You can use plastic wrap to form the rice into animal shapes. However, using the molds saves time ;) Great tool when you have a lot of Onigiri to prepare!Just press some cooked Japanese rice into the mold.Decorate with Nori seaweed sheet, ham, cheese, and/or Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepes).Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepes) from scratch video 錦糸卵の作り方:https://youtu.be/GKsyOfc75z4?t=44sKinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepes) product 錦糸卵の商品:https://youtu.be/lIj9H4KLLbY?t=1m48sDeco Furi (colorful rice seasonings) はごろも デコふり6色たまご風味http://astore.amazon.co.jp/shopping072-22/detail/B00O3UXR2QNigitte Mite Mite neu (Onigiri rice press mold with handle) にぎっ手みてみて ノイhttp://astore.amazon.co.jp/shopping072-22/detail/B00102K4IANiko Niko Nori Punchers にこにこパンチ3https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B000OKH7P2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=247&creative=1211&creativeASIN=B000OKH7P2&linkCode=as2&tag=shopping072-22&linkId=e89a632b12802e857df9cd9e317d0ef2Basic Onigiri Recipe:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFyfPvo97XQ日本語ブログはこちら:http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2017/10/blog-post_28.htmlMusic by甘茶の音楽工房レトロ・ゲームセンターⅡ♥Most Popular Videos 人気の動画♥https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVvPOE-C7AEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqlllgigAbwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9TQzPOGwmM♥FOLLOW ME HERE♥http://instagram.com/ochikeron/https://www.facebook.com/ochikeronhttps://plus.google.com/+ochikeronhttp://twitter.com/ochikeron♥My COOKBOOK available on Amazon Kindle♥http://amzn.to/2EwR3ahNO MORE hard copies... those who got one are lucky!♥More Written Recipes are on my BLOG♥http://createeathappy.blogspot.com/♥My Recipe Posts in Japanese♥http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/http://cookpad.com/amihttp://twitter.com/alohaforever♥and of course PLEASE SUBSCRIBE♥http://www.youtube.com/user/ochikeron?sub_confirmation=1