Bento#112: Lover Bugs for Valentine’s Day Bento

11. February 2009, 10:52 UhrBento, Bento Preparation, Bugs Themeshoppingmum6 comments

I like this bento blog by R mama’s Cooking Note. From her blog, you should know that her bentos are featured in magazines too, so she’s very very good in bento-ing! I found her ideas are very cute and more detailed as the color combination is great. A quick browse through her bentos will give you a better idea! So, if you are into making cute bentos, I would suggest that you bookmark her website, like I did!

Today’s bento is something I learned from Cooking Note. She has a few cute bentos with bugs, and when my boy asked for ladybird, I know that I should go to her blog as reference. Since Valentine’s Day is coming soon, today’s theme is Lover Bugs Celebrating Valentine’s Day. :)


I prepared macaroni as breakfast, so I packed some for my kids. The sauce was placed in the heart cutters to represent lots of love.

 

Here’s the end results:


My gal’s bento with a ladybug (dwarf apple) who’s waiting for her Valentine because I couldn’t fit her boyfriend in. LOL! The other two were actually lover bees (cut a mini wiener into halves) hiding behind the oranges. As you can see, there are macaroni and Bolognese sauce too.

 


I guess you can have a better view of the bees in my boy’s lunch box. His ladybugs are actually berry tomatoes. A little cherry was hidden beneath the flower ham.

 

My kids were thrilled to see how cute the bugs are. R mama really has a lot of good ideas huh? :)

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6 comments:

  1. tona-mama, 11. February 2009, 11:11

    Wow!!! So cute!! I mus make something like those too!! :) Tks so much for great ideas!!

     
  2. Ellena, 11. February 2009, 14:06

    Ya.. i agreed with tona mama…these “HEARTs” bento are too lovely to be eaten rite… so let’s not stay put anymore… Tona, get ready our tools and make 1 for our dear son too… hahaha… :) And Amy, thanks for sharing your LOVE bentos….. :)

     
  3. shoppingmum, 11. February 2009, 17:39

    Tona-mama, it’s pretty easy! Give it a try!

    Ellena, you are welcome. :)

     
  4. allthingspurple, 12. February 2009, 15:09

    I concur completely that those Japanese moms are so creative !! And fortunately for us too, they are kind enough to share their ideas so that we can also create such lovely bentos for our kids!

     
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  6. Quackie, 28. May 2009, 10:51

    Hi,

    I am learning how to make lunch for myself to bring to work.
    So, I chanced upon your blog and read through each post. You are great!

    I stay in Singapore (so the weather is quite hot and humid like Malaysia)
    I usually pack sandwiches the night before, bring it to work and keep them in the refrigerator. But to be honest, I am getting quite sick of eating that.

    I saw this macaroni bento of yours and I really like it!

    Do you think I can prepare this 1 night before, bring it to work, refrigerate it, and eat it cold ? Do you warm it up for your kids ?

    I’m a newbie at bento-ing :)

    Thanks!