Monday, March 19, 2012

Sesame Street bentos

These meals are inspired by my favorite childhood show Sesame Street!  I am still a fan of these characters and eagerly teach Missy Lulu who all my favorites are; since she's never seen the show! The first is her snack bento for today's playschool.

Inside this snack bento we have:
  • Cherry Yogurt topped with rice crispies
  • Simply a banana and half a clementine orange decorated as my favorite odd couple Burt and Ernie. They are stylized with nori, food picks and pre made Wilton eyes!
  • Some blueberries are in there as well!
Note: Coming home today she told me that she didn't eat her fruit because she couldn't peel it herself.  Maybe this idea would be better for a older child...even though I know a teacher would of helped her if she asked! But she ate it all after she had me peel the fruit before her lunch.

She had spinach pie for lunch, as I had just baked it for dinner. So this next meal was really saved as a bento dinner to be shared with Baby sunshine!
It's Big Bird made from Macaroni and cheese. Big bird  has cheddar cheese and salami details for his beak, and his eyes are the Wilton premade eyes with slices of salami and blueberry for his eye lids. Big Bird's legs are carrot strips and salami. Along with the Mac n' cheese they had:
  • Roasted Chicken drumettes
  • Steamed frozen broccoli 
  • A cherry tomato
  • A Big Strawberry and blueberries
The girls loved the dinner, which I packed in the strawberry plastic packaging. A good lesson because if you're just starting in bento making, any small container can become a bento box. All you need is food and imagination! I sometimes save the fruit packaging from the cherry tomatoes as well, because they'll be great for picnic season once the weather is warm again. Here's the bento with the top on.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week this week! This bento is linked to Bento Blogs Network's Bento of the week. Birds

20 comments:

  1. Wonderful Ideas! Those were my favorite Sesame Street Characters as well. Also Oscar the Grouch! Very nicely done!

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    1. Thanks Kat! Yeah poor Oscar, I think I goofed him up! Lol But, I'll try him again!

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  2. Absolutely FABULOUS!! I truly love it and think I'll have to make my kiddos one just like it!

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    1. Thank you!! I would love if you made them and I am sure they would be tons better too!

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  3. oh my gosh.. you are so creative.. love the Big bird mac n cheese idea!

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    1. Thanks Bobo!! And I can attest that room temperature Mac n cheese is yummy! Lol

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  4. These are really super creative! Love Ernie n Berr made fr fruits! But my favorite is your big bird, fantastic job!

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  5. I am blown away! You are so artistic! All of them are extremely cute and my personal favorite is Big Bird.

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  6. So cute! All of your bento boxes are adorable. I can't wait to do things like this for my little one :)

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  7. Yay, Mrs.Glam!! Congratulations on Little Miss Baby Glam! (Hope I remember correctly from your blog post.)^.^ But cherish the tiny times, it goes like the wind. On the other hand, baby's first bentos can be super cute!

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  8. it is very creative of you.. love sesame street, love big birds..! adorable..

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  9. Love the Sesame Street characters. Making Big Bird out of mac & cheese takes some talent!

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    1. Thank you Crystal! But honestly all it took was my circle and triangle shaped silicone cups to mold the face and body...easy stuff! Quick and easy are mommy's friends! Lol

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  10. Your Sesame Street lunches are amazing! I am in awe! I also love the rice crispies on yoghurt idea! Yoghurt Crisp ;)

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    1. Thank you Mammabelly! Rice crispies and yogurt is a guaranteed empty box I promise you!

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  11. Love these :) Big Bird is fantastic and very creative <3

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