Little Mouse Bento

10. March 2010, 10:38 UhrAnimal Theme, Quail egg, Speedy Bentoshoppingmum12 comments

I did a mouse bento previously, and I felt like fixing this theme again because it’s quick and easy. :) But this time, I used 2 quail eggs for a mouse, instead of one like the previous bento. Today’s bento are quite light, with only kiwi, mango and a piece of jam sandwich. Thus, I packed 2 quail eggs in each bento.

I didn’t manage to snap the step by step photos on how I decorated the mouse’s head, but I shall explain in detailed.

The mice, decorated from quail eggs

1. Cut a line diagonally on the equal egg and slip in the ear. You can cut the ears from kamaboko, with the orange cutter as shown in this post. This cutter comes with the quail egg cutter set.

2. Then, I added the eyes, nose and lip punched from nori.

3. Break 2 tiny bits of spaghetti strips and pin them on the mouse as whiskers. I only added whiskers at one side since I wanted to create a “side-view” mouse.

4. Pin this pick on another quail egg as the tail.

5. Join the quail eggs with spaghetti strip. (Tips on Spaghetti Strips)

Then, I slipped the mice in the bentos, and here they are:


A Mouse Bento


There’s lots of gap in today’s bento, but the mouse should be stagnant in the silicon cup, unless you swing the bento around. :P


This mouse belongs to my gal.

Related Posts with Thumbnails


12 comments:

  1. KidsDreamWork, 10. March 2010, 11:27

    This is super cute! Thanks for the steps tutorial! My boy is very into quail eggs these day so I guessed I can used this if I’m running out of idea what to do with the quail egg :)
    By the way, I hope I can find the food picks too that you posted on your previous post, they are all in my wish list too!

     
  2. Lia Chen, 10. March 2010, 12:32

    So adorable! You are so great with the tips. Always fun and happy to look at your creative work. Quail egg really is so perfect for bento :)

     
  3. Lil'chan, 10. March 2010, 14:46

    Aw, so nice and cute mice ^-^ Thanks for sharing the tip ;)

     
  4. jolene, 11. March 2010, 1:54

    mommy.. i love your bentos..

     
  5. SIG, 11. March 2010, 6:28

    Your mice are very kawaii. :D

     
  6. niger1437, 11. March 2010, 13:58

    i made this type of mouse bento too…but yours one is more pro lo!!
    My one very simple !^^

     
  7. kawaii bento, 11. March 2010, 16:31

    gorgeous!! are you a designer or something?;) very creative!!;)

     
  8. Harper, 11. March 2010, 19:45

    http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/Food-Pick-12-pcs-Cute-Japanese-Bento-Lunch-box_W0QQitemZ200448270990QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaba5e28e Is the is one you are looking for?

     
  9. shoppingmum, 11. March 2010, 21:00

    Thanks everyone. :)

    Kawaii bento, oh no, I’m not a designer. :)

    Harper, thanks for the link. :D

     
  10. gamene, 11. March 2010, 23:09

    i love how the mice are accessorized! the hat, the bowties, they are styling! and the use of the balloon string for a tail is great. wonderful, whimsical and colorful bentos as usual!

     
  11. Harper, 13. March 2010, 11:54

    You’re welcomed. I saw all the ones you wanted on ebay. You can check it out.

     
  12. mondgras.de » Blog Archive » rueckblick #11 (Pingback), 15. March 2010, 13:01
     

    [...] Shoppingmum hat eine schöne Anleitung gepostet, wie man für das Bento eine süße Maus aus Eiern zaubern kann und bei Caromite gab es ein witziges Video zu sehen. Und auch bei meiner [...]