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Free Bento Recipes [Bento Art]

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Image courtesy of Just Bento

Quite a few of my friends, who are young mothers, are absolutely crazy about Bento, the cute Japanese lunch boxes. Packing Bentos is an art form called Bento Art and if you search the web for Bento art images, you surely would be blown away by their creativity.

I really do not have time for Bento or Bento Art but then I don’t have children. Even though I am busy, I still have time to appreciate Bento and Bento art from the blogs of friends who indulge in this popular Japanese art form.

If you are looking for Bento recipes, no matter if you are new to Bento art or an old hand already, Makiko Itoh runs this blog called Just Bento where you will be able to find awesome free Bento recipes. Makiko is Japanese, obviously, so you cannot get more authentic Japanese Bento recipes than these!

Origami For Kids

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Image courtesy of Origami Kids

Do you remember folding paper planes when you were a kid? I do. It seems like an eternity ago, though. What I did not know was that there could be so many types of paper planes because I only knew how to fold one type. I guess kids these days are so much luckier as they could always refer to the internet for craft ideas and inspiration.

Origami Kids is a good resource for kids to learn how to fold paper planes, boats and other things. The art of folding paper is called Origami but the art of folding paper planes specifically is called Aerogami. HHmm don’t we just learn something new daily?

If you have a kid on your hands, without an activity idea, you may want to check out Origami Kids and fold, fold, fold!