TWO - Complete Lunch Gear Giveaway

A Back to School Event & 2nd Year Bloggiversary

It's August....and it's Back to School!
I hope everyone had a wonderful summer break.

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We did! As a matter of fact, we also had a break bento-ing and packing lunches till the last week of July, when I had to tow the kids with me to work, coz Dad visited my brother in Chicago.  I work early in the day on a daily basis. So I had to pack breakfast for the kids, and we ate out at noon on our way to their summer swim classes. 

School resumes in August, so do Gavin and my birthday. Not only that, but it's the 2nd year of my blog as well.  So there's a lot to celebrate at this time of the year.  I thought of throwing a huge giveaway for everyone to enjoy, with the help of my thoughtful and generous sponsors, who have helped me all throughout my lunch packing years.

I know that we are all very busy preparing & shopping for school uniforms/clothes, shoes, supplies and the likes.  We're not even done yet.  So I'd like to give you a break by taking good care of the lunch gears. I am hosting 2 giveaways in one. All packed with everything you might need for school to pack meals in a stress-free way.

Don't they look so lovely with a little help from our sponsors? Even the pickiest kid will eat whatever food is served.

Are you ready? I am giving away 2 winners of:

• EasyLunchboxes:  your choice of Classic or Brights, and a cooler bag.  The #1 best selling lunchboxes on Amazon.com. The only lunchbox I trust that is dishwasher and microwave safe.  
• Momables: 3 Months Free Subscription that will help you with healthy packed lunches each time. It includes weekly menus of 5 recipes, with shopping lists, packing tips, pictures.  Great for any type of diets especially for family with food allergies.
• Lunchbox Notes: The credit card sized love notes I send to show my love when packing lunches for my family.  The only notes that were written with positive words, filled with encouragement which helps boost self-confidence and self-esteem.
• FunBites Cutters: The cutters I use to cut foods in bite-size pieces in a snap.  Even kids can do it. It's safe, no metal blades attached.  Your choice of Squares, Hearts or Triangles. Just let me know.
• $15 Bento USA giftcards: to buy your choice {not mine} of bento accessories.  It is where I get most of my picks, silicone cups, vegetable cutters etc. Indulge yourself.

Yes! You read that right.  2 random winners for each prizes mentioned. 2 for my 2 year Blog anniversary.
2 for a Back To School Event & A Bloggiversary.
And that's even more reasons to celebrate & get treated well!

I will only be asking you of 2 things:

• Please enter thru my Rafflecopter and do all the mandatory entries as a way of thanking my sponsors.  You miss one, all your entries will forfeit.
• And please help promote. Tweet daily. Each tweet adds up as one entry. Sharing in Facebook on a daily basis helps in your chances of winning.  Promoting is not mandatory, but it will not open till you're done with other mandatory entries.  Come back daily to tweet for another entry.

The following giveaway is open only to US residents.  

No international entry please.  

Giveaways will ship separately. 

They will come directly from the retailers.

Winners will be notified via email.  You are given 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.  If you have any question, feel free to email me and I will get back to you shortly.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!

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Check out other Back To School Events happening right now at Bento Bloggers and Friends website. You might not want to miss them too. The more entries, the more chances of winning.

Goodluck to Everyone!  May the most entries win :)

All bento accessories are available through Bento USA,

the cheapest and most complete online bento products in the USA.

Other bento gears are also available thru My Amazon Affiliate Link.
Thank you for your support!

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Back To School Event Part II: FUNBITES {Review & Giveaway}

It's time for another BACK TO SCHOOL Giveaway.

This is part 2 of 2.

Since I have an incoming Kindergartner, I thought FunBites would be the best BACK To SCHOOL giveaway since one of our duties for lunch packing would be chopping fruits, sandwiches or anything into bite-sized pieces to make lunch-eating mess-free and worry-free.

In my experience of lunch packing, my children eat better on containers when they are already chopped up to bite-sized pieces. They are not only best on toddlers and preschoolers, but also perfect on to-go meals for school-aged kids.  It's wonderful when utensils are not quite required to eat when on the go.  I love to serve them on plastic skewers, or cute fork picks, when dipping is required.  It gives them the ease of eating without a single mess.  It adds special appeal too when arranged and presented in a creative way.

FunBites cutters come in 2 different looks: Cube It and Luv It.  Both have the ease of manipulation.  They are user-friendly. They're great for pancakes, sandwiches, cheese, fruits and more.  Cutting is a breeze.  

Here's all you need to do:

Place the cutter on top of the food, without the popper top. 

Grab the handles on both sides of the cutter. 

Firmly rock it down from side to side to cut through the food.  

You don't need to be gentle. Press hard if you need to.  

Insert the popper top, push down as you lift the cutter up from the food. 

Arrange the cut food as you please to make an appealing lunch.

The generous FunBites have given me the greatest opportunity to give out (1) FunBites cutter of your choice: CUBE IT or LUV IT to one of my lucky readers.

To enter, I have set up Rafflecopter for a fool-proof entry.  Just follow the instructions and you should be fine. Not all entries are mandatory, but I would appreciate it if you do give this giveaway a shout-out on Facebook and Twitter.

Thank you very much!

~Marie

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*Disclaimer: I was provided with a FREE Cube It Cutter to facilitate my review. No other compensation was received and the opinions expressed herein are purely mine.*

K-Bento: Luv It Bento

cut with FunBites Luv It cutters

Missy A asked for a Nutella sandwich today. And since she has a loose tooth she wanted her food to be in bite-size pieces. I knew right away that the FunBites Luv It is the perfect cutter for days like this. It lets you cut through the bread in one easy step with a decorative appeal. So today's lunch was inspired by my Luv It cutter.

 Don't forget to check out our current giveaway!

A chance to win a FREE pack of Easy Lunchboxes 

and a cooler bag of your choice!

Tools I've used for this post:

K-Bento: PB Sandwich Kebabs

I was so thrilled that yesterday's lunch was a hit for my little girl. I figured that she eats better when her foods were cut into bite-size and skewered into food picks.  Since she's known to have one of the yummiest looking food in school, her K-friends tend to draw near her and ran a taste test on her food till they were half-eaten. Sad but true. So I had to find a way to intimidate her friends from touching her food.  Voila! The picks solved them.  It looked like kids won't readily pick foods from anyone's box if they were securely skewered in groups.  They would look and ask, but they wouldn't just take it.

With the use of a FunBites Cube It, I cut her White Chocolate PB sandwiches into cubes and arranged them like kebabs on long food picks.  Same thing with her grapes so they're not readily available to anyone, but Missy A.  For her mid-morning snack, she has Teddy Grahams Soft Paws Oatmeal Raisin Cookie.

Do you know that I have an Easy Lunchboxes Giveaway? Enter here for your chance to win your very own.

Good Luck!!

Happy Wednesday to all!!

Summer Mealtime: FunBites Lunch {K-Bento}

I got my Cube It FunBites Cutter in the mail last week after my initial request.  I have to admit that I've been itching to try it out since the time I laid eyes on it.  I just knew it's the perfect cutter when on my morning rush to school and work.

I have a Luv It cutter too that graced my kitchen for months. My kids can't get enough of cutting just before eating. They're perfect for bite-size pieces. I love using it on sandwiches, melons, mangoes, cheeses, hams, pancakes, etc.  They look great on skewers or even when just left alone. The possibilities are endless.  Just be creative.

 Today I have made cream cheese sandwiches for Mr. G, watermelons,

and strawberries.

While my little girl had Nutella and Peanut Butter sandwiches, 

with watermelons and strawberries.  

Both snacks were prepared with the help of a Cube It in under 10 minutes.  

That includes photographing the meal for this post. Imagine that! FunBites are not only durable food cutters, but are reliable time saver as well.

Watch out for my FunBites giveaway as part of my Back to School Event.

Be on my mailing list so you don't miss out.

I hope you enjoyed this post.

Enjoy the rest of the summer.  School starts by Monday.

~Marie