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School is back in session, and for parents, that means our to-do lists just got a lot longer. But just because we’re busy doesn’t mean we have to be boring! One of our favorite ways to inject some fun into the daily routine of making lunches for the kids has been switching to bento boxes instead of your typical plastic lunch box. There’s something about bento boxes that inspires creativity, from the variety of foods we’re able to send our kids off to school with, to the potential for cuteness.
If you’re on social media, there’s no way you’ve escaped seeing those meticulously prepared, adorable bento box lunches decked out with all sorts of mini decorations. Well guess what? All it takes are a few accessories, and you’ll be well on your way to crafting Pinterest-perfect bentos too. More importantly, though, your kids will love it, and who knows — a creative presentation might even convince them to eat some foods they wouldn’t normally touch. After all, who could say no to a sandwich in the shape of a squirrel, or cat shaped onigiri, or a cherry tomato with googly eyes? Get the accessories you’ll need for those lunchtime feats and more below.
Bento Cookie Cutters
These small stainless steel cookie cutters come in 12 small shapes for cutting fruit, veggies, cheese, sandwiches, and more into adorable designs for your bento box. Star, fish, baby chick, mushroom — this set has it all, and also comes with some convenient cleaning tools.
Bento Box Lunch Set
If you’re not too picky and are just starting your bento journey, an all-in-one bento set could be a smart buy. This one comes with sandwich cutters, mini cutters, silicone dividers, googly eyes, food picks, and fun lunch notes to leave in your kid’s box.
Fit & Fresh Shaped Slim Ice Packs
These slender, multi-colored butterfly ice packs help keep food cool until lunch time. Slip them in your kid’s lunch bag, or opt for a bento box that has an ice pack compartment.
Cat Rice Ball Molds
Make cat-shaped rice balls, or onigiri, with this rice mold set. It also comes with a gimbap mold and three tiny fruit cutters for maximum bento cuteness.
GOTOUCHI Bento Accessories
This bento accessories kit comes with a few unique items that will help you perfect those Insta-worthy lunches. Leaf picks, mini soy sauce and dip containers, and googly eyes are the name of the game in this cute set.
Torune Obake Ghost Picks
When school starts up again, that also means that Halloween is just around the corner. These adorably spooky Halloween lunch picks will give your bento box creations a seasonal touch of silliness.
Lunchpunch Pink and Purple Bento Box Accessories
If you have a pink-and-purple obsessed kid, this kit will help you decorate their bento boxes in perfect style. The set comes with silicone cups, star wrap bands for bundling together veggie sticks and other foods, mini silverware, and food picks.
Mirenlife Silicone Cups
These brightly-colored silicone cups are a visually stunning way to organize the compartments in your child’s bento. Choose from round, heart, star, or flower shaped cups.
Hofumix Penguin Rice Mold Kit
This mold gives you the tools you need to make adorable penguin-shaped rice balls decorated with cut-outs made from dry seaweed. Nutrish, delish, adorbs!
Torune Animal Friends Sandwich Bread Cutters and Stamps
If your kids never wants to eat their sandwich crusts anyway, why not turn each sammie into an adorable bear, squirrel, whale, or seal shape? These easy-to-use sandwich stamp cutters will do the trick.
ZIIVARD Mini Squeeze Bottles
Some kids just need ketchup — or ranch, peanut butter, soy sauce, you name it — with every single meal. Thanks to these cute mini condiment containers, you can send them off with all of the sauces and spreads they need to make lunch complete.
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