Fun Animal Sandwich Bento

I use rice for 90% of my bento, but today's bento is bread!!
Just cut out slices of bread with cookie cutters and place them on beautiful color veges.
(Cookie cutters are from Daiso)
I used a bear shape one to make a frog.

What you need:

4 slices of bread

Tuna Salad (or filling of your choice)

Lettus

Zucchini (for bunny backdrop)

Tomato (for heart backdrop)

Cheddar Cheese (for star backdrop)

Basil (for frog backdrop)

A piece of nori seaweed

1. Slice off edges of 4 slices of bread . For 2 top slices cut out with cookie cutters as shown. (I used a bear shape cookie cutter to create a frog. Available at Daiso )
2. Place 2 bottom slices in a bento box and add filling. (I used tuna salad)
3.  Place vegetables and cheese in locations shown for character backdrop coloring.
4. Add cut-out top slices.
5. Use a thin strip of zucchini and cookie cutter to create hands for bunny.
6. Create remaining fun face and body parts using yellow cheddar cheese, white cheese, seaweed, radish, etc. 

Fun Train Ride Bento

Easy and fun bento using a bear shape cookie cutter from Daiso!
I love Daiso so much.... I think I go there every week:)

I made Japanese omelet to create a train, but you can use whatever...
Just cut them into rectangle shapes.  ex, vegetables, cheese, tofu, etc..


***Fun Train Ride Bento***

What you need:

Cooked Rice

Carrot

Japanese Omelet

Nori Seaweed 

Olives

1. Fill a bento box half with rice, half with protein and vegetables.

2. Cut a piece of nori seaweed into a thin trip and place on the rice as shown

3. Add short cuts of  nori seaweed as shown to create rails.

4. Create a Japanese omelet and slice to get 2 rectangle shapes. 

5. Cut out a sliced carrot with a bear shape cookie cutter.

6.Place the egg and carrot on the rice. Also placed sliced olives to create wheels.

7. Cut a piece of nori seaweed with a scissors or a seaweed puncher and create the pace parts. Also make small squares for windows.

Vegetarian "Fish" sushi bento

Tomorrow is Chilidren's day! I made koinobori bento for Japan Up! May issue.
Vegetarian 'Fish' sushi bneto :P

Koinobori is Japanese colorful carp windsocks.

Carp is a symbol of strength and success in Japan.

Japanese hang these windsocks outside for Children's Day (May 5th) to bring good luck to their kids health and success.

One set of the windsocks usually comes with 3 sizes. The big one symbolize father,

the medium one mother and the small one child.

1. Make a Japanese omelet. Or you can use a store-bought one.

2. Make 3 different sizes of oblong shapes by slicing a cucumber, omelet and red pepper. Also cut right side end as shown to create tails for fishes.

3. Make 3 small rice balls in sizes that match up well with fish pieces.  

4. Make a long thin strips with a sheet of nori seaweed as shown.

5. Place fish piece on rice and wrap with seaweed strip.

6. Create round eyes by poking a slice of cheese with a straw and other parts by cutting from a piece of nori seaweed with a seaweed puncher or scissors.