Anderson's Easter Bento Lunch

So, I've been playing around some this year with Anderson's lunches on his school days. I've discovered the world of Bento boxes, which is a Japanese way to pack a lunch. On one website, they sum Bento up by saying "it's a meal nicely arranged and packed in a box." Usually Japanese Bento boxes are filled with sushi, rice, nori, fruit, veggies, etc. But, there are becoming more and more resources on the Internet to inspire cute and creative ways to send anything in a bento box. (See this blog that I follow.) Most moms will tell you that half the battle of getting a toddler to eat something can be won by making it look fun, intriguing, and cute. I've really enjoyed this bento box from Pottery Barn Kids. Anderson LOVES it. I've been getting more and more creative lately so I thought I would post some pics of Anderson's Easter lunch from Tuesday. (I'm disappointed in myself that I haven't taken any pics of past bentos that I've created)

Anyway- the best part is that Anderson's teachers make sure and write on his daily note how much he liked what I made. It's SO nice to know he's enjoying his lunch and hopefully feels some love from Mommy while eating.

Anderson's Easter Bento
Turkey & cheese chick sandwich (carrot beak and poppy seed eyes), bunny food (carrots and edamame), bunny graham crackers with 3 jellybean eggs, strawberries, and flavored water.

And....I should add a disclaimer... There's no way I do this for every lunch, etc. I don't want anyone thinking I have so much free time that I spend it all creating cute food. :)