Every March 2nd we celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with bentos based on his books. We hope you'll enjoy this year's bunch of lunches - and share with us your Seussalicious dishes!
Arr! Ahoy there me hearties! It be International Talk Like A Pirate Day! And for the Bento Bloggers & Buccaneers, that means lunch like a pirate too! Avast! Ye've discovered the mother of all pirate lunch link-up posts - this year's link party plus all our previous pirate hops in one place, a veritable treasure trove of bento post booty ;) An' if ye've blogged some pirate grub ye're welcome to set sail with us! Yo-ho-ho, away we go!
If ye wish t' link t' this party, grab this wheel:
In 2013 we had so many bento buccaneers we needed to hop aboard two separate ships for our pirate lunch adventures! Board each one 'n hop through at yer leisure, or plunder the linky, as you wish :)
It's that time of year, when we all start thinking of the school year ahead. Who will their friends be? What will they learn? When will the homework start? Where will their talents lie? Why must they grow so quickly? and How am I going to get through another year packing lunches?
Well, the Bento Bloggers & Friends are here to help! Let us inspire you to bring a little fun to your lunches. And to help get the ball rolling, we are also hosting a giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a $70 voucher to spend as their heart desires at Bento USA. Then four runners up will receive a lunch packing tool, whether it be a complete EasyLunchboxes Set (for USA/Canada residents), a Bento Starter Kit from Eats Amazing (for UK residents), a gift voucher for bento goodies from De Leukste Lunch (for Netherlands/Belgium residents) or a CuteZCute Prize (for the rest of the world), we are sure you will love it.
But you have some homework to do first! Each of the 16 other blogs in the hop has a piece of a puzzle that you have to gather & decode. Once you have all 16 pieces in the correct order, you can answer the two mandatory questions on the Rafflecopter form, which can be found on most of the blogs participating in the hop, or you can always return here :) Like our fabulous sponsors to unlock more entry options. The more Bento Bloggers & Friends you like, the more chances you have to win. Full Terms & Conditions can be found here. Good luck!
Here is this blog's piece of the 16 you need to collect. Take it down then hop along toyour bento lesson from Ms CandyGirl at BentOnBetterLunches
Winners will be announced via Rafflecopter below, in this order:
Grand Prize Winner
Runner-Up USA/Canada
Runner-Up World
Runner-Up Netherlands/Belgium
Runner-Up UK
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Ah, summer, the time of year warm hug loving snowmen dream of ... School may be out, but some of us are still packing lunches ... there's day camp, day care, picnics ... What could be more fun to find in your lunch box on a hot summer day than a cool Frozen themed lunch!
♫ Do you want to build a bento
Or a preschool snack they'll love
If you want to make their lunchbox sing
Make Frozen anything
It's what they're dreaming of ... ♪
Many of the Bento Bloggers & Friends have made our little Frozen fans bento lunches & snacks inspired by the delightful Disney musical. And like snowflakes, no two are alike - you'll want to see them all! Click each image to visit the blog post for a closer look, details & instructions, or to leave a comment :)
Also from One Crafty Thing, the Queen Elsa on the left. Sandra credits the inspiration for Elsa's edible hair to Lunchbox Dad's Elsa bento on the right:
Loving Lunches' Queen Elsa features pasta hair embellished with ham:
Olaf finally gets to enjoy summer in this bento by Karen of Karenwee's Bento Diary, where he floats in a pool of rice with a reindeer pool toy ;)
& her Queen Elsa, embellished with crabstick & nori, gives me chills!
So does this amazing seaweed & rice creation by Shirley of Little Miss Bento. And she perfectly captured Olaf's personality with her quail egg snowman :)
Don't despair if you don't have that kind of skill, or the time to try...
We're celebrating Star Wars Day with a blog hop of Star Wars themed lunches & stuff! Click any of the buttons below to choose your side & start hopping:
PS, it doesn't really matter which side you choose, they're just for fun :) Just keep clicking whichever of those buttons you find in each blog post until you land back at the blog you started at.
