Mini-bears with mini-ears and mini-eyes in mini cups and…..

art, baking, bento, bread, kids | October 4, 2011 | By

Awwww! Aren’t these adorable?? Cooler temperatures are coming and that means more excuses to bake.

The site I found them on is written in Japanese and doesn’t translate quite so well, but I can’t imagine these being too difficult to recreate yourself. Use your favorite bread recipe, roll into small balls, add some tiny ones for ears (if the bread isn’t too sticky, try using an egg wash to help keep them in place), and find some suitable seeds or spices for some eyes.

Double awww….they’d be so cute. I’m going to have to make some of these now. And maybe stick them in a bento box, ‘cause they’d be the perfect mini-size. Awww again. :P

Fancy tofu cut-outs for bento boxes – Aww, kissing giraffes

animals, art, bento, fun, kids, other sites, picky eaters, tofu | September 27, 2011 | By

When I was researching as much as I could about bento boxes for the girls, Wendolonia is one of the sites I went back to multiple times. She had some hardcore facts and instructional tips, but also had a lot of fun examples of bentos.

I can’t help but want to share her tutorial on how to make tofu cut-outs, too. Aren’t the giraffes adorable? I don’t have much experience with tofu outside of smoothies and stir-fries, but her kids love baked tofu and she loves playing with it, so it’s a great combo.

Check out the full picture tutorial for yourself at her site and browse around her gallery for some other great examples.

The socks that go with everything – My, what pretty rolling pins you have!

Early mornings combined with kids in a hurry often lead to the best outfits.

In this case, it was a night gown with Mom’s socks combined with her little sister’s sandals that don’t fit.

Those socks, though? Awesome enough to wear with everything, so can you really blame her for trying to wear them?