last updated 26 September 2010

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Getting involved in contests and events is a great way to meet other talented bento makers, make friends, see new techniques and tools being used, and lots of fun too, especially if you can win yourself a prize!

CURRENT

The Bento Contests, Prizedraws, Competitions, Events and Free Giveaways, that I know about, that are current are:

Bento Giveaway via The Tater Twins ends 1st October 2010

Bento Giveaway via A Pocket Full of Buttons ends September 29th 2010

Muffin Tin Mondays via Muffin Tin Mom  every Monday!

What’s for lunch Wednesdays – via What’s for lunch at our house – Every Wednesday!

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if you know of any others, please let me know and I will add them here! Good Luck to all who enter and Happy Bento-ing

Featured Product: Niko Niko Nori Face Punch (recently re-stocked!)

This amazing new nori punch cuts standard sheet seaweed into unbearably cute faces that you can use to make incredible bento and onigiri art, making you the cutest bento maker in town! Koala bear faces, panda, or generic happy faces can be cut from the 3 seaweed cutters and you can even mix and match to make new expressions.

Previous Contests / Giveaways

M4SB Challenge and Giveaway via Hapabento  ends Sept. 24, 2010 at 6:00 pm PDT

Giveaway – King Arthur Flour – via Lunches fit for a Kid, ends September 15th, 2010

Store Opening GIVEAWAY via OhayoBento.com ends Sat 11th September 2010

Squidoo Summer Sunshine Award via Kawaii Bento Club (Every weekday from June 7th – August 27th)

Rock My Bento Contest via Squidoo Kawaii bento Club. Ends 7th August 2010.

Bentoversary and Giveaway via Graasland ends 1st July 2010

Parasite Pals Giveaway via Mombento (Leukelunch) (in Dutch but English Description at the end) ends 31st July 2010

Magic 4-Section Bento Giveaway via HapaBento ends 25th June 2010

German Bento Contest via NekoBento.  Ends 31 May 2010 23:59 .

Happy and Healthy Giveaway Contest via KidsDreamWork. Ends 6th June 2010

Zojirushi Mini Bento Giveaway via Pikko.

B.O.M.B. via Hapabento – ends 20th June 2010

British Themed Bento Event – via Bento Box Blog – ends 21st June 2010

Red Riding Hood Giveaway via Pikko. Ends 21st May 2010

New Apartment Giveaway via Bentozen. Ends 22nd May 2010

CookBook Giveaway via Hapa Bento. Ends 25th May 2010 (

BentoBloggy Giveaway via BentoBloggy. Ends 25th May 2010

Adorable Cutters Giveaway via Delinquent Housewife. Ends around 20th May 2010

B.O.M.B. Best of Month Bento via Hapa Bento. Ends 23 May 2010

Theme Bento Entry via An American in Bento. Ends 15 may 2010

Robot Theme Contest via Kawaii Bento Club. Ends at midnight on May 14th, 2010.

Bento Cookbook Giveaway via Happy Little Bento Ends Saturday 1st May 2010
Garden Theme Contest via Hapa Bento and Japanistic (Ended. Vote now here Voting ends 11:59:59 pm, May 1st 2010) (Voting ended)
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Robot Theme Contest via Kawaii Bento Club     (Contest ends at midnight on May 14th, 2010.)
Bento Cookbook Giveaway via Susan Yuen’s Hawaii CookBook Blog
30 Day Bento Challenge via Not Exactly Bento