More Kiddie Bento Goodness

Washing the grapes.

Hello Kitty sandwich cutters.

Bento box all ready to be packed up.

Healthy Bento for Kindergarten

Super cute Hello Kitty Bento Box :)

Kiwi, Blueberries, Carrot & 2 Japanese Jellies

4 Tiny Hello Kitty PBJ Sandwiches & a Winnie the Pooh Egg

I got the bento box and egg mold in Okinawa and lucky for us my friend went to California and brought us back 3 big bags of the Japanese Jellies (like Jello). Yum!

Cute Bentos for the Kiddos

I decided to go super cute with the bentos today since B only has 4 more bentos until she is done with school.  The Hello Kitty egg was colored using food coloring and Q-tips.  It took a little more time than usual to make the bentos, but I think once we move I will have to better organize my bento making supplies.

Hello Kitty in a Bunny Costume

I made this for a friend's daughter for her birthday. The hood folds back so you can see the kitty's head. :)

$40 for a Hello Kitty Backpack??? I think NOT!!!

So my 2 1/2 year old daughter likes to carry about 3 beanie babies, some coins,a sippy cup and other various items EACH time we head out to run errands, which means that either I try and keep track of all of them the entire time, or we lose some and then there are tears! Sad baby tears.

So I told her I would get her a backpack, silly me asked if she would like a Hello Kitty backpack....You can see where this is going. We are in Okinawa and anything Hello Kitty, especially backpacks are ridiculously expensive! So we shopped all day long and the only tiny toddler backpacks with Hello Kitty on them were $40!! I refuse to pay $40 for a backpack my 2 year old may or may not use to transport her coins and dolls.

I checked for patterns online and only found ones that I had to pay for. So I decided that I would wing it and try to figure one out on my own.

I had Hello kitty fabric that had cost me $2 for about a yard (I only used 1/2 of it). I had interfacing, a zipper (84 cents), I cut a belt in half for the straps and I used D-rings that I had cut off of an old belt. The total project cost me less than $4. And although it isn't perfect, it serves it's purpose and my daughter LOVES it!

I still can't believe I actually MADE this on my own with no pattern!