I have a wonderful relative named Aya who is one of the most creative, artistic people I know. She is married to my cousin's son.
When their child entered preschool, 3 year old JO did not want to go. So Aya began preparing these elaborate lunches which JO loved showing off to her teachers.
I was absolutely flabbergasted. Looking at this, I would definitely want to eat it. 😋
And here's another one. Aya has used little slices of nori to make the faces on the teddy bear rice ball.
Uuuummmm.... But I wasn't this creative.
Then again, these are so cute, that I would just want to look at it and not eat it.
I do have the most talented relatives, by blood as well as marriage.
What a smart and creative woman.
ReplyDeleteFabulous!
ReplyDeleteOkay, that is above and beyond. What a wonderful treat. My kids would have thought they had prematurely entered lunch heaven. Love, love the rice ball teddy. All of it.
ReplyDeleteThose are works of art!
ReplyDeleteI know if I started making lunches like that, I would be making two of them everyday. I nipped that in the bed by telling my two girls that if they don't like what the school serves, they are free to make their own lunch to take to school. Needless to say, they mostly eat hot lunches at school which cost a fraction of what those above would cost to make daily.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Imagine all the preparation going into them each morning - getting up early and cooking, etc. What a lucky kid and your cousin's son is a fortunate man!
ReplyDeleteMy first reaction was that's a lot of food! My second was that would take a lot of time! Beautiful and creative. No doubt it worked.
ReplyDeleteHow cute, and encouraging! (My elementary school food was so bad in the '60s, and my parents wouldn't let me take my lunch, that I gave some of my lunch money to the janitor, and he brought me sandwiches from his home. My parents never knew. Guess that wouldn't fly these days.) Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing! You must have had the nicest custodian. I have to say our school lunches were great. At least that's what I remember. It was so different from what I was eating at home. I know the "olden days" school lunches had the most amazing shortbread cookies that people still try to imitate, but it can never be as good as your childhood memory. The funny thing is Art was on a different island, but he remembers the shortbread cookies too.
DeleteMy kids would have loved these lunches too...no boring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!!
ReplyDeletethe lunches are really amazing!! my nephews wife does the exact same thing and i am always "flabbergasted" too when I see the pictures on instagram. i think pinterest helps a lot, i wish we had it when my boys were growing up!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. If you'd made lunches like this for your kids, they'd still be in kindergarten enjoying the lunch
ReplyDeleteShe must have lots of time to take the time to be so elaborate.
ReplyDeleteWow so yummy
ReplyDeleteToo creative. I bet she loves it, too.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely the lunches look.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Oh wow! Made me run to pick up some sandwiches!
ReplyDeleteWow! My kids were lucky to get PB&J or lunch meat sandwiches.
ReplyDeleteyou have such a marvelous place dear Kay !
ReplyDeleteheartfelt thanks for visiting my place and leaving sweet words .
i loved how creative is your relative Aya wow :)
her food preparation is delightful and his son must love the way she presents it to him :)
i agree i too will look it and will not want to disappear it .
either i was not creative or experimental with lunch of my school going kids back then
hugs and blessings
Those are the most amazing lunches I have ever seen! I love bento boxes, and it allows for such a variety of food to be packed.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! Thanks for showing how creative kids' lunches can be. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat IS amazing! I think my kids generally got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a bag of chips. Creative lunches really never occurred to me. How wonderful! I also like the idea of putting little notes inside.
ReplyDeleteI remember while traveling through Japan the food was always so beautiful that you hesitated eating it! I wish I had been more creative with my kids.
ReplyDeleteKay, what a creative person! Those lunches are amazing!! I bet JO is the talk of the class when lunch is served. So wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, indeed! The lunch is sprinkled with mom’s love. I think preschoolers have made their moms creative and inventive in filling a lunch box.
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