Bento Bloggers & Friends Top 13 of 2013

Happy New Year!

The Bento Bloggers & Friends have packed a lot of bentos in 2013. School lunches, work lunches, outing lunches, home lunches, breakfasts, suppers, snacks... I can't even guess at the number! And for a little New Years Eve fun, we decided to try to narrow down all those bentos to our personal Top 13 of 2013, and share them here, with a link party. It may take a while for everyone to add their link - so if the party's a little dull when you get here, come back later! Like most parties it probably won't get good until later ;)

Click the images below to see each Bento Blogger's Top 13 of 2013!

Bentos on the Bayou Top 13	Dreams, Schemes, & Bento Themes	Mommy + Me Lunch Box
Robot Squirrel and the Monkeys Top 13	Becoming A Bentoholic	Green Lunches, Green Kids Top 13
Keitha's Chaos Top 13 Lunches	The Lucky Lunchbox Best of 2013	Healthy Eating Starts at Home ♥ 13
iPackLunch	Eclectic Lamb	Bebento-Kids Top 13
Food, Family, Fun	What's In Our Lunch Bags?	Chaos and Confections
Student Bento's Top 13	Loving Lunches Best of 2013	Bent On Better Lunches' Top 13
BentoForKidlet Top 13 of 2013	Bento Days Top 13 posts	Lunches Fit For a Kid - Top 13 of 2013
Little Miss Bento	Lunchbox Dads Top 13 of 2013	Biting the Hand That Feeds You
One Crafty Thing's Top 13	Bento, Monsters

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Holiday Hop - Santa Claus is Coming To Lunch!

Our fourth & final holiday blog hop is happening now! 

Santa Claus is Coming to Lunch ...

We couldn't decide on this hop button's hue

So instead of one we went with two. 

Just follow the jolly old elf,  green or blue...

Either one will lead you through :)

Did you see the previous hops, Winter Wonderlunch, Season's Eatings, & Jolly Holiday? It's not too late! And you might like to follow the Bento Bloggers & Friends to catch all our hops!

Holiday Hop - Jolly Holiday

It's a Jolly Holiday with the Bento Bloggers & Friends!

The 3rd of our 4 festive blog hops is happening now! Follow the panda for 15+ new jolly holiday bento lunches!

Did you catch the last 2 hops, Winter Wonderlunch & Season's Eatings? It's not too late! And there's still 1 more to come! Follow the Bento Bloggers & Friends to see them all!

Holiday Hop - Season's Eatings!

Follow me with merry measure...

Our quartet of holiday bento blog hops continues with Season's Eatings! Whooo's hungry for more bento fun? Follow the jolly owl to see 14+ new festive lunch ideas!

Don't worry if you missed our first hop, you can still wander through last week's Winter Wonderlunch. And there are 2 more holiday hops to come! Follow the Bento Bloggers & Friends to see them all!

Holiday Hop - Winter Wonderlunch!

'Tis the season for holiday blog hopping! 

The 1st of our 4 holiday bento blog hops is happening now! Our Winter Wonderlunch hop features cool bentos with a frosty theme :) Follow the penguin for wintery lunch ideas & fun!

And there are 3 more to come, Thursday, Monday, & Thursday again!

Thanksgiving Bento Link Party!

Not all the Bento Bloggers & Friends are American, so not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving this month, but we're all thankful - for many things - like having good food to make bentos with! 

We invite you to join our gathering of Thanksgiving themed lunches. All are welcome, even you Canadians who had your Thanksgiving last month! Share your leftovers too, if they're Thanksgiving themed ;) 

And since it is the month of November, AKA MOvember, you get to choose which button you link up with - this cute little Pilgrim owl perched atop a horn of plenty, or the same thankful owl, but with a "mo". You're welcome :)

If you need copy/paste codes they're at the bottom of the post, after the Link Party :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

1. Turkey Sandwiches!	2. The Thankful Turkey	3. T is for Turkey
4. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	5. Thanksgiving Turkey Lunch	6. Thanksgiving Turkey Snacks
7. Pilgrim Girl Lunch	8. feeling a little lunchy	9. Green Lunches, Green Kids
10. Pizza Pocket Turkey	11. A thankful bento	12. Pluck-able Veggie Turkeys
13. Thankful lunch for Gamer-boy	14. Arthur's Thanksgiving lunch	15. Gobble, Gobble, Mr. Turkey
16. We Luv Thanksgiving	17. Turkey fun!	18. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
19. Turkey Bento	20. Turkey Bento	21. Turkey Feathers
22. Turkeys	23. Thanksgiving	24. Pumpkin Pie Bento
25. feeling a little lunchy	26. Chinese Turkey	27. Happy Thanksgiving!
28. Talking Turkey!	29. Turkey Lunch	30. Kids DIY Turkey Snack
31. The Classic Turkey	32. A Turkey Dinner	33. Happy Thanksgiving
34. Thankful For You	35. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	36. Wendy

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Please link back to the party with one of these buttons!

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Frightful Fall Bento Blog Hop & Link Party

Happy fall Y'all!  'Tis the season to be...  spooky! The Bento Bloggers & Friends love this time of year, and you know what it means when we love something - blog hop! If you're looking for fun seasonal lunch ideas, you're sure to find plenty among the 44 blogs sharing more than 50 Hallowe'en & Fall themed bento lunch ideas! 

There was so much interest in this hop that we were able to spread the fun over 3 days - and today's the last day, so you can see them all! Each button below will take you on a separate hop through 14-15 blogs, so when you finish one, don't forget to come back here to do the next one! Have fun!

Day 1!

Day 2!

Day 3!

Did you make a frightful fall bento? 
Share it with the group!

Add your link below :)

1. Ghostly tofu lunch	2. Batty Bento	3. Pumpkin Sandwich	4. Witch in a Ditch plus more!
5. Mummy Dogs	6. Halloween Kitty and Boo!	7. Mummies Return	8. Fun With Frankenstein

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Arrr! It's Talk Like A Pirate Day

Yo ho, it's time to set sail on two bento pirate blog hopping adventures. Bento Bloggers & Friends have set their ships in the water for your journey to the perfect pirate lunches.

Step aboard Black Bread's Revenge beginning at 7:30 a.m. EST

Once you have sailed back to this harbour, ye must climb aboard The Flying Lunchman's ship at 10:30 a.m. EST

We hope you enjoy your adventures today. Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day to you!

Happy Roald Dahl Day! {Blog Hop}

Bento Bloggers & Friends is celebrating Roald Dahl Day with an amazing and creative Blog Hop!

Just click below to get started!

4th of July Linky Party!

Last year the Bento Bloggers & Friends did a patriotic blog hop, but this year we decided to have a Linky Party & invite everyone to join the fun! The party's being hosted by Bent On Better Lunches - come on over!

Hope to see YOUR edible Americana there!

May The 4th Be With You

Happy Star Wars Day!

Blog hopping of course, the Bento Bloggers & Friends are.

This time, divided forces have they, so choose your path, you can.

When come full circle, you have, 

for fun of it, take the other path. Yes, hmmm.

Know this, for fun, the names are. 

The Dark Side and the Jedi Way,

theme of lunches within, they indicate not.

May the Fourth Be With You!

Bento & Co Contest Blog Hop

Bento & Co just hosted their annual bento contest.  Some of the Bento Bloggers & Friends entered.  None of us made it to the top, but we thought it would be fun to share our entries by doing a blog hop.  Click the button above and follow the hop and see the pasta bentos that we made for the contest.

Welcome Spring! A BBF Linky Party

It's the 1st Day of Spring! Whether or not Spring has actually sprung where we live, our bentos are full of blossoms,  bunnies,  Easter baskets, baby chicks, and all things Spring-y :)

We're having a bento linky party to welcome Spring and everything this time of year brings, and everyone's invited to link up :)

Bunny booties	Springtime Bento!	Easter Bunny	Flowers
feelingalittlelunchy	First Day of Spring	Welcome Spring!	Bento, Monsters
Easter Bunny Lunch	Easter Bunny	Rabbit	Not a Peep
Gyoza Bunny Bento	A lunch of EGG-cellent proportion	The Easter Bunny from Lunchbox Dad	Spring In A Box
Easter's On It's Way	Bunny Bread Rolls	Carrot patch bento and cupcake	Easter Egg Bento
Easter bunnies peek a boo	Easter Eggs	Easter Rabbit	Quick Bunny Lunch
Easter Eggs Everywhere!	Flower Pot Lunch	Bunny Bento	Easter Lunches
Easter Lunch!	First Day of Spring	Mini Bunny bentos	A Tisket, A Tasket
Hopping into Spring	Hoppy Easter Everybunny!	Easter Bunny	Second Day of Spring!
SpringFlowers	The Henside Story	feelingalittlelunchy	Simple Easter lunch
Bento, Monsters	Bunny Bento	A Touch of Spring	Bounding Bunnies
Spring Kids Lunch	Toddler Easter Lunch	Boatloads of bunnies	Bunny Lunch
Rainbows and Butterflies	Welcome Spring	Somebunny Loves You	Egg-cited That Spring's Here
Eggsterminate Bunny Dalek	Easter onigiri bunnies	Shaun the sheep Spring fun	Bunny Garden
Bunny Grilled Cheese	Rabbit Salad	Here Comes Peter Cottontail	Easter bunny
Korokke Bunny Bento	Chicks bento	Easter Basket Lunch	Bunny Kids Lunch
Texas Bluebonnets	Spring-y Sassy Bentos	Spring Lunch	Hop to It
Fast bunny	Spring Surprise Lunch	Easter Egg Hunt	Easter Basket

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Follow The Yellow Brick Road!

The Bento Bloggers & Friends are celebrating the release of the new movie Oz the Great and Powerful with a blog hop of course! In fact, we're doing 2! Join us! Look for the button above in each post, and click it to go to the next :)

Click the pic above to do Oz Hop #1 (11 blogs)
& the pic below for Oz Hop #2 (13 blogs)

If you don't have time to go through the hops the traditional way...
Wander through the Wonderful World of Oz bentos below!
(not in hop order)

1. Bent On Better Lunches	2. My Epicurean Adventures	3. Organized Bites	4. Keeley McGuire: Gluten & Nut Free
5. Eclectic Lamb	6. Crystal's Ramblings	7. Bentos on the Bayou	8. Bentodays
9. Becoming A Bentoholic	10. Munch Packer via Bent On Better Lunches	11. Bento School Lunches	12. Bento-logy
13. Molly's Lunch Box	14. Keitha's Chaos	15. Zoe's Lunchbox	16. Biting The Hand That Feeds You
17. Mommy and Me Lunch Box	18. Chaos and Confections	19. Robot Squirrel and the Monkeys	20. El Lunch de mi Enano
21. Bento, Monsters	22. feelingalittlelunchy	23. Bento Makes Me Happy	24. iPackLunch

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss - A Linky Party!

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's birthday! As it falls on a weekend this year, Read Across America Day will be observed on the last school day of the week, Friday March 1st.  Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! 

If you're planning to pack your little reader a Seusstastic school lunch and are in need of ideas, you've come to the right place! 

Some of us Bento Bloggers & Friends have made Seusserrific bentos & fun lunches in the past, and some of us will be packing Seussian lunches this year too - so we're having a Dr. Seuss Linky Party to share them! And we'd love for you to join the fun!

Share your Seussilicious bentos below!

1. Yertle The Turtle	2. The Cat in the Hat Breakfast	3. Seuss inspired snacks	4. Lunch Looks Seussilicious
5. SLOW Lunch	6. Happy Birthday Dr Seuss!	7. The Lorax	8. Cat in the Hat@kwbentodiary
9. Bartholomew & the Oobleck	10. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!	11. Dr. Seuss Lunches	12. Seuss Inspired
13. Green Eggs and Ham	14. Green Eggs and Ham	15. One Fish Two Fish	16. Barbaloot
17. The Lorax	18. The Grinch	19. The Lorax	20. The Cat in the Hat
21. Cat In the Hat	22. Horton and Pink Ink	23. Seuss themed snacks	24. Green Eggs and Ham
25. Lorax Lunch	26. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish	27. One Fish Two Fish	28. Cat in the Hat
29. Seuss Birthday Round-Up!	30. My Many Colored Days	31. Bento, Monsters	32. Bento, Monsters
33. The Grinch by Lunchbox Dad	34. Cat in the Hat by Lunchbox Dad	35. Seuss lunch	36. grinch bento
37. The Sneetches	38. Lorax Egg Carton Craft and Cat in the Hat Sandwiches	39. Seussical fun	40. The Lorax
41. The Cat in the Hat Lunch!	42. The Cat in the Hat	43. Lorax Sandwich	44. Cat in the Hat Snack
45. lorax	46. One Fish Two Fish	47. Green Eggs & Ham	48. Seuss Lunch and Snack
49. A Snacky Seuss	50. The Shape of Me and Other Things by Dr. Seuss	51. Simple Seuss-y Bento	52. A simple little Fish lunch from Cat in the Hat
53. Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!	54. Oh, The Places You'll Go!	55. Charlene: Bentos for Bella	56. Cat In The Hat Lunch
57. Green Eggs & Ham Quiche	58. Seussical Muffin Tin Meal	59. Cat in the Hat Bento	60. The Sneetches
61. Healthy Veggie Wrap - Cat in the Hat	62. Favorite Seuss Books MTM

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Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Tuesday Link up!

You may or may not be aware that today is not just Tuesday February 12, 2013 it's also known as Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday depending on your preference.

The kids and I love pancakes so a full day devoted to these tasty little guys was a big win for us! Apparently we're not the only lovers of pancakes either! Head over to MoreThanYourAverageMom a see all the other pancake love in a Bento Bloggers & Friends Link up!

If you have a pancake themed lunch or recipe, please head over and share it! 

Enjoy!

Valentine's Lunch Link-Up

Valentine's day is coming soon and bento bloggers everywhere are breaking out their heart-shaped cutters! Join the Bento Bloggers and Friends and other lunch makers for a Valentine's Day Lunch Link-Up hosted by Wendolonia. We want to see all your lunches with hearts, flowers, kisses and hugs!

International Fake Mustache Day Blog Hop

Today is not only Super Bowl Sunday, it is also International Fake Mustache Day.  The Bento Bloggers and Friends decided to celebrate with a blog hop.  Click the button below to start the hop.  Keep clicking through till you get back to the blog you started at.