Back to Halloween bento today: it's finally just about the end of the roast pork. I layered it under the black rice on a bed of green leaf lettuce. I halved a boiled quail egg and added nori facial details to the skulls, and added carrot strips for the crossbones. Is it scary? I think my boy may be getting toward the age where he thinks scary and gross is cool, so maybe I'll have to switch out of the cute mode pretty soon. I won't be too sad, since I'll still have my sweet girl to make cute bento for! I tucked two golden cherry tomatoes in the corners, and packed some nectarines, strawberry and grapes in the fruit section. Everything seems right at home in the Pokemon box with the monsters on the lid. Two more weeks to go. Can we keep up with the Halloween theme? We'll see...
This lunch was added to What's For Lunch. Lots of other cute ones there too; take a look!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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Ooo very scary skulls!!! I love it :D Kidlet and his friends think scary is "awesome" but he still loves the cute bento too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenn! I think I can still get away with both cute and scary. The girls in his class like cute so that helps :)
ReplyDeleteSkull and crossbones puts me in a Halloween state-of-mind.
ReplyDeleteOh man, this is too cool! Going to show K. She is going to love this one! Love the black rice underneath.. really looks like little bugs and/or graveyard earth! How morbid am i? lol.
ReplyDeleteSpooooky!! I don't usually go in for the creepy, but can't help it sometimes. Thanks Debra!
ReplyDeleteChantale, I thought my girl would freakout, but she just laughed when she saw it. I think you should make a really morbid one with the bugs and the headstones! How cool would that be?
I'm amazed by the creativity of course, but also just a wee bit eager for halloween to be over since creepy lunches are, well, creepy! Maybe your fab skulls are better suited for a midnight snack, lol?
ReplyDeleteYes, pretty creepy all right! Only a couple more weeks though...
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly!
Cool skulls! Love your idea for Halloween theme bento. Your boy will just love it too ... so macho hehehe :D I think one of the reason Andrew asked to join school catering was because I made my bento too girly :p
ReplyDeleteSpookyyyyy!!! my oldest son would love it so much, he's into scary things too.
ReplyDeleteBTW, is this your son's bento today or tomorrow's. I just finished mine and have posted earlier but it's for tomorrow ^_^ I copied your TangerineOLantern idea, Thanks Sherri!
Oh my, these are possibly my favorite thing ever. We seriously love skull stuff around here (Faith even had a skull cake for her 7th birthday). I am so going to have to try this!!!
ReplyDeleteSkulleriffic! This bento is now in my top fave of all time. Greta idea, sheri!! The black rice is the perfect foil.
ReplyDeleteFabulous skulls! Halloween is so fun with a mom like you :)
ReplyDeletewow...i should be scarry, right...but this is too cute to scare me away :)
ReplyDeleteLOVING the skull and bones!! So creative to use the quail egg like that!
ReplyDeleteEgg skulls... awesome! Cute and scary at the same time.. is that possible? Guess so, because you did it! ^_^ I'm sure he'll love it.
ReplyDeleteOMG! such an awesome bento! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteMine no longer likes cutsie bentos. I have decided I should give him a rest and make bentos for myself!
ReplyDeleteArrrr! Looks like a Pirate Bento to me, Jim 'awkins! [Love it!!]
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for all the supportive comments on skullbento!
ReplyDeleteLia, I'm sure A still loves your charaben; you are so good at his favorite characters. Lucky for me my boy doesn't ask for specific Pokemon, it may be beyond my ability :)
Lina, thanks! I did another jack o'tangerine too. It's so easy isn't it? Love it!
Shannon, really? That's awesome that F is so into skulls!! You both rock :D
Michelle; skullerific. Haha!! Thanks!
karaimame, thanks! I thought my girl wouldn't like it but she thought it was funny and starting laughing.
Thanks Yenny. Cute? Haha!
Mommyof2girlz, Megg, Janell: Thanks! I do love the quail eggs. I think it's my favorite bento "tool" :D
Mrs. P -- yes! More cuteness for yourself is always good :)
Doc Rock, thanks! It IS piratey, I don't know why I put the crossbones there! Must be influenced by my boy's costume play...
Woh, such dramatic spooky fun in this bento! How perfect is the dark rice for setting a Halloween tone, (yummy pork underneath sounds delish)set off so nicely by the bright fruit--super cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Jenn. He thought it was cooool. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteYour lunch box is very cool!