diff --git a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html
index 3a9c836..94ac1c4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.html
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
-<div class="h-full w-full absolute bg-red-300">
-  <div class="py-4 container mx-auto">
-    <div class="flex flex-row justify-between">
-      <p>food-pantry works!</p>
-      <ff-button (click)="onClose.emit(true)">X</ff-button>
+@if (isVisible()) {
+  <div
+    class="h-full w-full absolute bg-red-300"
+    animate.enter="animate-slide-in"
+    animate.leave="animate-slide-out"
+  >
+    <div class="py-4 container mx-auto">
+      <div class="flex flex-row justify-between">
+        <p>food-pantry works!</p>
+        <ff-button (click)="onClose.emit(true)">X</ff-button>
+      </div>
+      <ff-grid
+        [template]="food"
+        [gridItems]="foods()"
+        (onSelect)="onFoodChosen.emit($event)"
+      >
+        <ng-template #food let-food="item">
+          <div
+            class="flex flex-row items-center justify-center overflow-hidden"
+          >
+            {{ food.name }}
+          </div>
+        </ng-template>
+      </ff-grid>
     </div>
-    <ff-grid
-      [gridItems]="foods()"
-      (onSelect)="onFoodChosen.emit($event)"
-    ></ff-grid>
   </div>
-</div>
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts
index 16a611e..64d122e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/food-pantry/food-pantry.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, inject, output, OutputEmitterRef, Signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, inject, input, InputSignal, output, OutputEmitterRef, Signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { ButtonComponent } from "../ui-elements/button/button.component";
 import { Food } from '../../types/food';
 import { FoodStore } from '../../api/food.store';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { GridComponent } from "../grid/grid.component";
   templateUrl: './food-pantry.component.html',
 })
 export class FoodPantryComponent {
+  public readonly isVisible: InputSignal<boolean> = input.required();
   public readonly onClose: OutputEmitterRef<true> = output<true>();
   public readonly onFoodChosen: OutputEmitterRef<Food> = output<Food>();
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.html b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.html
index 7105d86..6503023 100644
--- a/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.html
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
   @for (item of gridItems(); track $index) {
     <div
       (click)="onSelect.emit(item)"
-      class="rounded-lg bg-primary-400 cursor-pointer"
+      class="rounded-lg bg-primary-400 cursor-pointer relative"
       [ngStyle]="{
         width: size() + 'rem',
         height: size() + 'rem',
       }"
-    ></div>
+    >
+      <ng-container
+        *ngTemplateOutlet="template(); context: { item }"
+      ></ng-container>
+    </div>
   }
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.ts b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.ts
index 68f0f17..0c28686 100644
--- a/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/grid/grid.component.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import { NgStyle } from '@angular/common';
-import { Component, input, InputSignal, output, OutputEmitterRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { NgStyle, NgTemplateOutlet } from '@angular/common';
+import { Component, input, InputSignal, output, OutputEmitterRef, TemplateRef } from '@angular/core';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ff-grid',
-  imports: [NgStyle],
+  imports: [NgStyle, NgTemplateOutlet],
   templateUrl: './grid.component.html',
 })
 export class GridComponent<T> {
   public readonly gridItems: InputSignal<T[]> = input.required();
+  public readonly template: InputSignal<TemplateRef<{ item: T; }>> = input.required();
+  public readonly attr: InputSignal<string> = input('');
   public readonly size: InputSignal<number> = input<number>(5);
 
   public readonly onSelect: OutputEmitterRef<T> = output<T>();
diff --git a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html
index 6e21612..2f31861 100644
--- a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-<div class="h-full w-full absolute bg-blue-300">
-  <div class="py-4 container mx-auto">
-    <div class="flex flex-row justify-between">
-      <p>inventory works!</p>
-      <ff-button (click)="onClose.emit()">X</ff-button>
+@if (isVisible()) {
+  <div
+    class="h-full w-full absolute bg-blue-300"
+    animate.enter="animate-slide-in"
+    animate.leave="animate-slide-out"
+  >
+    <div class="py-4 container mx-auto">
+      <div class="flex flex-row justify-between">
+        <p>inventory works!</p>
+        <ff-button (click)="onClose.emit()">X</ff-button>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</div>
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts
index 6a44e1a..667636f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/inventory/inventory.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, output, OutputEmitterRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, input, InputSignal, output, OutputEmitterRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { ButtonComponent } from "../ui-elements/button/button.component";
 
 @Component({
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ButtonComponent } from "../ui-elements/button/button.component";
   templateUrl: './inventory.component.html',
 })
 export class InventoryComponent {
+  public readonly isVisible: InputSignal<boolean> = input.required();
   public readonly onClose: OutputEmitterRef<void> = output<void>();
   public readonly onItemChosen: OutputEmitterRef<any> = output<any>();
 
diff --git a/src/app/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html b/src/app/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
index 242bcca..c159e59 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       [routerLink]="['/' + ERouteKey.Interactions + '/' + chibi.id]"
       class="w-full flex flex-row gap-4 bg-primary-200 p-4 rounded-lg cursor-pointer"
     >
-      <img [src]="chibi.iconPath" class="rounded-full w-3/12" />
+      <img [src]="chibi.iconPath" class="rounded-full w-12 aspect-square" />
       <div>
         <div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
           <div
diff --git a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html
index 52c6376..8770187 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.html
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@
     }
   </div>
   <div class="h-1/3 min-h-20 bg-primary-300 relative">
-    @if (shownMenu == EInteractionMenuState.Pantry) {
-      <ff-food-pantry
-        (onClose)="closeMenu()"
-        (onFoodChosen)="interact(EChibiInteraction.Feed, $event)"
-      ></ff-food-pantry>
-    }
-    @if (shownMenu == EInteractionMenuState.Inventory) {
-      <ff-inventory (onClose)="closeMenu()"></ff-inventory>
-    }
+    <ff-food-pantry
+      [isVisible]="shownMenu == EInteractionMenuState.Pantry"
+      (onClose)="closeMenu()"
+      (onFoodChosen)="interact(EChibiInteraction.Feed, $event)"
+    ></ff-food-pantry>
+
+    <ff-inventory
+      [isVisible]="shownMenu == EInteractionMenuState.Inventory"
+      (onClose)="closeMenu()"
+    ></ff-inventory>
+
     <div class="flex flex-row gap-5 py-4 container mx-auto">
       <ff-button (click)="openInventory()">{{
         lang.game.actions.giveItem
diff --git a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts
index 7558df2..30fabd7 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/interactions/interactions.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, computed, effect, inject, input, InputSignal, signal, Signal, WritableSignal } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, computed, effect, inject, input, InputSignal, OnDestroy, signal, Signal, WritableSignal } from '@angular/core';
 import { HeaderComponent } from "../../components/ui-elements/header/header.component";
 import { ERouteKey } from '../../types/route-key';
 import { Chibi, ChibiId } from '../../types/chibi/chibi';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { IBrain } from '../../logic/chibi-behaviour/brain';
 import { BRAIN_MAP } from '../../logic/chibi-behaviour/brain-map';
 import { TranslateableComponent } from '../../components/translateable.component';
 import { Food } from '../../types/food';
-import { interval } from 'rxjs';
+import { interval, Subscribable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { RandomService } from '../../logic/random.service';
 import { ChibiInteraction } from '../../logic/chibi-behaviour/brains/aperio.brain';
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const THINKING_INTERVAL: number = 2000;
   imports: [HeaderComponent, InteractionCanvasComponent, FoodPantryComponent, InventoryComponent, ButtonComponent],
   templateUrl: './interactions.component.html',
 })
-export class InteractionsComponent extends TranslateableComponent {
+export class InteractionsComponent extends TranslateableComponent implements OnDestroy {
   public readonly chibiId: InputSignal<ChibiId> = input.required<ChibiId>();
 
   private readonly chibiStore: ChibiStore = inject(ChibiStore);
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export class InteractionsComponent extends TranslateableComponent {
 
   private brain!: IBrain;
 
+  private sub: Subscription = new Subscription();
+
   constructor() {
     super();
     effect(() => {
@@ -54,9 +56,13 @@ export class InteractionsComponent extends TranslateableComponent {
         this.brain.init(this.chibi(), this.randomService);
       }
     })
-    interval(THINKING_INTERVAL).subscribe(() => {
+    this.sub.add(interval(THINKING_INTERVAL).subscribe(() => {
       this.brain.exist();
-    })
+    }));
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    this.sub.unsubscribe();
   }
 
   public interact(interaction: EChibiInteraction, item?: Food): void {
diff --git a/src/styles.scss b/src/styles.scss
index e92f17f..35a1476 100644
--- a/src/styles.scss
+++ b/src/styles.scss
@@ -26,4 +26,24 @@
   --color-secondary-900: #651e71;
   --color-secondary-950: #41074b;
 
+
+  --animate-slide-in: slide-in 0.3s ease-in-out;
+  @keyframes slide-in {
+    from {
+      transform: translateX(-100%);
+    }
+    to {
+      transform: translateX(0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  --animate-slide-out: slide-out 0.3s ease-in-out;
+  @keyframes slide-out {
+    from {
+      transform: translateX(0);
+    }
+    to {
+      transform: translateX(-100%);
+    }
+  }
 }