Beautiful bento boxes
Are you and your family fed up with boring lunches? Why not go Japanese? Bento boxes offer perfect portion sizes for toddlers, exciting packed lunches for the kids and provide you with a delicious and sophisticated alternative to cheese sandwiches.
To inspire you, here’s our stunning collection of bento boxes assembled by fans of Japanese style eating.
Bento boxes for little ones
Julie encourages her daughter, Erica, to try new foods and find her name with this bento box
Image source: Mamaowl
An after-nursery treat. Little E tucks into her first bento box.
Image source: All About Mummy
These colourful dotcomgiftshop snack boxes offer the perfect portion size for small tummies
dotcomgiftshop snack pots pictured above (clockwise from top left): Vintage Apple, La Petite Rose, Tropical Fruit, Red Riding Hood, Mid Century Poppy - all £2.95
Hayleigh’s bento box is full of character.
Image source: Budget Food Mummy
Rosie and Toby are here to keep your picnic lunch safe until it’s time to tuck in
dotcomgiftshop bento boxes pictured above: Toby Bento Box, Rosie Bento Box - both £8.95
Bento boxes for school
It’s the finishing touches that make Lucy’s Bento boxes so appealing
Image source: Capture by Lucy
Grace from Eats Amazing shares her school lunch bento box ideas with Mum in the Mad House
Image source: Mum in the Mad House
Lucy creates a kaleidoscope of colour for her children’s lunches
Image source: Capture by Lucy
This Red Riding Hood Bento is ideal for creative school lunches
dotcomgiftshop bento box pictured above: Red Riding Hood Bento Box £5.95
Salt-Water Sandals share some favourite lunchbox ideas, including this beautiful bento
Image source: Salt-Water Sandals
Elizabeth uses sushi rice moulds to create these bear and fish shapes
Image source: Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
This Bento box is perfect for your little tigers
dotcomgiftshop bento box pictured above: Tiger Bento Box - £5.95
Bento Boxes for adults
Junko Shiomi’s traditional Japanese Bento
Image source: Wholefood Kitchen
Rachel’s ‘Borough Market Bento’ with teriyaki salmon
Image source: Borough Market
Mini snack boxes for bento on the move
dotcomgiftshop snack pots pictured above (clockwise from left): Rusty the Fox, Monsters, Flamingo Bay - all £2.95
There’s even bento in Westeros if this Game of Thrones box can be believed
Image source: Oh! Bento
This cute food is strictly for Mum, the children are getting cheese sarnies!
Image source: Please do not feed the animals
Special occasion Bento Boxes
This impressive Easter creation is Xinmei’s first bento!
Image source: Pudding Pie Lane
Plenty of sweet treats in these Easter themed bento (egg)boxes from Janey
Image source: Gemini Woman
Make these sushi pumpkins for your Halloween bento box
Image source: The Japan Society
Christmas in a bento box, complete with Brussels sprouts!
Image source: Postgrad.com
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