Mothering Corner

Obviously, I got the idea from Kaerenmama. Doraemon is something my gal’s been buging me for some time, but I just KIV it for as long as I can remember. LOL! When I saw her Doraemon tutorial, I was so happy! Finally, someone shared Doraemon tutorial, and Kaerenmama never fails to make things simpler for bento-ers.

But again, I modified her creation to better suit my kids. I hardly pack rice for them, except bento lunch. Since my kids have their bentos in the evening, bread is a better option. And if you are new here, please take note that I keep the bentos in the fridge at my office, that’s why I pack fruits for them. To avoid the bread from getting wet due to close contact with the fruits, you can use some barans or silicon cups.

I cut the bread and the facial details last night, so it’s easier for me in the morning. I hardly prepare nori in advance, as I did it before, and the nori curled up. I’m not sure what’s the reason, maybe I didn’t put a pack of silica gel in the container, and the nori got moist. So, what I really do in the morning are preparing the fruits, packing everything in and adding the details.

The tools for today’s bentos

For my little gal’s convenient, I prepared smaller sandwiches for her.

The details prepared a night earlier. I stored them in wrapper and keep them refrigerated in container. That’s the drawing I prepared for nori, and how to fix Dorami’s face. 

If you are wondering how much time I need, frankly, I’m not sure either. LOL! After putting my kids to sleep, I will get downstairs to do some simple preparation, if possible. I hardly watch TV, and we don’t have home theater furniture nor a nice home theater at home, so maybe that’s why I have more time?

I will wake up at 6.30am these days (ya, later than last time liao ) and start preparing. By the time my kids get up at 7am, it’s a bit hard to concentrate on my bentos. I will be juggling there and here with hubby’s help. Everything has to be packed and everyone has to finish breakfast before 8am, which is the time we get the kids ready for school. That’s why I’ve never timed myself! LOL!

I spent some more time cutting the fruits today because I bought some mayounchit. Ellena, it’s mayounchit, and SIL told me that it’s not mango, but just a fruit. They called it maprang too and they are so small!!! Besides that, I packed some Khewsawei mango, black plums, blueberries and edamame (hidden under the blueberries) in the lunch boxes too.
So, here’s the end result:

My boy likes his Doraemon. Mayounchit is the orange fruit.

My gal’s bento has Daraomon and his sister, Dorami.

Since I fixed Doraemon with bread, you need some jam or butter to stick the nori on to it. If you are using rice ball, please check out Kaerenmama’s blog.