I've been doing a lot of spring cleaning here. A big part of that process has been parting with stuff I have been hoarding. Some of the stuff I've been hoarding is bento and lunch making stuff. I'm planning to divvy it up into multiple lots to give away on the blog. :)
Here's the first batch. Starting with my favorite bento picks of all time. They may be an oldie (old as in style, still brand spankin' new in the package!) - loooove those giraffe forks!
Then we've got some more picks. Admittedly, these are not my favorite. Some of them look a little x-rated, if you look at them the wrong way. Or maybe it's just me. I do love the tree trunk one though. :)
How about some cute sauce cups?
And the best bento dividers ever? These are silicone grass baran. They are another favorite.
This pack of amazing mini bento cutters are my favoritest ones. Do you sense a pattern here? Once I found a favorite I would buy extras and squirrel them away in case something happened to my originals. How hoarderish is that? Must. Stop. The. Insanity.
And finally, this really cute two-tier bento box. It has Russian nesting dolls on the top. And some lovely words in a secret language. At least I like to think they are lovely words. Being that it's in a secret language, I can't really tell. It's cute though and it also comes with a bento belt to secure it all together.
So that's the first batch of bento goodies for this giveaway popapalooza. I had wanted to do this for World Autism Awareness Day, which was April 2. But i couldn't get my act together. It *is* still April though, and that's Autism Awareness Month, so I didn't miss the boat completely. I got a leg in the canoe at the very least.
**TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY**:
leave a comment! That's all you have to do! Couldn't be simpler, really! :)
Just one comment per person, please!
Since I am footing the bill for shipping, this is only available to US peeps. Sorry to the rest of the bento peeps. I'm in a penny-pinching sort of way at the moment. Though if you are out of the US and still really want to enter you can if you pay for the shipping. That makes me sound like a miser, and I'm sorry. Four kids, one income. The math is scary.
This giveaway will run for one week, to end next Wednesday, May 2. Holy cow. I can't believe it's going to be May so soon.
Note: These goodies were purchased by me, myself, and I. Mostly from this bento shop.
disclaimer: these items were bought by me. I was not paid to claim they are my favorite or endorsed to say they are cute. Promise.
****Note added 5/2/12 - comments are now closed. Thank you!****
Drumroll, please! The winner is.....
Congratulations, FoodieChickie! I'll contact you to send you your bento loot! :)
396 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 396 Newer› Newest»Love these!!! Pick me :)
Would love to win these and happy to pay the shipping
Good to see a new post from you! My fingers are crossed I get picked. :)
Me wanty! Love your blog and you've got me trying to make my kids lunch more exciting.
ohhhh, these would be perfect for my little ones! Thank you!
These are adorable!
Ive missed your posts & you've been such an inspiration id love to get some real bento gear!
Love these!!! Been following you for such a long time and all your ideas are brilliant!!!! Would love one to help me with my son's food! x
These just might convince my Lulu to eat more of her lunch at school every day!!
Adorable!
My twins would love those forks! They are all about the zoo lately.
Ooh! I would love to have these to add to my collection! Love the mini cutters the most!
Would love these for my daughters!
Ahhh my two year old LOVES bento boxes! These are adorable! I would love to get this!!!!
Yes please put me down to win this and totally up for paying shipping!!
Aww... that's so fun! I'd love to use these! I'm just now getting into it so I don't have much of a stash of my own!
Me please :) I'd love to start a collection and start making bento lunches for my littles!
<3 <3 Wow! So that's pretty much my dream bento package! crossing fingers... :)
Would love to add these to my little ones lunches.
Would love to win and pay shipping! Good luck everyone!
love these! thanks so much!
I would love this! yes, please!
Would love these!
sharidandillon@yahoo.com
You're so talented, I love these!
Very cute, especially love the silicon grass!
I would love to win! I just got notice from the library that the book I requested, the "Just Bento" cookbook, has come in, and I can't wait to get some ideas from it!
Sooo cute! Do want!
I would love to win these!
Wow, look at all this cuteness! Would love to have supplies like this for my preschooler's lunch. Thanks for doing a giveaway!!
How exciting! I've been coveting some picks for my daughters for ages. Thanks for the chance to win!
I live in Canada, but I'd pay the shipping. This stuff is so cute! I can't wait until my daughter is old enough that she will actually appreciate Bento. Thanks for being so inspiring! I make your granola bar recipe every week - and every week so far it has actually turned out (phew).
Oh, how I want to play with those! Please!
Love all the goodies in this give away! Always love reading your blog as well :)
I am very new to "bento-ing" and would love these treasures! I am willing to pay the shipping if I get picked! (please let it be me, please let it be me....)
So fun!!! I would love to have stuff like this for trips to the park and picnics with my four granddaughters .
That secret language is French and it says Young Girl : We are three sister who are good friends. :)
These are adorable. Four kids here too, totally understand on budgeting we have few bento supplies but we make do! Great to see you posting again your my favorite bento website =)
Such a cute bunch of stuff! Would love an opportunity to win it. Thank you! :)
I just think they are adorable. it's so hard to find cute little things for the lunch.
Would love these!!!
WOW! Thanks for the giveaway. Cute stuff for little lunches and snacks.
My daughter is starting kindergarten in the fall and I'm trying to collect bento things for her lunches...winning this would be AMAZING!!!
cute..my girls would love these.. nicole-nmvance5@yahoo.com
Me me meeeeeeeee please?
Herciliacorona@aol.com
Would love to win! Thanks for the opportunity :)
Awesome, cute, fabulous! Please!!
This would be so perfect for my kids! Thanks!
keelylehr at yahoo dot com
Thanks for the chance to win. Love following your blog and getting inspiration to make my kids food fun!
I'd totally pay for the shipping to Canada! Hope we win, love it all! Thanks for having such a great bog and giveaway!
I love those picks!
I'd love these! Thanks! I can get my baby sister to receive in the USA for me and bring home later.
So so so cute!!! Thanks for doing the giveaway! :D
Oooo! I love bento goodies and those are so cute!
The wording on the box is french. The large font translates as "girl" and the small font roughly translates as "we are 3 sisters from a very good friend" which makes sense with the 3 nesting dolls.
I would love to be as cool as you - I hope these goodies could get me partway there! :)
LOVE these items and I would be thrilled if I won them!!! :)
So fun! Would be perfect for school lunches, picnics, or travel snacks! Pick me!
Me! Me! I have been bento-ing my kids' lunches since finding your blog last year. Love your great creative ideas!
I would love to win! I'm a bento admirer and would love to start making them!
I'm a newbie to bento and absolutely love it! These would be perfect to build my bento supply. :)
I would love all that stuff!! I have very little bento supplies. Glad to hear from you again!
Always on the hunt for more sauce cups! Hope I win!
So cute!!! you are the reason I got into bento lunches for my daughter :)
neadow726 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Adorable & useful goodies! :)
*crossing fingers! I want these :)
Thanks for the giveaway, I'd love to get these cute accessories.
ooo... yay! What fun!
Oh, everything is so cute! My daughter starts kindergarten this fall and so I've been practicing bento (on a plate) so I can hopefully get faster/more efficient at making lunches by then. These would make RAD additions to her lunches!
These are great! I would love to win! ;) Thank you for hoarding and sharing!
I'm a mom of 5 with a 6th on the way. I'm a Bento newbie and would definitely put these to good use!
These are great! I would love to win! ;) Thank you for hoarding and sharing!
I adore that box! (And, I totally laughed at your "x-rated" comment .... especially after I turned my head sideways and looked at the koala bear!
rachel (at) followinginmyshoes.com
Great giveaway, I would love to win!
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i'd LOVE LOVE LOVE these for when my toddler starts preschool!
oh and btw the secret language is french:
Young girl
We are the same three sister of a good friend.
of course.. my translation might be slightly off, its been a while since i read french :)
It's a bento starter kit! Love it :)
thanks for the giveaway...i am new to bento so this would be a wonderful prize...my daughter has some health problems that make packing her a lunch a necessity and so much easier. :)
I'd love to win this! Hooray for supporting autism awareness!
Karlatrx at gmail dot com
How cute! I'd love to get my bento collection really going. :)
Also - I think it's sort of funny that the Russian nesting dolls have French words. But oh well, it's really cute!
Love your photos, love the inspiration I get from your posts. Thanks for the chance to win this amazing giveaway!
Pick me!
always love your inspiration and would love to win some goodies.
i would love to win these too! such a great lot of bento goodness! thanks for sharing!
Would love to win. Thanks for the giveaway!
gemmamousley@hotmail.co.uk
Oh.my.word! I have been wanting to get into this but I just cannot seem to get started. This would be absolutely great to get me started. Thank you for offering such a great giveaway!!
Love it! I'm in Canada and would gladly pay shipping!!
Debbie
Dspears@live.ca
I would love to win!
Russian nesting dolls! <3
Yay, you're back. These are all very cute; I hope your randomizer picks me! :)
Would love to win!! Pick me, Pick me (I know you are singing it in Donkey's voice from Shrek! lol!)
On a serious note...thank you for all your posts and great ideas!! I love them all!!
~Colleen
rescueweims@gmail.com
Love this! We just started doing bento boxes this year since my girl started kinder. I have learned so much from you!
I've been bento-izing my daughter's lunches and she's been eating much healthier. I would love to win these. It would send her over the moon!
Love the sauce cups!
I sooo want these. they would totally make my lunches better :)
Oh! How fun! I'm new to bento-ing and am falling in love with all the fun boxes and accessories. Enough that now I'm making bento boxes on Sundays for the week and delivering to 4 grandchildren. Who are, of course, delighted.
Absolutely love the sauce cups...I could never find these in the stores near me.
I love these, and your blog!!!
Oh, love! My three kids currently argue over who gets which of the cute bento goodies - would love to add to our stash!
I would love to win this set. I love everything about it. The only thing we have from the set is one little yellow giraffe left from that set. My daughter wont let me use it in her lunch because her favorite animal is a giraffe and she is afraid the last lonely giraffe will get lost. I'd love to surprise her with this. I'm in the US but would still be willing to pay for shipping.
I love your blog! What a great giveaway!
What an awesome giveaway!!!! Thank you!
What an awesome giveaway!!!! Thank you!
What an awesome giveaway!!!! Thank you!
Thanks for the autism awareness nod! My girl would love these for her lunches ... especially the giraffe!
L...O...V...E!!! I feel creative just looking at all the cutie stuff!!
How fun! Thanks so much for offering them.
I just got started with bento stuff for my 2 year old in preschool He LOVES it and it's SO much easier to get him to eat when it's fun for him. I would love these to add to my small but growing collection!
I would love these goodies for my girls' lunches!!
Love making bento boxes for my grandkids - always looking for goodies!!
Super cute! My daughters would flip for the nesting doll box.
I need some more bento stuff! :)
Great giveaway and nothing wrong with trying to keep costs down. So many of us know how it is.
Hope I win!
I'd love to win. Those look so fun.
Lindsey Garcia
lindseyransom@yahoo.com
Cute stuff! What a fun giveaway!
My daughter would love these. She makes bento lunches for herself and her little brother!
Awesome picks. Your site is lovely. Happy spring.
My daughter would love this set! Such an awesome giveaway, thanks for the chance.
Would love to win this to start trying this with my kids lunches!
Christina - mooretc5@aol.com
Super cute! Love your blog!!!!
stephanie(dot)nisbet at yahoo.com
Would love, love, LOVE these for my little girl's meals!!
This is a Great giveaway! Thank you!
So stinkin' cute!! I love your blog! Always excited to see when you post!
coryelljc@yahoo.com
Oooh, I would love to have these! Pick me!!!!
"Little girl...we are all three sisters and one friend!" French was my major in college. I love all of these goodies and would be happy to receive any of them! Thank you!! Laura D
so cute! Thanks for doing this
Those are all so cute! I love all of your Bento creations. Very interesting.
Wow, thanks for this opportunity. My two daughters absolutely love their bento lunches. They said their friends always like to peek in their lunches to see the creation of the day. Those food picks are awesome!
All so cute! I hope I win something!
Cute! We haven't actually gotten into doing bento, but I have some cute divider plates that we use for the kids. The toddler needs it to make him eat. He'd LOVE bento if I did it LOL
-Justice Montgomery
I love these! Admittedly some of them I already have in my collection, but they would make great gifts to some of my Bento newbie friends. Also, the secret language is French! It says, "Young girl, we are the same three sisters of a good friend" or something like that, my French is way out of practice.
These would be great for when my daughter starts kindergarten in the fall! Pick me! Vanessa at the rookieseamstress dot com
Oh pick me pick me!! I've been wanting to start bento for my daughter and she would die over these!!
I want! Thanks!! cokelush at gmail
wow! you are so nice! and ps, i do live in the USA, but if I win I'd be happy to pay for postage anyway :)
I think almost all of these things are in my wish list at the moment!!!
Oh, thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
I hope I win just so I can get that tree pick!
I hope I win just so I can get that tree pick!
I love bento!!! I have be watching you tube videos and learning.. Check out cooking with dog- funny yet really informative. I love all things bento! Would love to win your stash! Thanks- Ariella A
Oh, those are so cute! I've been very pleased with the bento gear I've gotten after being inspired by some of your ideas, so I'd ADORE ending up with some that you loved so much to double-buy. :) If not, I'll still know what to put on my wishlist for Xmas!
Thank you for your generosity!
WOW! You have inspired me to make lunch more fun for my children and more interesting for me. Can I get a peanut butter and jelly EVERY day Amen? LOL I'm in Western NY and would be thrilled to win...shipping on me :) Thanks for posting your wonderful ideas!
Came here from Wendolina...would love to win Bento cuteness! Sadly, my chances are nil since I never win ANYTHING :)
The bento stuff is SOOOO much fun! My grown daughter uses them for her office lunches. Everyone is ALWAYS looking to see what she has! Love them!
I love free stuff. ^_^ Please count me in.
thanks so much for the chance to win. love all your wonderful ideas--so inspiring and fun!
I adore making my daughter Bento lunches! Would love to have these items for our bento collection!! Thanks for the chance to win :)
I would love to win!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
I've been wanting to get my bento supplies started for my 3 year old (and 8 month old). This would be a great little set! Thanks for the giveaway!
Awesome giveaway! I need to start sending healthier lunches to daycare instead of letting my son eat their food, this might just be the push that I need!
So cute! My little girl just turned 2 and I've already started building my bento collection so I'll be ready when she starts school (and to make cute lunches for myself)!
I would like to start bento lunches for my boy, so these would be a great way to get my foot into the bento world. Thanks do much! I love your blog!
Aimee c.
Pick me! Pick me!
What a lovely giveaway!
Such eye candy! My daughter starts preschool next week; she is on the autism spectrum and starts right when she turns three! I've been looking for supplies like this to make her meals away fun for her.
Hooray - so excited to see more posting! Thanks for the giveaway chance. kaf111174 at hotmail.
So cute! Thanks for the giveaway!
I've been reading your blog and I've been interested in getting started with bento! I have a 5 year old girl and a 7 year old boy.
I love these. They are all so cute. I am new to this whole Bento thing. This would make a great start.
elizabetchowen@gmail.com
What great items! Thank you for the giveaway!
I've always loved how cute all these bento are but had the hardest time finding the stuff to make it. Thank you for your blog & giveaway!
So cute!
Courtney
These are wonderful! Thank you for such a lovely giveaway! And yea for supporting Autism Awareness Month. I am an aspie mommy and am so happy to come across others celebrating! :)
Such cute items -- look forward to hopefully receiving one of the items. I love using your products with my grandchildren. Thank you!
So cute! Pick me!
I'd love to learn more & win!
My kids' lunches went from boring to beautiful thanks to the ideas and inspiration on your blog. Would love the opportunity to add to my (new and quite small) stash of bento box goodies. Thanks!
This is so nice of you to do, I would love to win these bento goodies!
What an amazing assortment of goodies!
Thank you for your posts - they inspire me to be more creative, and they make me want to be a better Bento mother! :-)
Love all of it! Hope I win!
Thank you for the give away, and thank you for the nod to Autism Awareness Month. I actually got into bentoing to help my autistic son eat a better and more balanced lunch.
Really cute stuff!
What great inspiration these items would be!
Sauce cups and picks and dividers, oh my! And lots more goodies, too! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I've been in a HUGE lunch-packing rut lately - some new goodies could really help out!
I just love seeing all of the neat bento things--there's always something fun and new that I haven't seen yet! :)
Sarah (sarah_mae_ at hotmail dot com)
Lol, I'm not sure how my fiance would feel with me packing his lunch with cute little picks, but I still love them!! Sauce cups would defiantly be useful as the ones I use are way to large. And he would just have to get over my using the food cutters to make cute little animals to decorate his sandwiches with.
IF only, IF only, I could go back in time...I would have loved these for my girls 15 years ago. None the less, starting my collection now for myself (guilty pleasure at work) and for my grandchildren someday. (Perhaps if my 20yr old and 15yr old daughters play their cards right, I might share.) Thank you for helping us to discover magnificent ways to introduce healthy eating to kids. <3
Started bento-ing since finding your site, luv it! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Sorry... I didn't mean to delete my comment, went to edit it and wound-up deleting it!!
My daughter starts Kindergarten in the Fall and her school does not have a cafeteria that serves lunches, so we will have to pack every day. This terrifies me because I worry about packing her something nutritious that will get her through her day and being creative. So I am thinking Bento is the way to go.
I LOVE the box with the Russian nesting dolls... I just recently handed down an authentic set of dolls from when I was little to my daughter and she loves them, so the box would be a hit for sure!!
Giraffes are my daughter's favorite animal and we would love to win this set!
Love! Love! Love! Thank you for this giveaway!
How fun! I am in:)
Fun stuff!!
Love that you're doing this in honor of autism:-) I have a picky eater entering kindergarden in the fall, so have been scouring your site for tips and tricks to making lunch fun...for both of us! I never win things like this, but have to say that if I won anything, I'd feel better kicking in shipping on my end:-) single mom, can relate lol.
Thanks for all of the inspiration, and I look forward to seeing more from you!
Also, hope you're all feeling better.
I absolutely love your site!
Super cute! Thank you for hoarding AND sharing :-)
What a great giveaway! I'd love a shot!
close.to.bliss at gmail dot com
Cute things! They would be so fun to use.
Such a great giveaway :)
So cute! My kids would love these.
Love the first set of picks! Thank you.
Ooo! Ooo! Please pick meh!
Such cute things!
I'd love to win any of them! You've changed my lunch making forever - hope to hear more from you soon.
I can't decide which I love more... your updates or all the cute things you just posted! Pick me please <3
Such cute stuff!! Love your blog!!!
Good to see you back!
Oh my, you sounded like me. I'm a hoarder too. Glad I have hubby to tame my obsession. But I don't have any single bento tools to start with. I am just building my collections for my incoming kindergartner. Your giveaway is perfect timing!
These are amazing thanks for the chance to win.
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