Canvas Print Giveaway and This Week's Bentos

It's Friday again! Can't believe how quickly the week went by! I hardly noticed it. Time indeed flies fast when you're having fun. Today, just like the past seven consecutive Fridays, I'll be sharing with you the cute bentos I made for the girls...but before that, I have something special for you!

The wonderful people at UPrinting.com has offered my readers the chance to win a 16"x20" rolled canvas print! This is a great opportunity for you to turn your favorite digital photo into a beautiful canvas print! What a wonderful artwork to decorate your home!

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My apologies to all my non-US readers...this giveaway is for US residents 18 years old and above only. Winners of Uprinting.com giveaway in the past 6 months are also not allowed to join. To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post. Yes, it's that simple! But if you want additional entries, you may do the following:

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You can have a total of 4 entries. Just don't forget to leave a separate comment for each. This giveaway will end on September 23, 2011 (Friday) 9PM CDT. One winner will be chosen via random.org to receive  one (1 ) piece 16” x 20” rolled canvas print, with 2-inch border or No border and 1 Business Day Turnaround *Free shipping.

If you love decorating your home with your favorite family or scenic photos, you'll love canvas prints even more!  So be sure to join this giveaway, and get a chance to win a free canvas print with free shipping!!! You really don't wanna miss this! 

Disclaimer: This canvas print giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting. No monetary compensation was given to PiTCC for hosting. All opinions expressed here are my own

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Now for this week's bentos...

Just like the past weeks, the girls mostly requested for sandwich bentos. They said it's easier and quick to eat in school. We agreed that I'll let them decide what they want in their bentos, so when they ask for sandwich, I prepare sandwich...but veggies and fruits must go with it!

Bento #20:  Adorable Puppy Bento (Clarise's request)

What's in it: Ham & Cheese Sandwich, White American Cheese, carrots, beef franks, blueberries, and grapes / strawberries

Clarise has always wanted to have a dog, and since I told her she can't have one until she's responsible enough, she just contents herself with anything "doggy" - posters, stuff toys, books, etc. Last Monday, she requested me to make a doggy themed bento. 

This was actually very easy to make. I still don't have a round cutter, so again, I used a glass to shape the dog's face. For the ears and the neck, I just used a sharp knife to cut the bread.

I made the face, ears and neck into sweet ham sandwiches.

Then for the eyes, I used white American cheese and blueberry cut in half. For the eyebrows, the lips and the collar, I used nori...then sweet ham for the tongue and blueberry for the nose. I added beef franks, carrots and bone shaped white American cheese for added decoration. Clarise really loved it...and Cherlin did too!

Bento #21:  Gobble, Gobble! Turkey Bento (Clarise and Cherlin's request)

What's in it: Cheese Sandwich, egg, carrots, sweet ham, blueberries, and grapes & cantaloupe/strawberries

For some reasons, we talked about Thanksgiving Day while having dinner last Monday...and there came Clarise's idea of having a turkey themed sandwich bento. But Cherlin said she wanted egg...so to satisfy both of them, I made a "turkey" cheese sandwich...

 

and a "turkey" designed hard boiled egg.

I made two happy girls with this! I joined Cherlin for lunch on Tuesday, and I saw how excited she was to see what I made for her.

Bento #22:  Starry, Starry Fried Rice Bento (Cherlin's request)

What's in it: Fried rice, Filipino red hotdogs, turkey bacon, strawberries and brownies

This is the type of food they usually eat for breakfast on weekends: fried rice with turkey bacon or hotdogs and sometimes, fried chinese chorizo or sauteed corned beef. I really like it when they request that I prepare something with rice for their school lunch (which they seldom do). I think it's more filling! For this one, I cooked fried rice with egg and turkey bacon strips, and made turkey bacon and boiled red hotdog kabobs. For a change, I let them have brownies for dessert, instead of fruits. :) 

Bento #23:  Bunny Bento (Cherlin's request)

What's in it: Turkey ham sandwich, American Cheese, mini sweet ham kabobs, carrots, blueberries, grapes and strawberries

Cherlin & I were reading  "The Weasel and the Bunny Rabbit" last Wednesday night, and that is how she came up with the idea of a bunny theme. I thought of preparing something with rice or noodles, but she insisted on just having sandwich, and Clarise agreed. So, bunny designed sandwich it is! The face and ears are made up of multi-grain white bread and turkey ham. I used white American cheese and blueberry for the eyes, grapes for the nose, and American cheese for the teeth. I added a piece of baby carrot, bunny shaped cheese slices and turkey & sweet ham rolls with grapes & strawberries for dessert. I find it really "cute"...and the girls agreed! 

In my past 8 weeks of making bentos , I've seen how my girls love it! Waking up at 6am (or sometimes earlier) and thinking of themes/designs make bento-ing more difficult than I thought...but the bentos I prepare definitely make my daughters smile, so I can't complain! Watching the joy and excitement  in their eyes is priceless! So, as long as I can see they're having fun, I'll keep doing it!

That’s it for today my friends! A wonderful weekend to you all where ever you may be! Stay happy and stay full!!! ;)