Toy Soldiers Bento

5. April 2010, 14:33 UhrBento, Cute Faces Bento, Riceshoppingmum8 comments

My kids summer holiday ended last week, so they are tagging with me to the office, and everywhere I go. I might pack lunch for them daily this week, and then I’ll have a long Songkran break. We haven’t registered them to the new school term, so if they are not going for any new summer camp, they will be following mommy around.

I packed a simple lunch for them today. Just rice, blanched broccoli, deep fried buffalo wings, and some seafood tofu. To make their bentos more attractive, I decorated the tofu as toy soldiers. Here’s how I do it:


I prepared a blanched carrot, 2 artificial crab meat, and 4 tofu.

Hard tofu will be a better choice, or alternately, you can also use seafood tofu.


Cut the tofu into thinner slices.



Top some nori as hats and red artificial crab meat on the tofu as their red uniform.



Add stars and buttons on the hats and uniform.



Add cheeks (carrot), nose, and a thin strap of white artificial crab meat.


Punch some nori as eyes and lips, and that’s it! Here are my kids’ toy soldiers bento.


My gal’s toy soldiers, topped on her rice.



Here’s my boy’s bento.


Both kids polished the bentos clean. Yippie!

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8 comments:

  1. Deby, 5. April 2010, 15:38

    VERY SMARTTT!!! Love the idea..!
    and it looks, simply delicious..I had some of yr ideas ‘borrowed’ for my kid snack box..she loved it. thanks for your tutorial…shopping mum!
    Btw, may I link your blog? thanks…

     
  2. Vanessa, 5. April 2010, 16:23

    These toy soldies are soooo CUTE!! You always have awesome ideas to share!

     
  3. Lia Chen, 5. April 2010, 18:40

    These are the cutest little soldiers that I’ve ever seen. You always come up with a great idea for your bento. Such a nice job! I will play the drum so they can march to everyone’s blog hehehe :o )

     
  4. Inspiredmomx1, 5. April 2010, 18:55

    This is so cute and creative! I don’t think I can come up with this without being a copy cat;) Well done!

     
  5. shoppingmum, 5. April 2010, 19:37

    Deby, I’m glad that you girl loves your bento. :) I’ll be even more thrilled if you link my blog. LOL!

    Thanks Vanessa. :)

    Wow, Lia Chen, thanks for your support. LOL!

    Inspiredmomx1, thanks, give it a try ya? :)

     
  6. JO-N, 5. April 2010, 19:40

    I love this! The toy soldiers look so alive!

     
  7. gamene, 5. April 2010, 21:47

    haha these soldiers are perfect, they look like the british guards! i agree with everyone above, you have wonderful ideas and are so sweet to share them with all of us with your helpful tutorials. thanks!

     
  8. KidsDreamWork, 7. April 2010, 13:52

    The toy soldiers are SO CUTE! You are so creative!! :)