You're Going To Hear Me ROAR!

Get ready for a ROAR-some good theme lunch idea. My granddaughter loves dinosaurs and this week I wanted to surprise her with this above and beyond dinosaur bento. Planning this bento made me think about how often girls are told dinosaur are for boys. As a teacher and mom, it was always important to me to emphasis to students that toys are gender neutral. The most beautiful thing about being a child is the gift of imagination. Which to me nurtures confidence and the ability to think outside the box when it comes to problem solving. I remember once taking by granddaughter to an event at the local mall that had a balloon artist creating different twisted balloon shapes for kids. When it was my granddaughter turn, he asked if she would like a tiara, or flower? Which is what all the girls requested. My grandbaby proudly said, “NO, I want a dinosaur.”

Inspired by lasandri.tumblr.com. I used a cookie cutter and food coloring to create dinosaurs with wheat bread. The spikes are simple triangle cut salami. The sides included Bagles chips used to mimic claws and a plastic egg filled with fruit. My granddaughter school requires that she brings a snack. So I topped cherry tomatoes with dinosaur heads and Used pretzels sticks and lettuce to create trees. Doesn’t it look like they are eating from a perfectly trimmed tree?

I found a fantastic sticker book at Dollar store and wanted to use it to anchor the whole bento. I think the bold backdrop made this lunch pop. Hope your child loves it as much as she did!

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