made two different eggsheet. One is the original eggsheet for yellow colour and the other brown eggsheet mix with dark sweet sauce. As you can see that my eggsheet top part was shinny due to I don't turn over the eggsheet.

Here is the close up Tiger Cuddle Palz and I create on my own a mini tiger ^_^ The pink colour is kamaboko. I mixed the rice with fuirkake then pour to the lunchbox. Next arrange the broccoli, chicken drumette, fresh button mushroom and lastly add the Tiger eggsheet on top. 

As for the mini tiger, I use rilakkuma cookie cutter to cut out the head part and use the straw for the legs. Freehand penknife cut out the yellow lines and finished all the details.

My daughter loves to eat the mini grapes and only request this fruits :p 

It's October month and I started to see lots of Halloween Bento creations recently!! Makes me want to start my creation too :D Wonder my daughter will like it? Can't do creepy or scary one course she surely dislike it =_=" So I just stick to kawaii creation! Haha...

Happy Wednesday! 
 
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Bento2014#Oct09~Hello Kitty dressup as Totoro

October 8, 2014, 7:27 pm
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Last night did Hello Kitty needle felted character (only the head) to match my today's bento theme. I dressed up Hello Kitty as Totoro character ^_^ Nowadays my daughter requested not too much of dishes or a lot for her lunchbox. Most of her friends taking school meal sets and the school separated sitting area for homecooked students. So she prefers to quickly finished her foods then join with her friends :) I asked her whether she wants to take school meal sets instead of homecooked? I felt blessed to hear words from her that she still wants cute bento for her lunchbox in school. Wait for few more years I think can pack her normal bento (non kyaraben) same as my son bento. I actually still prefer let my kids bring homecooked food course the school meal set price was quite costly for a month. 
  
Here's the close up Hello Kitty in Totoro costume ^_^ As usual, mix the rice with black sesame powder for Totoro and boiled egg (white) for body. All nori details I spread some mayonnaise to stick on. The Hello Kitty nose made from eggsheet (used up my balance eggsheet).

For side dishes contain ginger chicken stew, sauce at the small container and some sweet pea ^_^

I hope you like my today's dressed up Hello Kitty. Happy Thursday!
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Bento2014#Oct13~Halloween Corpse Bride

October 12, 2014, 5:20 pm
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I don't celebrate Halloween but every year will try to made few bento creation. Saw many awesome Halloween bento creation at FB & Instagram. So this week I'll try to made Halloween theme bento before my kids start their one week mid-term school holidays next week. (Yay! One week bento break)

I always wanted to made Corpse Bride and I'm quite happy with the turn out but not for my daughter when she saw it =_=" She said: Mummy, why she's look scary? Opps....looks like she still prefer pretty halloween theme ^_^ Can't make scary one.....
 
Here's the closer look of my Corpse Bride. I shape the face first then spread with blue pea flower water on top instead of mixing the rice together. Poke two holes for the eyeballs made from hard boiled egg (white). Red lips made from apple skin (penknife cut out) Freehand scissor cut nori details. I use organic bamboo charcoal ramen for her hair (view the picture after the post) 
 
For side dishes, I add pea sprouts, pandan chicken, quail eggs and some watermelon (if have ghose cutter would be perfect).

I hope you like today's Corpse Bride Halloween Theme bento. 


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Bento2014#Oct14♥Hello Kitty Witch♥

October 13, 2014, 5:53 pm
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Today's post cute Halloween bento creation because yesterday post was too creepy :p And this bento brings back my darling girl happy face ^_^ After all, Hello Kitty has won her heart!!! I made Hello Kitty as a witch not scary but cute one and she seems to look for her broom :D
 
Here's the close up of my Hello Kitty Witch. I shape two onigiri, one for the head & the other one as body then put inari on top (spread mayo to stick) Arrange both ornigiri then follow by hair (organic bamboo charcoal ramen, refer yesterday post for picture or click HERE). Add pea sprout at the top & bottom to filled up the holes. Lastly, add nori for details and the bats, I used bat puncher to punch out.
 
For side dishes contains chicken seaweed, samosa yam, tamagoyaki and mini grapes. Opps....forgot the broom!! The broom made from rice, nori & inari.

I hope you like today's post! I'll make two more Halloween creations then countdown for my bento break next week :D Happy Tuesday ^_^
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Bento2014#Oct15✮✮Line Brown Wizard✮✮

October 14, 2014, 5:18 pm
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My 3rd Halloween creation: Line Brown Wizard ✮✮✮ or more to magician??? Haha... shouldn't add the bunny pick =_=" I saw one hand empty so thought of adding the bunny pick :p Overall still look cute right? Second thought should have make Harry Potter instead ^_^ Okay, Harry Potter will be my to-do lists! I loved Samantha Lee amazing Harry Potter creation, have you seen it? 
 
Here's the closer look of Line Brown Wizard ^_^ Brown made from mashed potato mix some dark sweet sauce for brown touch. Wizard outfit made from cheese, nori and eggsheet for star (I use star cutter) Bottom is rice and sprinkle on top with furikake.

For side dishes, I add broccoli, gyoza and prawn. 

I hope you like this simple bento. Thank you for reading and have a nice day! monbento bentos & accessories
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Bento2014#Oct16~Halloween Pumpkin

October 15, 2014, 5:23 pm
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My final halloween creations for this year ^_^ Actually I'm making Hello Kitty to disguise as a pumpkin but can't be tell if I don't mention it right? Haha.... I was puzzle on adding the whisker, it makes me remove & add back few times =_=" (Yes, so undecided) So finally decided to add the whisker, as well add the ribbon pick to showed it's Hello Kitty Pumpkin :D But still looking weirdo....sigh....
 
Here's the close up Pumpkin that made of rice mix with mashed carrot. I shaped into pumpkin and after done spread some ketchup on top for extra touch. Underneath contain rice and I add inari to cover the rice. Punch out nori skull & bats (using puncher) The stem made from broccoli stem ^_^
 
For side dishes contain ginger drumette (using airfryer), broccoli and watermelon Hello Kitty (using cookie cutter to cut out).

Woohoo.....count down towards my bento break next week instead of halloween celebration. Lol but I did enjoyed making them and hope you like & enjoy reading my Halloween theme bento ^_^ 
 
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Bento2014#Oct17~Totoro bento for ME

October 16, 2014, 6:45 pm
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Opps....why I update my blog on Friday? Normally no bento on Friday since kids half day session until 1.10pm in school ^_^ Well, this bento lunchbox is for ME! Yes it's my own bento for lunch in office course I'm working full day until 5pm. Usually I'll pick up my kids on Friday then lunch together but today is hubby's bonding lunch time with them ^_^ So instead of eating out I thought of prepare bento for today. Hmm....actually just normal fried rice then later on I start making characters =_=" My hubby saw me and said: Wah....make your own lunch still can't help it without characters? Hahaha....itchy hands :p
 
Here's the close up Totoro ^_^ Simple tomato egg fried rice then I made Totoro out of Inari. Freely penknife cut out Totoro shape then just add the details. Eyes/mouth made from cheese with nori. I wanted to made an umbrella but no time course this was unprepared design so didn't wake up early :D
 
Here's another container with few cute Chibi Totoro made from cheese and nori too!  Freehand scissor cut out for the details.
 
I can take my meals without meat but vegetables is a MUST for every meals or else I'll feel less satify.....hahaha 
Just broccoli, sweet pea and slice of oranges. 
 
Bon appetit! I'll enjoy my bento lunch later and looks like will be my first time ^_^ 

Thank you so much for reading and next week onwards will enjoy my bento break! Yay! No need to wake up early :D 

Have a blessed weekend dear all readers :)
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Bento2014#Oct27~Eeyore Bento

October 26, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Kitchen is open so as bento routine back to normal ^_^ I have not make this disney character "Eeyore" before :p One of my nephew's favourite character among all the disney :D Suppose to made Eeyore in blue colour but I changed it into black sesame Eeyore! Haha....still looking cute right?
 
Here's the closer look of my Eeyore ^_^ To made Eeyore, I mix the rice with black sesame powder and shape it. Underneath Eeyore still rice cover with pea sprout on top. Freehand scissor cut out nori for Eeyore features and the pink ears made of kamaboko.  
 
For side dishes contain prawn patties (cut as flower shape), half boiled egg, cucumber as leaf and watermelon.

I hope you like today's post! Happy Monday!

By the way, I've entered my Rilakkuma Children's Day bento Kawaii BENTO World Grand Prix 2014 organized by YAMASA and Bento&Co. Please help me vote at this LINK. The voting ends on 29th October 2014 ^_^ Good Luck to all!
 
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