Bentolicious!

Recently I have taken a new interest in lunch boxes. Or to be more precise, japanese lunch boxes, or more commonly known as bento boxes. Just like all things Japanese, bento boxes are loving packed and artfully created to make one go "kawaii!! Just like how a young girl goes when she sees hello kitty, cute babies or all things pink. And that was my reaction too as I got introduced to the world of bento via fellow twitters like bentozen, SusanKYuen, bentolicious, etc.

It also happened that I have started to pay more attention to Sophie's dinner as she's now approaching one years old. And since the infant care does not provide for dinner, a policy of Cherie Hearts as they believe that kids should spend dinner time with their parents, I decided to take time to prepare her menu for her. Of course she does not care about how cute her dinner looks as long as its edible at this stage. It's more of a new interest that mommy has taken too.

So I embarked on my bento journey by first getting the necessary bento equipment. From cutters to egg moulds, to bento boxes to pretty picks, you get satisfy your bento desires all at the trusty Daiso where everything goes for $2. And I find that PS carries a better range... at least compared to Vivo City :P

Colorful picks with animal design

Bento box and silicon molds to hold food in

I'm so excited at getting all crafty over food. Hopefully it adds more joy and bring out the domestic goddess in me! :)

Sophie excited over my bento box already!