Our pharmacy gave me three $30 coupons because they appreciated my business so much. I waited until the day before the coupons expired and ran to the pharmacy to spend them. There I found our first bento box.
Bento box #1 was presented some challenges. I went to the store and loaded up on tons of expensive, organic veggies and fruit. Then I set about copying an angry birds design I found on the internet. An ambitious project for the rookie. But I wanted to set the right "cool" tone to be enjoyed by my "cool" son.
About 45 minutes into painstaking bento box construction I was distracted by the thought that I actually needed to cook dinner for the rest of my family. My son wandered in and found my 2/3 complete rendition of the little "Angry Birds" and loved it! From there he took over. He has a mighty creativity in him, just oozing to get out. He was all about making the bento box and set to work with gusto. He was working so hard that 45 mintues after normal bedtime he was still begging for more time to complete his master piece. All was good until the eyes fell off one of his creations and he dissolved into tears.
Then I realized this bento box thing might just get complicated.
Our first attempt at bento boxing: "Angry Birds."
A kiwi piggy.
These little boxes do not look anything like the bentos you see anywhere else. Nope, ours are really special and full of awesomeness. I think anyone anywhere would be right jealous of these bento boxes. A true work of art.
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