Time flies! It is hard to believe that I have been blogging on bento for a year. Yes, today is the first anniversary of KidsDreamWork.com and my bento making journey!
This is such a happening week for me, first the bento making demo session and now my blog 1st Anniversary celebration.
First of all I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for being so supportive throughout my journey – my family who is always there for me, my friends and blog followers who always give me warmth and supportive comments, and everyone who spend their precious time reading my blog. Thank you all so much! You are the forces that keep me going!
I gained so many precious friendships through bento making and blogging, and I learnt so many things from all you great people out there too.
Now here comes the exciting part. To celebrate the first anniversary of KidsDreamWork.com, I would like to host a giveaway for 1 lucky reader of this blog!
You just need to follow the steps below to enter the giveaway and having the chance(s) to be the lucky one and it is open to everyone!
1. Leave me a comment of your name, location, the reason you are the follower/reader of this blog, and how you stumbled upon this blog (if you still remember, otherwise you can just leave this one out).
2. Become a fan of KidsDreamWork.com in Facebook (or if you are already one) will give you a second entry. To become a fan of KidsDreamWork.com, all you need to do is to click the ‘Follow Me On Faceobook’ badge on the left column of the home page and click the ‘Like’ button after you sign in to your Faccebook account. Leave me a comment with your Facebook name that you used to become the fan of KidsDreamWork.com.
3. Blog about this giveaway will give you a third entry. Leave me a comment with your blog link.
You can leave me separate comments for each of the entries, or one comment including all. You just have to make sure that you mentioned all the required details in the comment(s) and you have a valid email when leaving the comment so that you are contactable if you are the lucky winner.
What will you get for this giveaway?
A lovely handmade bento bag courtesy from my nice neighbour S which I gave it a little touched up with the cute giraffes.
This is the back view of the bento bag. S is very talented in sewing and I love her art work very much!
A set of the ‘Clapping March Musician’ bento box and a BROS water tumbler. If you notice, the picture on the water tumbler is Mr. Tickle, one of the characters from the famous Mr. Men & Little Miss series. My boy is a big fan of Mr. Men & Little Miss lately.
A bento box belt and a set of 12 pieces cute reusable food baran.
Last but not least a set of cute animal food picks and two penguins shape silicone food cups.
I will call this a goodies bag which contains many of the essential tools to start bento-ing. The giveaway will be opened until 22nd Oct 2010, Friday midnight Malaysia time (GMT+8). As usual, the lucky winner will be drawn by my kids upon the closing date.
Wishing everyone a great time entering this giveaway and again I wanted to thank you all for your support and friendships which mean a lot to me!
Update (23rd Oct 2010 00:00): The giveaway is officially closed now. Stay tune for the result, you might be the lucky one! If you are from US or Canada and you missed this giveaway, there is another giveaway awaiting for you here. The closing date for this CSN Store Giveaway is on 29 October 2010, don’t miss this!
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波尼 – Thank you! Time really flies yeah!
wow.. Happy 1st Anniversary!
I think i dont need to tell you how i stumble upon your website, coz i already mentioned in my blog too..:)
bobo – Thank you! Oh yes, I know how you come here, and I’m so glad to get to know you via blogging too!
Happy anniversary KDW!!! Mine will be next week but dun think I will do anything abt it. I dun hv much “fan”.
Yeapies – Oh really! Our blog anniversary is just a week apart! What a co-incident! Hey, you might not know, maybe there are many many people reading your blog actually!
Happy !st Anniversary!An d thank you for the chance for giveaway chances.I am a beginner of bento making and I like to read your blog because you teach a lot of how to making the bento and almost everyday got new bento,of course your bentos were very creative.That’s why I keep on checking your blog everyday.
I am from Penang ,my name is Elaine Teoh,my blog add is http://www.elaine-littledream.blogspot.com,I just started my blogging and bento making about few months ago,I hope that one day I will become like you,create my own bento and make children love my bento.
Elaine – Thank you for your well wish!
happy anniversary !!!
仪仪妈咪 – Thank you!
Happy blog birthday! And many thanks for the giveaway. (It would be a pleasure to win because in country one can’t find bento accessories.
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1. I’m Eva from Hungary (though now I’m in Germany). I follow your blog because I like your ideas and your bento boxes. I found your blog searching on the Internet or at a fellow bento-blogger. (I can’t remember exactly.
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2. I become your fan on Facebook. My Facebook name is Eva Szoverfi.
3. And here is my blog entry about your blog and your 1st anyversary: http://tutorafoz.freeblog.hu/archives/2010/10/06/KidsDreamWorkcom/
Eva – Thank you! Wish you good luck for the giveaway!
happy 1st anniversary to KDW
I don’t have the habbit in making bento for my son, but i enjoy viewing yr blog. not only the creativity, but i can feel the L-O-V-E from a mother to her kids
Mothers are graet!!!
莎莎妈咪sab – Thank you! Totally agreed with your last sentence, you are one very good example!
Happy anniversary! Greeting from Penang.
I am new to your blog, attracted by those well decorated bento of course. Well, I have 2 little boys and the elderst one loves bento so much I have no reason not to check out your blog more. Actually, I have joined your FB page before reading this post… dont want to miss out more bentos. Keep up your nice works.
Lydia Teh – Thank you! And wow, your blog is very interesting too! Thanks for leaving me this message and giving me the chance to land on your blog!
Congrats on the 1st Anniversary KidsDreamWork!!!
Great job at the bento demo event, i’m sure audiences were enjoyed those snacks very much..^^
Rachel Hei – Thank you! Looking forward for more bento from you, *wink* *wink*!
Happy 1st Blogoversary Ai Ping! I enjoy reading your blog and see your talented works for the bento. Hope can see more of your great work in the future
Lia Chen – Thank you Lia! You are always my great inspirations all the time!
♫♪Congratulations…congratulations…♫♪
Haha…hope you can hear what I sing…hehehe…
Happy 1st Anniversary KidsDreamWork! Great blog. I enjoy reading your blog. Keep up the good work. ♥.♥
Emily – Thank you! Yes yes, I can ‘hear’ you singing!
Wow wow!! Just saw ur update in FB and got to know it’s been a year!!! Still very very impressed with your ongoing passion and your sharing that you’ve been doing here in KDW! Keep it up and continue to be a wonderful mummy!!
Erm..in case you dunno who I am..I’m your ex-ex-ex-ex-cube-mate!! 
Pig – Thank you! How can I not know why you are! Glad that you drop by too
Happy Anniversary! Hope to see many more years to come! Hi, I’m in Sarasota, Florida. I think I heard about your blog from Jenn at Bentobird!
Lyndsey – Thank you for your well wish!
Oh wow, what cute bento gifts! I think I probably found your blog through bentobird, but it may have been through sheri at Happy Little Bento. Congrats on 1 year, time flies, huh? I am in Sonoma County, California. michmarq (at) hotmail (dot) com
Sonoma Bento – Thank you! Yeah, time really flies!
Hi, Emily here, from Seremban. I enjoyed reading your blog because there are sooo many creative and nice bentos here and all these ideas inspiring me a lot in my bento making. Really thanks a lot, Ai Ping.
I am a fan of KidsDreamWork.com in Facebook now.
I have also blog about the giveaway in today’s post, http://emilynpf.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/ghost-bunny-happy-ghosts/
Emily Ng – Thank you Emily!
All these are so cute and beautiful…
Alice – Thank you and welcome to KidsDreamWork! Come join the fun then!
congratulations on your 1 year anniversary! I am Mrs. P and I’m from Hawaii. I found your through either Susan Yuen’s page, or What’s For Lunch Wednesdays, or other blogs.I followed you because I enjoy reading your blog!
Happy Anniversary!^^ I am May from Nilai, N.S.I know your blog thru Emily Ng from Seremban. I am a beginner of bento making after insipired by Emily. Your colourful and creative bento has attract me to become your blog follower especially the bento for musical party!I am now your fan in Facebook. My FB name is May Chan. I am not a blog writer as i don’t have time to do it. However, i have share your link at my FB profile.^.~
Congrats and Happy 1st Anniversary!
Keep the bento love going and more bentos to come!
Angeleyes – Thank you!
Happy Anniversary!
1. Kylie, Kuala Lumpur. Reason? I just can’t resist to see the lovely bentos you made! It’s super creative, nice and cute!~ Getting to know your blog when I search around to find more ideas to ‘decorate’ my kids’ meal..
2. Fan @ your fb already. Kylie Tee.
3. My blog link. http://cre8tonekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-anniversary-to-kidsdreamwork.html
prince n princess mum – Thank Kylie!
Happy 1st Anniversary! Always inspired by your new creations, hope many more to come
anncoo – Thank you very much! On the other hand I always admired your cooking and baking skills! I hope I can be like you one day too!
Yeayyyyy!!! Happy b’day KDW! Congrats for the first amazing year
. Thanks for always inspiring us with your great bento ideas. Wishing you so many great and amazing years for the next 
. Hugs!
tatabonita – Thank you Tata! A big hugs back to you!
Congrats! Grow Grow Grow
raja – Hey thank you!
Congrats on your 1st Bloggeversary!!! Well done on your achievement!! Looking forward to more bento posts in future.
food-4tots – Thank you very much!
Congrats and cheers to more beautiful cute bentos to come!
Karen – Thank you!
Congratulations on 1 year! A friend of mine had mentioned bentos, so I searched for all the information and inspiration I could. Somewhere along the way I discovered your blog and started following you on facebook
Casey Gaecklein – Welcome to KidsDreamWork Casey and thanks for your support!
Hi there!! My name is Anabel. I currently live in CA with my husband and children. The reason I follow this blog is because I just recently learned about bento boxes and fell in love with it’s creativity. I was at reading What’s for Lunch Wednesday at bentolunch.net and clicked on your link.
I have become a fan of KidsFreamWork on FB. =)
Anabel – Thank you and wish you good luck!
Happy 1st Anniversary!
I am Grace from Penang but have migrated to Sydney a year ago.Today is my 1st time to read your blog, and guess what? I am really impressed and amazed by the creativity that u have done. Of course, it was so much love in it. Apparently, I was digging my brain for more ideas in order to encourage my little boy to try on meat, fish and vegetables. Being a fulltime housewife, I have created many variety of foods for him but he just turned off. I might say, ur Bento’s ideas are really attracted me n I believed it might attracted my son’s interest too. I will follow your tips of how to make a good bento to my son, from tomorrow onwards and spread the your good efforts to my friends around here. Thank you for your sharing.
Besides, I have became a fan of you in facebook!
Grace Ong – Thank you very much and welcome to KidsDreamWork!
I hope you have a great time making bento, and most importantly, wish your son enjoys it and you can introduce more food variety to him soon!
Congrats! and Happy 1st Anniversary! I stumbled upon this blog through my friend FoodForTots facebook fan page! I got hocked on it to see so many informative posts here. I like those lovely bento sets but just too lazy to make some. Hope I will be inspired by your blog! Congrats again!
Alice – Thank you and welcome to KidsDreamWork! Hope you will join the bento community soon!
Happy Anniversary from Amy in Ohio,USA
Got hooked on bento making about 6 months ago…but actually found your site while looking up cupcake design ideas…very cute!!!
Amy L – Thanks! Welcome to KidsDreamWork and thank for joining the contest! Wish you good luck!
happy Anniversary friend.
dun forget about me ya…
june@june – Thank you friend! How can I forget you, your sweet ‘home’ is one of the blog that I definitely visit everytime I have the chance to do blog hopping!
Thanks for the reminder to join this contest:)
Congratulations upon the first anniversary!!!
I’m a Malaysian, studying in the UK at the moment. Came across your blog when you had the first giveaway and subsequently becoming my habit to read your updates:)
Indeed Malaysia boleh! Proud of you becoming one of the many mums who packs lunches for their lovely children to school:)
Angelene – Thank you and want to congratulate again for making the Malaysia Boleh spirit happened over there too! Wish you good luck for this giveaway!
Another entry: I just became a fan in your facebook page:)
Well Done!
1. Hiya, my name is ket from aberdeen scotland. I like this site cause im bento crazy too and the best part is that it has malaysian scent all over it, a much needed entity here in scotland! I read it cause angelene introduced to me a while ago. *wink*
2. My facebook name is Vai Ket X)
3. http://pinkshirtz.blogspot.com/2010/10/kidsdreamworkcom.html
Happy bentoing and keep up the good work.
p.s to angelene: if i win, i’ll give u everything except the band cause i dont have one. Hahahaha! X) Cheerios.
Ket – Welcome to KidsDreamWork and thanks for taking part in the contest! Also thanks for your sweet comment about this blog! Glad to know you via Angelene! Wish you both good luck yeah!
I thought I had commented on this…but I guess I didn’t! Congratulations again on your 1st year anniversary! You are alwasy so kind to be doing giveaways! You have such cute ideas and are always positive about your work, that’s why i follow ya!
I have added this to my blog. =)
Mrs. P – Thank you for your kind comment and wish you good luck for the giveaway!
Hey friend, HaPPy AnniVersary…. Time really flies … You already blogging for a year … Continue … I will support YOU…
^_^ ..
Am I entitle to have 1 entry for lucky Draw …. hahaha …
WoeiShan – Thank you so much friend! Of course you are entitled to have an entry to the lucky draw as well!
Posted bout this giveaway in my blog:)
http://journeywithangelene.blogspot.com/2010/10/stress-gilerrr.html
check it out:)
taa
Angelene – Thank you so much for the shout out in your blog!
Congratulations!!
1.Hello I am Ming! I hope I’m not too late to join the fun!
2. I’m your fan already for sure
3. and this is where I share the event: http://miramami.blogspot.com/2010/10/2-bentoastro-bento-www.html
Ming – Wow, thank you SO MUCH for taking all the trouble to translate this giveaway into Mandarin in your blog!!! Give you a big hug here!
And I’m not as super as you mentioned in your blog dear, still learning and still a long way to go! Haha…
Hello:) Congrats upon your blog 1st anniversary:)
Count me in for the giveaway…just started reading though, through my sis’s blog(Journey with Angelene)
Adelene – Thank you and welcome to KidsDreamWork! Wish both of you and Angelene good luck in the lucky draw yeah!
Hello!!
Came across your blog through Angelene’s page.
Count me in for the lucky draw please…well done on your website:)
Lily – Hello and Welcome to KidsDreamWork! Thanks for joining the giveaway fun and good luck!
I have blogged about your giveaway too.:)
http://makingbentoisablessing.blogspot.com/2010/10/glorys-bento-giveaway.html
bobo – Thanks for the shout-out!
I stumbled upon your bolg from bentolunch.net. I was checking out the What’s for Lunch Wednesday pictures and clicked on yours! Happy 1 year Anniversary!
mommywainman@yahoo.com
Missy – Welcome to KidsDreamWork and thank you for taking part in the giveaway fun! Wish you good luck!
I also ‘liked’ your facebook page! missy.parsell.wainman
juuuuust in time I hope! This is a really great giveaway. Thank you!
I am Kelly from CT, US and am an avid follower of your blog ever since discovering it through another blog. Although I don’t remember the name of the other blog, I’m pretty sure it was a bento blog.
I just love all your posts!!!
kelly – Oh yes, just in time for the giveaway fun!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment and wish you good luck for the lucky draw!
I follow on facebook (under name: kelly spring polizzi)