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Forget the princesses.
The Little Lady is a Hello Kitty girl … all. the. way.
All throughout the school year, she has been begging for a Hello Kitty bento lunch to match her Hello Kitty lunch-bag, water bottle, finger-nail polish, lip-gloss, t-shirts, and sandals.
She’s a wee bit obsessed.
Last week, while wasting time in Hobby Lobby, I came across a set of Hello Kitty cookie cutters.
(they’re in the party supply aisle, if you need your own set; I’m sure you can also find them on Amazon)
$3… and done. I had them. WE had them. And, yes, WE were both excited.
Making a Hello Kitty Bento
Well, excited until this morning came … way, way, way too soon. But, knowing I had promised the Little Lady a Hello Kitty Bento, I got my grouchy self out of bed and stumbled bleary eyed into the kitchen.
After grabbing a few piece of whole wheat bread, a smear of sugar-free peanut butter and organic raspberry preserves, I had the basic sandwich to go with the “brown” and pink/red color scheme.
Then, it was time to decorate.
- Bow: hand-carved from the wax coating of a Baby Bel Cheese
- Eyes and Whiskers: cut from a sheet of Nori (dried seaweed which can be found in the Asian food aisle of your grocery store)
- Nose: a little yellow candy from a cake decor kit (Wilton brand)
The rest of her lunch was much simpler:
- Fresh organic raspberries
- Pretzel fish
- Baby Bel cheese
- Organic grape tomatoes
Just before I wrapped everything up and placed her lunch in the fridge, I called my daughter over. She skipped to me with all the glory and energy a four year old has.
And then SQUEALED.
Twice.
The Little Lady wrapped her arms around my legs and, looking up with her big green eyes dancing, yelled, “YOU’RE THE BEST MOM EVER!”
Not too shabby of a title …. considering I was accused of being the WORST mom ever just 24 hours earlier (after making her take a nap).
Four year olds.
Drama and Hello Kitty Lovin’ little terrors.
(linked with: What’s For Lunch At Our House)
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About Rachel Lacy
My name is Rachel -- I share tales about food and family. I'm a home-cook who focuses on fresh & simple meals to both fuel us and to help us celebrate our family-life. My day starts with coffee. Lots of coffee. 
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I totally LOVE this and wish MY mom would make me one. LOL I found the Hello Kitty egg mold on Amazon and will be ordering it- guess I’ll have to throw in some cookie cutters now too… and maybe the ice molds. Too much? Never!
So cute Rachel!! My youngest daughter would love this. You are always so creative!
It’s too adorable to eat.
Will you be my mom? THat is SOOOO cute!!
that is so cute! I can’t wait for Shae to start school so I can start doing this.
Super adorable.
Isn’t that music to you ears, when they say your the best mom ever? It makes up for the “worst” mom ever comment.
That is sooo cute! I love it!
This is so beyond fabulous! Love Hello Kitty, what a great mom you are
Funny, isn’t it, the things we’ll do just to make them smile?
SUPER Cute1
That is super cute. I would love to make something like this for my daughter. She is a big Hello Kitty fan.
Wow! You did an awesome job!
This is so cute! I love me some Hello Kitty.
You did an AMAZING job. My daughters would adore this as well.
Adorable! I am a Hello Kitty dork, too.
That is SO adorable!
You have so much more imagination than I do. LOL
Hahah cute!! Love that little sandwich, hoping my little one likes hello kitty too
i have been watching on facebook, this one was super cute!
trisha
So cute! My girls are obsessed with Hello Kitty too!
I love the Hello Kitty!
O.M.G too cute!!!
That is adorable!
Love it!!
That is so adorable! Love Hello Kitty!
seems like we can make anything fun to eat I love it
My daughter would LOVE this! You are so creative!
That is beyond cool. I remember getting tuna fish sandwiches for lunch in school. It would’ve been insane to have gotten a Batman-shaped sandwich or something when I was a kid!
Love it! Hello Kitty rocks.
What a cute lunch! Nice job.
My daughter doesn’t do princesses either but she loves Hello Kitty so cute.
I’m going to be totally honest here … I use to roll my eyes at parents that went to the trouble of making these cutsie lunches.
But now that I have a daughter in school I really want to make some for her. We’re starting with this one!
I wish Jake was younger again so I could re-do making his lunches to be cuter.
My daughter would love this!