The baby is getting older and acquiring more teeth at an astonishing rate. As a result, we are doing less and less toddler finger food and more grown up menu choices. This means that when I pack things up to for an outing, I'm doing something with multiple parts and often several courses. After all, We're still eating every two hours (either a meal or a snack) so you have to be prepared! I'm getting so tired of all the little tubs I could scream. This morning our little meal pack for the morning included six different tubs and a water cup. This is why I'm excited about bento boxes.
I know, I know it is the trendy yuppie mom thing to do, but they are just so darn practical! Two, four, or six little compartments for all sorts of tasty tidbits, and the good ones have tight enough lids to keep everything separated and fresh. Some require an elastic band to hold them together, but many are self-locking. Hello tasty lunches and goodbye diaper bag filled with peas that escaped their inadequate container.
Besides the practicality, they're just so darn cute! This one features dragonflies. While this one is actually shaped like a frog. I'm not sure why the band makes the frog look like he's crying, so we'll probably skip that one. This one features a very strange English phrase on the top that is either meant to be nonsense or a very poor translation. I think it says "Around the year when we would like to stand on tiptoe." That's bound get more than a few head scratches. I know our girl would be tickled by several of these little boxes, but I refuse to pay more than about $15 for mine. I haven't quite decided on which one we should have, but I'll keep you posted on this hugely important topic.
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