Gyoza Pocket Sandwiches and Puzzle bento in Planetbox Rover (2), Bento #679

As I usually make wontons by hand I almost forgot that I have this gyoza maker which I've used only a few times. I've collected so many bento supplies over the years and some get overlooked. When using it I found that you have to be careful as using too much filling will cause them to burst which makes for a still tasty but less than aesthetic presentation.

In the first bento I noticed that one of the cucumber slices looked like a smiley face, can you see it too or is my mind playing tricks with me, lol?
 
Scroll down for the puzzle bento which was easy to make with my lunch punch sandwich cutter.
These lunches were packed in a Planetbox Rover.

In this bento lunch:

• Main compartment - Organic cream cheese and jam gyoza sandwiches.
• Upper left - Cucumber slices and organic baby carrots.
• Lower left - Cheddar popcorn.
• Center - Choc covered sunflower seeds.
• Upper right - Organic apple and orange slices

Here is the puzzle bento.

In this bento lunch:

• Main compartment - Puzzle piece shaped sandwich with some cute food picks.
• Upper left - Organic baby carrots.
• Lower left - Puzzle shaped cheddar cheese (I used the same cutter).
• Center - Yogurt covered star.
• Upper right - Strawberries.

Here are the supplies that I used to create and pack these lunches.

 

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Bear with Puzzle Bento And A Bear Bento (2)

Nikolai enjoyed these two bentos on different days. He was under the weather and didn't have much of an appetite but requested for bears. He also told me that the puzzle in the first bento looked like a castle and the bear is in a castle. He has great imagination.(^_^)

Bear with puzzle bento

In this bento lunch:

• Puzzle shaped sandwich cut using the lunch punch and a bear shaped cheddar cheese cut and stamped into bear shape.
• Pear and carrot slices. This lunch is packed in a cute lucky bear lunch box. Linked to BentoLunch.net

Bear Bento 

 In this bento lunch:

• Bear shaped sandwich cut using a bear cookie cutter with raisin eyes and mouth.
• Cheese crackers.
• Seedless black grapes and cucumber slices. This lunch is packed in a Rubbermaid lunch box.

Here are the supplies that I used to make and pack these lunches.

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Animals Puzzle Bento

I love using our puzzle cutter and it's always so easy to add a final touch to the lunch with cute baran sheets and picks. Nikolai sometimes doesn't like carrots which is not a surprise to me since he is quite a picky eater. I decided to slice up some baby carrots and hope that he will eat them today.

In this bento lunch:

• Puzzle shaped sandwiches with animals baran.
• Organic baby carrot slices and yogurt covered raisins.
• Puzzle shaped mild cheddar cheese and puzzle shaped watermelon slices. This bento is packed in our Planetbox Shuttle.

Here are the supplies or similar that I used to make and pack this lunch.

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Review: The Lunch Punch ( Critter Cutters and The Match & Munch set)

I was sent two sets of The Lunch Punch earlier in July to review. I receive the Critter Cutters and The Match & Munch sets. Last year, I wrote a review of the VRRRM and SWEET sets that can be found HERE.

The Lunch Punches are one of my favorite cutters. After using them for almost a year I find myself reaching out to them especially during busy and hectic days. They are so easy to use and add some cuteness to Nikolai's lunches. The best feature about these cutters is that they are designed to capture the most amount of bread to minimize waste.

The Match & Munch set includes 4 piece “corners” puzzle, 4 piece “sides” puzzle, 2 piece “inner and side” puzzle  and a 2 piece puzzle.

Here is a bento lunch made using the Match & Munch cutters.

In this bento lunch:

• Main section: Puzzle shaped sandwiches of pumpernickel and wheat bread.
• Upper left: Rainier cherries.
• Upper right: Chobani Greek yogurt with a puzzle shaped fruit leather.
• Lower right: Salad with ranch dressing in the small container. 
• Far right edge: Spoon and fork. This lunch is packed in our Laptop Lunches.

 Here is a look at the complete Match & Munch set.

The adorable Critter Cutters set comes with 4 friendly animal shapes: mother and baby elephant, dog in dog house, butterfly and twin dolphins.
These cutters are BPA free, lead free, mercury free, phthalate free, kid friendly, dishwasher safe and fully recyclable.

And here is a bento lunch made using the dog in dog house cutter. 

In this bento lunch:

• Main compartment: Dog in doghouse sandwich of pumpernickel and wheat bread (using Critter Cutter) with raisin eye.
• Lower left: Sugar snap peas and ranch in little dipper.
• Upper left: Bone shaped cheddar cheese.
• Center and Upper right: Bone shaped watermelon pieces.This lunch is packed in our Planetbox Rover.

Here is a look at the complete Critter Cutters set.

Here are the supplies that I used to make and pack these lunches.


Disclosure: The Lunch Punch generously provided me with the items for review without cost to me. Other than receiving the items, I have not received any compensation to write this review.

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Bento Lunch: Simple Puzzle Bento

I have made several puzzle bentos before and since I have pumpernickel bread on hand, this is a different version using the same cutter. These are couple of my previous puzzle lunches, here and here.
I used the Mini-dippers as a small jello mold which worked out well and convenient for easy grab and go or in my case oversleep,lol :)

In this bento:

• Cucumber slices.
• Jello with heart shaped organic fruit leather in Mini-dippers.
• Puzzle shaped sandwich with Italian and Pumpernickel bread. 
• Granola snack bar and a banana. Packed in an EasyLunchBoxes container. Linking to BentoLunch.net
• Linked to BentOnBetterLunches- World Autism Awarness Day

Here are the supplies or similar that I used to make this lunch.

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Bento Lunch #268: Puzzle lunch

Made this puzzle with different kind of bread today for a change. Cheddar cheese bread is quite a big hit in our home lately. I'll be including cucumber in N's lunches often since he loves them and I have never seen him that keen on any veggies before. Well, as long as he eats them, that's all that matters.

• Left- Puzzle shaped deli ham and cheese sandwich.
• Right- Cucumber slices with strawberry star insert, teddy grahams, strawberry slices.

Here are the items or similar that I used to make this lunch.

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Bento Lunch #243 : Puzzle Bento

I was organizing my kitchen drawers yesterday and came across this cutter that I purchased a while ago from Walmart if not mistaken. Stated Munchkin brand. There are other cute ones that I have seen on Amazon and other sites but have to restrain myself from buying more bento supplies for now till I clean out my cluttered kitchen.Pretty sure that N is going to play with his food at school today!
Linking this lunch to BBN

• Smoked gouda and ham Puzzle shaped sandwich with colby and muenster cheese top.
• Seedless red and green grapes
• Veggie stix

Here are the items or similar that I used to make this lunch.

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