Gromit and the Mummy

These are my last Halloween-themed bentos in 2014. Inspired by Wallace and Gromit (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit) movie, I made this Gromit and the were-rabbit bento for my eldest son. And for my youngest son, I prepared the mummy sandwich. It consists of strawberry sandwich decorated with sliced cheese and black sesame seed for the eyes.

This bento consists of :
1. "Were-rabbit" Ham and cheese sandwich (ham, cheese, and nori)
2. "Gromit" hard boiled egg (with nori and olives)
3. Corn on the cob
4. "Rabbits" milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Broccoli and carrot "flower"
6. Apple for recess

This bento consists of :
1. "Mummy" sandwich (strawberry sandwich, cheese, and black sesame seed)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Broccoli, spinach, and carrot "rose"
5. Kiwi fruit for recess
6. Strawberry flavoured  yogurt.

The Frankenstein Burgers

These Frankenstein burgers are pretty easy to make. The fillings are beef patties, cucumber, sliced tomato and ketchup. I used nori to make the hair, eyes, eyebrows, mouths, and the scars.

Details as below :

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Frankenstein burger
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot stick
5. Kiwi fruit for recess

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Frankenstein burger
2. Corn on the cob
3. Broccoli and carrot stick
4. Milk jelly with nata de coco
5. Banana for recess

"Warm wishes to a very  happy Halloween to you all...May your halloween be fun with all your friends and family. Enjoy!"

Casper and the Pumpkin Witch

I'm glad to be able to participate in Halloween blog hop with my fellow friends in Bento Bloggers and Friends. This time, I used egg-sheet to create the Casper and the yellow background for the pumpkin witch. My eldest son gave a brilliant idea to stick the witch's hat inside the sandwich, so it looked like the pumpkin witch was wearing the hat for real.

For my youngest son, I prepared :

1. Casper-themed ham and cheese sandwich (white egg-sheet, nori, and cheese)

2. Halloween "pumpkin" (carrot and nori).

3. Corn on the cob

4. Carrot and kiwi slices

5. Milk jelly and nata de coco

6. Vanilla yogurt

And for my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Pumpkin witch ham & cheese sandwich (yellow egg-sheet, nori and decorative witch's hat)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Kiwi fruit for recess

Happy halloween...and I hope you enjoy this post :). Please continue the blog hop to the wonderful work of art from Bento Monster by clicking the button below :

Mummy Dogs

These mummy dogs were made of sausages wrapped with slices of puff pastry, then were baked in the oven at 180° C for around 25 minutes. I put black sesame seeds for the eyes.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Mummy dog
2. Corn on the cob
3. Siomay
4. Broccoli and cheese
5. Milk jelly with nata de coco
6. Rockmelon and banana cuts for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Mummy dog
2. Corn on the cob
3. Ham and cheese pinwheel
4. Siomay
5. Broccoli and cheese
6. Carrot slices
7. Milk jelly and nata de coco
8. Banana for recess

Franken-dog & Vampire-dog

I got hamburger patties from a local butcher and I thought the boys could have hamburger for their school lunches. Beside the patties, I put cucumber, roma tomatoes, and ketchup for the filling. 

For the eyes, I used cheese and olives. For the nose, I used olives. For the ears, I used sliced ham. And for the Franken-dog's mouth, I used nori, while for the Vampire-dog's, I used nori and egg-white.

For my year 3 son, I prepared :
1. Vampire-dog hamburger
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. Apple cuts for recess

For my pre-primary son, I prepared:
1. Franken-dog hamburger
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. Kiwi fruit for recess

The Nightmare Before Christmas & The Pumpkin Wizard

Another Halloween-themed bento, inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas movie. The nori cutting took quite some time, I had to do the other bento in fast mode :) Luckily I have that wizard hat from Bento USA. It really saves time without compromising the cuteness.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. The night before christmas sandwich (ham & cheese sandwich, nori, and egg-white)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Leek leaf for baran
5. Apple "rabbit"

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. The pumpkin wizard sandwich (ham & cheese sandwich and carrot)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks and leek leaf for baran
5. Banana for recess

Bento tools for this post :

Spooky Bento

Making halloween-themed bento is just so much fun. No wonder that October is one of my favourite month for bento-ing and blogging :)

For the first day in term 4, I made the Spooky Bento for the kids. The boys love the mummy dogs so much. It made of sausage wrapped with sliced puff pastry. For the eyes, I used cheese and black sesame seeds. The scary fingers are made of puff pastry that is cut into triangle shape and rolled. I brushed the fingernails with red food colouring to make it more dramatic. And the boys said it looked so creepy :)

The worm jelly is made of milk jelly that I poured into a bunch of straws and let it set. It looks pretty cool, huh ?

So for my eldest son, I prepared :
1. Mummy dog
2. Creepy "fingers"
3. Corn on the cob
4. A bowl of jelly "worms"
5. Hard boiled egg with cheese and nori "bat"
6. Sultanas
7. "Jack O'Lantern" carrot
8. Rockmelon cuts for recess

And for my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Mummy dog
2. Creepy "fingers"
3. Corn on the cob
4. A bowl of "worms"
5. "Jack O'Lantern" carrot
6. Banana for recess 

Bento for Friends

My friend asked me to make vegetarian bento for her doctor. She told me that her doctor often forgets having lunch due to busy schedules. I really admire my friend because she is always so thoughtful to others. And since she is my biggest bento fan, I made one for her as well (the one with sausage on top).

The vegetarian bento box consists of :
1. White steamed rice with nori and carrot flower.
2. Tamagoyaki
3. Corn on the cob
4. Stir fried baby corn and mushroom
5. Stir fried tofu with garlic and chives
6. Broccoli
7. Strawberry punnets

Lady Bug Sandwiches

These cute lady bug sandwiches are so easy to make. I got the idea from Cute Food For Kids blog. You just need circle cookie cutter (I used egg ring instead) and straw. That's it!

Each box consists of :
1. Lady bug sandwich (ham and cheese sandwich, white part of crab stick and nori)
2. Tamagoyaki (rolled egg) with salt and pepper
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco

I prepared banana and watermelon cuts for recess as well.

Tuna Sandwich and Mini Croissants

I got the tuna sandwich recipe from my friend. It is quite easy to make and tastes yummy. Here is the recipe :

TUNA SANDWICH

Ingredients :
1 pack of wholemeal sandwich bread
1 tin of tuna
a quarter of white onion, diced
1/2 bottle of mayonnaise

Method :
1. Mix well the ingredients altogether.
2. Get two slices of wholemeal sandwich bread and spread the tuna mixture on one side, and cover with the other side of the bread.
3. Repeat the process for the rest of the sandwich bread.

For my eldest son I prepared :
1. Tuna sandwich
2. Corn on the cob
3. Egg omelet
4. Carrot sticks
5. Apple for recess

And for my youngest son, I prepared :
1. Ham and cheese mini croissants
2. Strip cheese
3. Corn on the cob
4. Carrot sticks
5. Banana for recess

Let's Play Piano

I got this idea when I saw my son played the piano yesterday. It was quite fun to replicate those piano keys. I found myself humming the Ebony and Ivory song (by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder). The song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, both are different, but make harmony, we have to play them both. What a great message!

Anyway, here are the details of the lunches :

1. Ham and cheese sandwich (the piano keys are made of cheese and nori)
2. Corn on the cob
3. Carrot sticks
4. Yogurt
5. Banana for recess

Saucijs Brood

Saucijs Brood is a Dutch version of sausage roll. Here is the recipe :

Saucijs Brood

Ingredients :
2 sheets of reduced fat puff pastry, thawed
1/2 egg yolk, beaten

For filling :
1 Onion, diced
100 g beef mince
100 g chicken mince
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 cloves garlic, diced
100 ml non fat milk
2 eggs, beaten
100 g cheddar shredded cheese
1.5 tsp nutmeg
0.5 tsp pepper
salt to taste
optional : 4 hard boiled eggs (to put in the middle)

Method :
1 . Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).
2. In a bowl, mix the mince, diced onion, egg, garlic, cheese, nutmeg, and milk. Season well with salt and pepper. Add the breadcrumbs and again mix well.
3. Wrap up the mince in the puff pastry, put two of the hard boiled egg in the middle, brush with beaten egg yolk. Repeat for the rest of the ingredients, and bake at 180C for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown.

PS : you may put shredded carrot as a "hidden treasure" in the ingredients.

I used the leftover for the kids' school lunches.

For my eldest son, I prepared :
1. saucijs brood with tomato ketchup
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. "Rabbit" apples for recess

For my youngest son, I prepared :
1. saucijs brood with tomato ketchup
2. Corn on the cob
3. Milk jelly with nata de coco
4. Carrot sticks
5. Kiwi fruit for recess

I used these tools to mold the jelly :