Arigato Bento - easy open for kids

This 5 compartment bento box has an inner lid as well as an outer lid. The inner lid features a silicone seal that keeps food in place. Like all leakproof lunch boxes, they'll be leakproof for runny foods, sauces etc, but not always for water. There's also an outer lit with its own seal, so it's double protection for your contents.

There's a little sauce pot in the middle, along with a long compartment for carrot sticks etc, 2 smaller square compartments and a larger compartment for the main part of the meal, whether it's a sandwich (cut up), fruit or anything else. If you want to put a sandwich inside this bento lunch box, it cant' be put in whole or flat, but there's plenty of room to make little sandwich soldiers or cut your sandwich in to smaller sections.

If you don't have time to wash this one by hand, it's top rack dishwasher safe. At Shop Naturally, we prefer plastic be hand washed because it lasts longer and is less likely to break down, but you are covered under warranty for washing this one on the top rack of your dishwasher.

Every year for Back To School, the most common question we get asked is whether kids of a certain age can open a lunch box on their own. This feature is a double edged sword, so treat it with the respect it deserves. There's 2 latches on this bento box, along the longer sides of the box. They are easy for small hands to open. The downside to this feature means it's not the lunch box to just throw in to a kids school bag and have it bounce around with books. Please keep your Arigato bento snugly inside an insulated lunch bag or place some elastic around it to keep the lid securely in place.

Securely fastened on the inside of the outer lid you will find a kid friendly fork and spoon. Not only are they safe for little ones to use,  but when taking cutlery to school, there can be rules around safety. There's no knife and the fork isn't overly sharp. By comparison, a travel cutlery set can set you back up to $30 and contains items that may not be suitable for young children to take to school and use unsupervised.

The founder of Arigato Bento believes that lunch time should be a fun and varied experience. If kids are excited about what's in their lunch box, they'll be more inclined to eat it. 5 compartments in a bento box allow you to add fruit, vegetables, home cooked treats such as pizza scrolls, freshly made sandwiches, leftovers and keep them all separate from each other. The depth of the compartments was a major design decision with many bento lunch boxes on the market not being very tall.