[Nyororin]

These aren`t crazy - they`re *typical*. Most moms try to make things like this for their kids in school - mostly kindergarten, but occasionally for elementary school events too.

You sort of get judged on how nice the bento looks.

-I have a kid starting kindergarten in April... And I have been gathering the little things you need to make the things in some of these. There are egg shapers, shaped onigiri pressers, nori punch cutters, sausage cutters, etc etc etc.

With all the tools, it doesn`t take *nearly* as long as it looks like it would. Even now, with little experience, I can whip one of these up in about 10 minutes.