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This Aussie mum’s back-to-school hack using $3 Kmart TEA TOWELS is the best thing you’ll see today!

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This $1.50 Kmart hack will turn any lunchbox into a Bento Box - without the big price tag!

Best idea ever! - by Nikki Black
  • 03 Feb 2019

The Bento Box lunchbox craze doesn’t look like going away any time soon!

However the Japanese containers - which come with mini compartments for all your different snacks - can cost up to $100, with people paying top dollar for the authentic versions.

This $1.50 Kmart hack will turn any lunchbox into a Bento Box - without the big price tag!

But this Kmart hack means you don’t have to pay big money for your own Bento Box - with one $1.50 product giving you the same effect. 

The clever trick involves inserting these jumbo ice cube trays - available at Kmart - into standard $2.50 containers, creating the same effect. Genius!

The fabulous hack is the creation of Kmart Mums Australia member Amanda, who took to the awesome Facebook group to share her idea (pictured above).

She reveals: ‘I hacked a Kmart bento box from the ice cube tray & 600ml container 😃 Total cost $4.50!

She adds: ‘I trimmed the sides of the ice cube tray. And the compartment dividers touch the lid perfectly.’

Hundreds of fellow mums have followed Amanda’s lead to create the DIY Bento Boxes, meaning they can create personalised for their kids.

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Kmart Mum Eryn did these DIY Bento Boxes!

Image: Kmart Mums Australia/Facebook
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Member Kati did this clever take on the hack - inserting into larger containers to make space for other foods too!

Image: Kmart Mums Australia/Facebook

‘This is the best!’ said one. Added another: ‘This is the best post !!! 

Thanks for sharing Amanda 👍🏻’

Added one more: ‘I'm doing this today!!! I have been on the hunt for a good toddler bento box for ages!’

Love it! And for more amazing ideas, make sure you're following Kmart Mums Australia - you’ll love it!

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Terri-Ann made this amazing DIY Bento Box!

Image: Kmart Mums Australia/Facebook
Nikki Black
Nikki Black
Nikki is obsessed with all things celebrity and dreams she is a long-lost Kardashian. You'll find her binging Netflix's latest 'must-watch' show with a jar of Nutella by her side.

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