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Christmas bentos bring good cheer to lunch

Bento #13: Santa Claus Onigiri

Some really cute yet easy to emulate Christmas themed bentos from the JustBento community.

Great Bento Ideas: Colorful charaben for Hinamatsuri (Girl's Festival)

mihochin-hinabento-1.jpg This week I've selected some Hinamatsuri, or Girl's Festival (Girl's Day) decorative bentos for your viewing pleasure.

All-season shredded vegetable pickle-salad, plus migrating birds!

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A very simple 'instant' pickle-relish-salad made with always available vegetables, plus an equally easy decorative cutting technique.

Great Bento Idea: Giraffe bentos for two little girls by Karaimame

Little giraffe bento

This week's Great Bento Idea comes from a mom of 2 little girls in Finland, Karaimame!

Great Bento Ideas: Halloween bentos from Japanese blogs, 2010 edition

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One final roundup of Halloween bentos, this time from Japan!

Great Bento Ideas: More Halloween bentos!

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More awesome Halloween bentos!

Great Bento Ideas: Simple and clever Halloween bentos by a really cool mom

Tombstone sandwich

Hallowe'en seems to inspire bento artists around the world like almost no other holiday. If you're planning on a special spooky bento for someone special, now is the time to start gathering ideas. Here are two great very simple, cute and clever sandwich based Hallowe'en bentos by Tiffany, aka Cool Mom From Vancouver.

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