Back to school contest...win a bento box!
School is approaching at a rapid pace - some may already be back! Our little Beaner is 5 years old and heading to Kindergarten in just a few short weeks. Mommy is clearly taking this harder than everyone else involved! So to cheer me up, I'm giving something away!
Our latest addition (and my personal favorite) is Shinzi Katoh Bento Boxes. What is a bento box you ask? Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish. Bento can be very elaborately arranged. Surf around the internet and you will find some beautiful creations, sure to inspire even the busiest mom! Oh, and they are eco-friendly...replaces all those plastic lunch bags!
Shinzi Katoh is a famous Japanese artist, well-known for illustrating children's books. He is also a Zakka designer. 'Zakka is a broad term used to describe anything that improves or spruces up your home or life and often refers to a common household object infused with Japanese cute.'
Leave a comment on this post telling us two things: #1. your favorite kids e-learning website (I know, random, but my daughter is loving on the internet lately so we need some ideas!) - Here's a few of our own favs....EekoWorld & Peep and the Big Wide World. This isn't a requirement to enter but we'd love to hear your ideas! and #2. which bento box is calling your name!
One entry per person and please be sure to include your email address so we can contact you with the good news! You do not need to have a blogger account - just click on 'anonymous' and enter your contact info.
Contest is open to everyone (worldwide). Contest ends midnight ET on Friday, August 29, 2008. Two winners will be selected at random (names in a hat, one sweet 5 year old picks the lucky winner!). Each winner picks one bento box!
Oh! Be sure to check out our Back to School section while you are browsing.
posted by Queen Baby Bean at
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91 Comments:
oooh! These are soooooooooooooo cool!
#1 hmmm not kid-friendly as in for kids, but always lots of cool things for kids http://greenmomfinds.com/
#2 I gotta have the Clover 2 Deck -- Awesome!
I don't know of a eco kids site.
http://1greenproduct.com/
has some green things you you and your daughter to look at and maby win.
It was so hard to pick a favorite.
Follow Me Bento Lunch Box
I don't know of any eco sites for kids. Sorry. I love the follow me bento lunch box or the giraffe.. bith are cute.
Thanks for the chance to win!
I love the Flower box & the Red Apple 2 deck!
I'm not up on kid's websites... Sorry!!
Wow, you have so many cute bentos! I think my favorite is the Two Birds 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box. But that is NOT my final answer! I am bookmarking your site!
My son loves playing computer games on www.starfall.com . He is 3 1/2. They have reading readiness games at various levels.
You might find some eco-themed activities at the NWF kids' magazine website www.nwf.org/YourBigBackyard
Hope that helps!
onlycancan at hotmail dot com
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These are so great!
#1 - the only site I know of is greenmomfinds... sorry, no new ones!
#2 - I love the Clover 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box!
jeepcutie82 at msn dot com
I adore the Follow Me Bento Lunch Box
I love love love these! The Clover 2 Deck is my favorite.
DS is 2 1/2... he hasn't really started with any websites yet.
Not an eco-friendly site, but kid-friendly and one of our favorites is pbskids.org
I love the Giraffe 2 Deck Bento box. Cute graphic!
I like this podcast: http://support.nature.org/site/PageServer?pagename=podcast
and I like this bento box: Follow Me Bento Lunch Box
I love love LOVE the Mushroom House bento box.
Here's a cool site:
http://www.kiddierecords.com/
Free MP3 downloads of all sorts of kiddie records from the 40s and 50s!
ignoramoose (at) gmail (dot) com
http://ecochildsplay.com/ is full of good ideas
and i love the perch bento box though the houses one is pulling at me too. If I win, there's going to be a knock down drag out fight over this, you know that right? hee hee hee
I was recently blogging about bentos and my kids are psyched about them
They are all so cute! I love the ballet and the clover 2 boxes. Sorry I don't know any green kid's sites.
I love the one with the kitty, of course (follow me).
Kiwi magazine has a little bit of a kids' section with printables recipes and some other stuff. http://www.kiwimagonline.com/kiwikids/
I am a huge fan of Family Fun. While they aren't a strictly green website, they have a wealth of information, games, recycled crafts and other stuff. Great search feature too. http://familyfun.go.com/
Red Apple 2 Deck Bento Lunch or the bee
the site so far is greenmomfinds.com
I love the perch bento box. It was hard to choose though! And www.ecofriendlykids.co.uk is a good site with basic information. Thanks for the chance! afdr3d@umkc.edu
Hello Queen Baby Bean!
I've got a website she may like:
It's called Ovies Digs and if mom signs up for her, she can get free stuff in the mail!
Here's a link:
http://www.oviesdigs.com/index.html
The Chef Bento lunchbox was absolutely screaming my name; these are ta die for. Even if I don't win, thanks for the review and heads up!
Of the bento's you've pictured there, I like the Giggle!
I found this site: http://earthsavers.typepad.com/the_earth_savers_blog/
I also love the giraffe bento box!
LOVE the Giraffe 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box. Don't know any kids sites since my boy is one and not surfing yet. fingers crossed.
tvollowitz at aol dot com
I love the pig 2 deck bento box. pbskids.org is a great kids site - although not necessarily green. tinawittmer(at)yahoo(dot)com
Will you PLEASE do a rundown of all your favorite kid green sites. I'd love to introduce my kids to some!! I love the Sheep Bento Lunch Box! FUN!!
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Energy double decker is my very favorite, followed closely by Giggle, Follow Me and Love an Apple... all of these are adorable!
My kids are a bit young for online stuff themselves but I love getting ideas from http://kidscraftweekly.com/.
1) For the website, I would suggest www.ecokids.ca
My bosses daughter loves that site!
2) I like the Perch bento lunch box.
fertawert AT yahoo DOT com
I really love the design named Follow Me Bento Lunch Box. We have four cats and a dog so you can see why that design would call me.
Our favorite "go to" site on the 'net (kid friendly) is http://familyfun.go.com. We also love the Candy Stand games. They are fun for kids. http://www.candystand.com/index.do
Thank you for a great giveaway!
HunnyV "at" Optonline "dot" net
What little works of art! I esp. love the two birds bento. Thanks!
gomeggo[at]gmail[dot]com
These are awesome, my kindergartener would love one!
1. A cool eco-site is freecycle.com - not necessarily for kids, but you can sometimes find great art project supplies there - use stuff other people would have thrown out!
2. Love the Follow Me box!
beckym678 AT yahoo dot com
I'm not sure of an eco-website for kids, but my boys are in love with starfall.com right now. I like the Flower Bento Lunch Box. Thanks!
There are generally some fun and educational things to be found at http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/.
I really like the Chief Bento Lunch Box and think my little guy would be willing to use it. Thanks for the giveaway.
#1 Is it OK to say my own blog? I have a nursery section at Green Your Decor: http://www.greenyourdecor.com/category/nursery/
If not my site, then definitely Tiny Decor: http://tinydecorblog.com/blog/
#2 I love the Two Birds 2 Deck Bento.
Email: jennae at greenyourdecor dot com
I like to Giraffe 2 deck box. I don't know of a kid-friendly website as my baby is too little to surf the web just yet. Great giveaway!
My daughter isn't on the internet yet (only 2 1/2) but she loves looking at pictures of herself on the computer. Those bento boxes are adorable! As a knitter, I am drawn to the sheep one but my daughter would probably choose the Nectar with the flower and bee.
Our granddaughter loves to listen to Noggin on the internet.
wow how cute i be happy with any one thinks
#1 We paid for a subscription to mynoggin.com and my 5 year old loves it. They have a parents' page that shows you what skills your child is really doing well in and which ones she is working on. She also really loves pbskids.org
#2 I love the Perch Bento!
jamie [dot] willett [at] charter [dot] net
We like http://www.epa.gov/kids I can't decide between the clover 2 deck (great for St. Patrick's Day) or the Giraffe 2 Deck
I love the ballet bento box. One of our favorite sites is www.starfall.com. Enjoy!
#1) Have you tried kidsplanet.org?
#2) I love the Giraffe 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box.
Thanks!
oreo89 [at] gmail [dot] com
I don't know how eco-friendly they are but the Family Fun website keeps us pretty busy. Also http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/kittycat is fun. I think the Perch Bento Lunch Box is great, I would love to win it!
Peep is always the first thing both of my nieces want to do when they walk by the computer. The other one is Hannah Montana painting fingernails game. Not very educational but I'd rather her paint computer nails than her own nails. We also visit Kneebouncers for the smallest one.
My favorite bento is the Pig and Bee box.
PBSkids.org
Clover 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box
hetz-junk(at)hotmail(dot)com
We love the Crayola website for fun ideas! I really love the Clover 2 Deck- What a cute design!
1. PBS Kids and Disney are about the only two sites I know of.
2. I love the the pink, "on the dish" bento box
I love the ballet/ballerina bento box!
eco kids site: http://www.eddytheeco-dog.com/
kids learning www.funbrain.com
micaela6955 at msn dot com
We love pbskids.org site. I love the pig and bee bento box.aziyv
I love the clover design!! Great for my little Irish girl!! I am not sure of any sites right now...I'll keep an eye out though!!
I love the clover design!! Great for my little Irish girl!! I am not sure of any sites right now...I'll keep an eye out though!!
The only site we really let our daughter go to is PBS Kids.
Very cool Bentos! All are cute!
Bento boxes are awesome, great way to keep to a portion size too!
#1- I dont have kids at the e-learning age, but I found this website that may give you some more ideas: http://www.kidstodo.co.uk/learning.htm
#2- Love the Red & Blue Bento Lunch Box
Thanks!!
laurachilton {at} hotmail {dot} com
My little ones are only 1 and 2, so I haven't really come across an e-learning site for them yet.
I love the Nectar Bento Lunch Box-very cute!
khmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com
My daughter goes to pbskids a lot. We also purchased a reading game set.
Big Bee 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box is our fave.
I love the House Bento box. They're all really cute and such a good idea. I like the eco-friendly kids clothes at http://www.greenedgekids.com/
I am not aware of any e-learning sites. I love the Follow Me bento box. These are so fun!!!
The Curious George games at pbskids.org are really fun and educational. . .my favorite bento box is Perch! anastacer at verizon dot net
My daughter is a little young for the internets, so I don't really have any advice. I love the bento boxes! I love the crop one in particular.
I like PBS kids
my favorite box is the Giraffe 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box
mitanari@yahoo.com
I love the Perch and the 2 deck Giraffe. I am not too familiar with elearning sites - just a little time on Nick Jr.
New favorite website is http://www.starfall.com/ - great pre-reading activities for kids. My son loves it :)
Love the Giraffe Bento box :)
Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Very nice boxes!
Well we really try not to let the kids on the computer still but they have done Webkinz that they got as gifts.
I like the Follow Me Bento Box with the cat on it the best. Would be great for my oldest starting K.
I don't know of any websites I can recommend. Sorry. I do love the Flower Bento Lunch Box.
ksieker(at)hotmail(dot)com
I don't know of any eco friendly sites for kids. :(
On The Dish Bento Lunch Box is really cute, I like them all though!
My daughter is still a little young to be doing anything with the internet beyond watching videos of puppies on YouTube. But my friend's brand-new kindergartener loves starfall.com
beccachristensen at hotmail dot com
My daughter is only 2, so we haven't gotten past pbskids.org. I like the Giraffe 2 Deck box and the Perch Bento Box.
I like the Highlights website for children. My daughter enjoys doing the hidden pictures (and so do I)! I love the Giggle Bento Lunch Box the best. Nice giveaway.
I love www.starfall.com it's helped my son with reading and he loved it. My favorite is the giraffe 2 deck, really cute boxes!
=) melanie
http://melaniescrafts.etsy.com
http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
melanieadey at hotmail dot com
I love the clover one! As for educational sites, our DD is only 15 months so kneebouncers.com is about as far as we've gone.
the_other_alice_(at)yahoo.com
i love the two birds bento box!
My daughter is a bit young for the web but I've heard pbskids is a great site.
I like the Follow Me Bento Box - the cat looks just like our cat!
Thanks!
crt4book[at]yahoo[dot]com
My daughter loves http://www.starfall.com/ The bento boxes are so cute!
samsakara@twcny.rr.com
really hard to pick only one !! But my Daughter said Nectar Bento Lunch Box is her favorite :) My daughter loves this site http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/
thanx bunches !
My favorite is Giggle Bento lunch box. I really don't know of any eco friendly kids sites. Thank you so much!
Hmmmm. Not sure if I have a kid-friendly, eco-friendly website to recommend, unless you count the Make-a-Flake website where you can cut paper snowflakes to your heart's content, without wasting any paper whatsoever. http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/
My favourite bento is the Pig and Bee 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box.
michelle at northofthe49 dot com
My favorite learning site for kids is starfall.com -- great intro to using the internet (with parents' help) for the preschool set and great phonics stuff for kindergarten/early readers.
And I love the House Bento box!!! I have a quasi-bento for my son right now, but it's cheaply made and is NOT easy for him to open and close. I've been wanting to get him a real one - this would be great!
Michelle N.
michelle (dot) nebel (at) gmail (dot) com
One of our favorites is the Follow Me Bento. Discovery Kids is a favorite site!
The Flower Bento Lunch Box.
PBS KIDS
I like the giraffe 2 deck bento.
As for a children's site...
http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html
I'm not sure on how educational it is but it's um, imaginative.
My e-mail is ilikewinningstuff@yahoo.com
http://www.kidprintables.com/
great site for printing out puzzles, craft projects, coloring book pages etc.
Sun and Bird Bento Lunch Box
Sorry I don't have any kid sites, my daughter is almost two so we're not quite there yet.
The Bento boxes are so cool, my favorite is the Nectar Bento Lunch Box, it's so cute and cheery!
Thanks for the giveaway!
xpsundell(at)gmail(dot)com
Ok, #1 - for older kids we love http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm - interactive geography games.
And #2 - I love the Giraffe 2 Deck Bento Lunch Box!
I love hte giraffe 2 deck box- and my son also uses starfall (I saw it mentioned already) but he's only almost 3 so we havent been exploring too much internet yet- starfall has great letter stuff for him though.
gosh, my son is only 3, so not sure our sites will help you. :) we have been checking out starfall lately. I like the Nectar bento box. :)
my kids love NEOPETS.COM and i love the Flower Bento Lunch Box
#1 I think Mango Languages and Live Mocha are interesting sites for kids (of course with parent supervision and help). They are language sites which can be quite fun! These sites aren't really for kids, but I think giving kids some exposure to foreign language early on can be great!
#2 I LOVE LOVE LOVE the House Bento Box! I have some items from this artist in my home and I love them!
1. funbrain.com has great learning games and activities for children in Kindergarten all the way through middle school. I actually used this site to come up with teaching ideas.
2. I like the Nectar box. Just the saying, "what a nice day" brings positive thinking!
Those are sooo cute...do I have to choose? I would choose the Giraffe
We love Sprout Smart
http://www.sproutsmart.com/sprout/Smart/
jasonncaryn at yahoo dot com
Sorry I don't know of any kids eco sites, I've been trying to find some myself. My favorite box is the Gibbon Rice Ball Box!
lokeelanee (at)netzero(dot)com
#1 - Try http://www.crayola.com/ for lots of coloring pages and craft ideas.
#2 - I would choose the Sun and Bird Bento Lunch
1 - my daughter loves pbskids.org
2 - giggle is cute, but so is pig and bee. so random, that last one. haha
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