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Form the face and ears separately by wrapping in plastic wrap.
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Make sure the ears also have a solid thickness.
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(Balance-wise, the face is 60 g and each ear is about 20 g.)
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Add to the bento box with side dishes.
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Make sure you don't displace the ears with the side dishes.
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Cut out the ham and cut off any excess.
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Add three cut-outs to each ear.
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If you're worried about it falling apart, hold it in place with an uncooked spaghetti noodle.
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Cut out ovals from the sliced cheese and ham.
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Peel off the red part of the crab stick and cut out ovals smaller than those from Step 5.
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If you don't have a smaller oval shape cutter, it's okay to use the same one and shift it for a second cut.
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(The top picture was made with a peeled red weiner sausage.)
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Stack the sliced cheese and ham on each other with the cheese slightly showing, then put the crab stick on top and hold together with uncooked spaghetti.
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For the nose, punch a teardrop shape out of the ham and cut off any excess.
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For the hair ornament, cut out a cherry blossom shape out of the ham, then a star shape out of the crab stick, and lay it on top.
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Make the eyebrows and mouth parts with the seaweed.
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Cut out the sliced cheese using a thin straw and a shaped straw and place the pieces on the eyes.
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It's done!
