I made this New York State themed lunch for my 8 year old nephew. This is my second attempt. Last year I tried one but did not like it enough to post here. The beaver and Long Island were the problem last year. In this bento I tried a different type of beaver and omitted Long Island (which happens to be my place of birth) from our state shape.
Container: EasyLunchBoxes
Status of Liberty: Green pepper
New York State Shape: Cheese quesadilla
Beaver: Tortilla broiled with cooking spray and paprika (our state animal)
Apples: Our state fruit
Eastern Bluebirds: Tortillas broiled with cooking spray and sanding sugar (state bird), Wine Red Garnet (state gem) is under the bluebirds
Not Pictured: Greek yogurt (important state product) dip with grated apple and maple syrup (product from the Sugar Maple – our state tree)
Eclectic Lamb 
Love the Statue of Liberty. I love how the theme is reflected in all the side dishes too. 🙂
Thank you Winnie!
Great State themed bento. Love all your details and explanation of why they are there. Our nephew said he had a great field trip with you last week too.
Thank you! Yes, I had a great time with him too!
Wow that Statue of Liberty is awesome. States would be a great bento them, tasty way to learn state facts.
Thank you Eileen. I gave my nephew a list of state symbols and he picked which ones to include in the lunch.
I am sharing this with my New York family! Nice job.
Thank you so much!
love it!!!!!!!!!!! here is a trivia question:
wut is the capital of new york?
Thank you! Albany. I grew up outside the capital.
Very creative,Kathy! I love the shape of the state and the bluebirds. Good work on Miss Liberty!
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I love your statue! It all looks so good!
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really impressive
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I love the NY state bento it looks great
Thank you so much!