I tried following a recipe by the fantastic "Bento Monsters".
I'm pleased with how they turned out, very tasty indeed!
You can find the recipe below if you wanted to try and create them yourself.
Bento Monsters Totoro Bread Bun

I made the bread using this recipe: http://www.beaniebento.com/2015/10/puppy-pull-apart-bread-buns.html

Once the dough has proved, roll the dough balls out into 10 even pieces, maybe make the head a tiny bit bigger than the body. Arrange them in your chosen caterpillar shape, on a slightly greased baking tray.
Cut a black olive into two slices to use as the eyes, add the egg wash and chosen seeds. I went with sesame and chia seed. Let it rest for 30 minutes then pop into the oven at 180C for 12 minutes, or until browned to your liking!
I drew on a mouth with edible pen (best to do this part once bread has cooled).

Enjoy hot from the oven with butter or wait until cooled to add a yummy filling.

Sorry I have not posted anything recently. We are moving house so I seem to have very little free time for bento and baking.
But, here's some tasty Totoro pull apart buns!
I used a basic bread dough recipe and added black sesame paste to give them a darker appearance.

I should have uploaded this one last week but it got forgotten! Just found it hiding in my photo folder.

Here's a simple recipe for making some cute little puppy buns.

Click the post for full recipe and method : )