Kristen Watterson http://kristenwatterson.com Artist. Writer. Mama Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:06:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Life size cut out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/fDAPwL6FX6A/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/04/12/life-size-cut-out/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:06:16 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=369 This is the artwork for a 6 foot tall card board cut out! I’m really pleased with how it turned out — I can’t wait to see the finished cutout!! :D 20120412-170255.jpg

]]> http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/04/12/life-size-cut-out/feed/ 0 http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/04/12/life-size-cut-out/ Bento #9 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/8BZmGUmvEuM/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/04/12/bento-9/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:26 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=366 Apple sandwiches with peanutbutter
Cuties
Cheese
Raisins

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]]> http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/04/12/bento-9/feed/ 0 http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/04/12/bento-9/ Bento #6 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/VI2fFHeeA6E/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/22/bento-6/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:47:10 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=363 Things just got way cuter in bento-town!

Today’s menu:
Bunny PB&Nutella mini sandwiches
Blueberries
Strawberries
Penne pasta with marinara

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]]> http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/22/bento-6/feed/ 0 http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/22/bento-6/ Bento #5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/KXlZo-21ob0/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/20/bento-5/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:59:26 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=360 Packed dinner for church:

Flower shaped PBJ with flax seed peanut butter
Grapes
Blueberries
Kiwi
Strawberries
And flower shaped turkey slices

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]]> http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/20/bento-5/feed/ 0 http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/20/bento-5/ Bento #4 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/8QTdDvNm5XM/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/20/bento-4/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:13:25 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=357 Today I made turkey and cream cheese pinwheels, bugs on a log, and raisins under a cutie. She did not go for the “bugs” on the log, but maybe she would try it sans bugs… I’ll try the celery again in a few days LOL

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]]> http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/20/bento-4/feed/ 0 http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/20/bento-4/ Bento #3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/ckVdBicuYeI/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/18/bento-3/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:40:44 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=354 Homemade chicken nuggets with whole grain crust
Brown rice (supposed to be hello kitty shaped LOL)
Kiwi
Strawberries
Blueberries
Grapes

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]]> http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/18/bento-3/feed/ 0 http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/18/bento-3/ Bento #2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/GL_f1wZi0ms/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/16/bento-2/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:21:14 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=351 So I forgot to take a before picture… But I’d say today’s bento was a success!!
It had flower shaped PBJ mini sandwiches on whole grain bread
Kiwi (flowers)
Strawberries
Grapes
And carrots
She has never had kiwi before but she really liked them and even ate the carrots!

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]]> http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/16/bento-2/feed/ 0 http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/16/bento-2/ Bentos on the Brain / Bento #1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KristenWatterson/~3/BtABt_IlmtE/ http://kristenwatterson.com/2012/03/14/bentos-on-the-brain-bento-1/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:59:28 +0000 admin http://kristenwatterson.com/?p=343 Ok, I just recently (like within the past two days) became obsessed with kawaii and bentos for kids. I have been researching the past two weeks ideas to get my 3 year old to eat better. Ok, granted: *I* was not feeding her great food to begin with, but now that I’ve been trying for a couple months to change her/our diet, we’re at a place where she turns her nose up at anything that’s different than what she’s used to. I tried sneaking vegetables into her mac and cheese — which worked once. But then she caught me trying to serve her mac and cheese when there were these suspiciously empty baby food containers on the counter… She’s a super smart kid and put it together, then refused to eat it.

I am still open to sneaking veggies in to her “regular” food, but then I got to thinking, she’ll be eating it without even knowing there are vegetables in it and then it’s possible she won’t eat the same vegetables when they are presented in their normal form… So, she should just eat the regular looking vegetables, right?

Somehow I came across bento boxes randomly in a search online. They are adorable and creative enough to capture my interest and I like the idea that they make healthy food appealing to kids. Plus, every mom-turned-bento-blogger out there raves about how bentos helped their picky eater try new things or learn to eat better. I figured it’s worth a shot — and they’re not super time consuming. Plus, they’re kinda crafty/fun to boot!

So here goes, Bento #1 for her lunch tomorrow:

Blueberries and Strawberries (they are frosty)
Flower-shaped whole grain bread
Cheese flowers
Turkey rolled up and stuck with picks
bear and giraffe red peppers
tiny carrot sticks

I went light on the veggies this time so I wouldn’t freak her out — I want to ease into it so she’ll like the idea of bentos. We’ll see how many I end up making LOL!!

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Chicken Nuggets

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