Pooh and Piglet

More licenced characters, this time the adorable Pooh and his friend Piglet. My wife is starting to really getting the hang of it. Look at the detail on the faces! Again the face features are hand-cut from seaweed sheets and ham.

Pooh and Piglet

How to

• I think everything was hand cut with kitchen scissors, including the face shapes.
• My wife printed out some pictures and used them as guides. She may have cut the prints first and used them as a template.
• Olive spread/butter/margarine are used to stick the face features to the bread. They're not the super strong so unfortunately they do tend to peel and slide when they are carried to school.

What-is-it score: 3 out of 3

• Girl: Pooh bear! Piglet!
• Boy: Bear-bear. Oink oink.
• Dad: Nice. Why is Piglet bigger than Pooh?

Hello Kitty

My wife's first licenced character lunchbox! It's Hello Kitty, the world's most powerful cat (she/he's worth half half a billion dollars per year). Also note the bonus animal made from banana and apple slices. Can you guess what is it?

Hello Kitty

How to

• My wife started using wholemeal bread - hence the rugged texture and brownish colour.
• The Hello Kitty head shape is cut using a Hello Kitty shaped cookie cutter.
• The bow, whisker, and face parts are all hand cut. The bow on the bottom kitty is cut from ham.
• As usual, the face parts are stuck to the bread with olive spread. Butter, margarine, or any other sticky spread will do just fine.

What-is-it Score: Easy 3 out of 3

• Girl: Wow, Hello Kitty!
• Boy: Miaow.
• Dad: Nice Hello Kitty.

What-is-it Score (for the bonus animal on the right): 0 out of 3

• Girl: Mmm. Is it a fish?
• Boy: Banana!
• Dad: Is it some kind of dinosaur?
• Correct answer: I'm 90% sure that it's supposed to be a caterpillar.

Pointy-eared Cat

I think this is the first lunchbox where she started using seaweed. She uses the Japanese seaweed called nori, and she often hand-cuts them with scissors.
Also my wife started making two lunchboxes - one for my daughter, and another for my son. Just to be fair!

Pointy-eared Cat

How to

• All the black parts are hand-cut from seaweed. I'm  not sure what you'd use if you don't have seaweed. Maybe ham?
• The seaweed are then stuck to the bread with olive spread. You can use margarine or butter or any other sticky spread.
• Use cookie cutter or similar shaped molds to cut out the bread into triangles and circles. You can hand-cut them if you don't have molds.

What-is-it Score: 3 out of 3

• Girl: It's a cat!
• Boy: Miaow!
• Dad: Wow, how long did it take you to cut the mouth parts?

Short-eared Rabbit

I think this is the first funky lunchbox my wife made for our daughter. 

If I find an earlier one I'll be sure to post it. It's looking pretty good already, although her later ones are better (obviously).

Short-eared Rabbit

How to

• The little heart and flower are made with cookie cutter molds.
• The rabbit ears are hand-cut with scissors then stuck together with jam.
• Pretty sure the rabbit face (eyes, nose, and smile) are hand-cut from carrots. They are then stuck to the bread with olive spread. If you don't have olive spread, butter or margarine or any similar spread will do.

What-is-it Score: 3 out of 3 

• Girl: Ooo. It's a rabbit.
• Boy: Rabbit.
• Dad: The ears are a bit short ...

Welcome

Hi. I'm "Dad". I live in Melbourne, Australia, with my wife and two kids.

This blog is about the lunchboxes that my wife make everyday for my kids. Right now it's mostly for my daughter, who started school this year, but she usually makes a copy for my younger son. If you have kids, you probably know why she does this. Hint: Sibling rivalry.

She enjoys doing these lunchboxes so I thought I'd share her creations with the world. I hope you enjoy them.