Teaching your child how to eat is such an amazing experience. They get to explore and experiment with this brand new part of life. I take time researching each product for Baby T to make sure it’s the best I can find and that it works for our family. Cheap plastic products are something that we try to stay away from, but it’s also important to find what works best for your toddler!
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These are a few of my favorite meal time essentials that make our toddler meal time a much smoother experience.
High Chair
We received our high chair as a gift from my cousin. She had used in it her house for many years. Baby T has now been using it for about 8 months and we love it! The solid wood has held up extremely well. When it was gifted to us, it was only the wooden chair with no tray. We ordered seat cushions, a harness and the “baby kit” which came with a wooden tray and a plastic cover for it. I love the baby kit and the seat cushions, but the harness was completely pointless for our family. I made one mistake when I ordered the baby kit for it, I didn’t match the colors up exactly and ended up with a different color tray verses the color of the chair. The whole thing can be purchased together and will be much cheaper then all the individual pieces. Also you will not risk having two different colors of wood! The baby kit can be removed and it becomes a regular chair. The best part about this high chair is that it grows with the child. The footrest adjusts to fit the size of your child perfectly.
Dinnerware
I am extremely picky with everything I buy for Baby T. The number one complaint I have is the ridiculous, obnoxious colors they use for all baby products. My daughter does not need everything in her life to be a primary color. Finding a neutral color proved to be extremely difficult (who knew!?). After weeks of searching amazon and googling “non-primary colored children’s dishes” I discovered Bobo&Boo. They were exactly what I was looking for! On the home page it says “You have to feed your kids, but you don’t have to do it on ugly plastic dinnerware”. I felt like they made these products specifically for me and Baby T. Their products are not only stylish but also eco-friendly. Each product is made from bamboo fibers, with small amounts of other natural grains such as bran and cornstarch. Baby T has seriously put their products to the test these last few months. They have been thrown on the floor, washed in a dishwasher and treated as any toddler would treat them. They still look just as good as the day we bought them and even better they have not broken or chipped!
Cups
There are two different types of cups we use in our house. Baby T has her cups for water and we use cups for smoothies. Her water cups are by the brand Munchkin. These are the ideal water cups for all young children. They allow babies to drink all around the rim of the cup just like a regular cup without the chance of them spilling it. Children have a much easier time transitioning to regular cups when they start with a cup like Munchkin developed. I also purchased cups with straws so Baby T can drink smoothies with me. I personally hate the current kind we using because of the color palate, but I found this highly reviewed one by Housavvy on amazon that I plan on purchasing.
Bibs
I have to be honest, lately Baby T has not been wearing bibs. But when she does wear them, it makes clean up much easier. I really appreciate the silicone bibs. They are extremely easy to clean, they do not stain and you only need to purchase a couple.
These are our favorite toddler meal time essentials. I love finding products that stray away from the traditional brightly colored plastic products that are usually marketed for young children. Finding items that work for me and Baby T is extremely important. I love being able to share these with all of you!
If you could pick one item that you couldn’t live without for your child’s mealtime what would it be?
I would pick my food processor since I made all of my own baby food for my son…and he ate whatever we were eating…just blended up. To this day, the kid is a great eater!
Oh yeah! I used one of those too and we love it!
these are some great recommendations for toddlers during meal time!! ALL essentials!
That high chair is so chic, such a cute decor piece and helpful of course
These are really great picks that will definitely help mums out!
I’ve never thought of everything that goes into meal time for a little one – that’s a lot! BTW, your little one is so cute!
Thank you!
Thank you for this helpful picks. I just love high chair. Never saw it before. Looks very sturdy and durable.
I use those same stainless steel munchkin cups and highly recommend them! Thanks for these helpful tips.
Such a nice gift you got from your cousin; that high chair is just every kid’s must have . Anyway, it kinda sounds pitiful when kids can’t feed on their own, so definitely, teaching kids to feed themselves is so important. These essentials would definitely come in handy.
I don’t have kids, but this is a really useful list of things for those who do! Nicely written and explained 😊
This experience of teaching baby how to eat must be very interesting. I dont have a baby so i dont have an idea yet. these things also look great.
I can’t wait for this stage of my baby but really don’t care if he gets dirty, it’s part of development! Also love the bibs.
Yes! Getting messy is such an important part of learning!
Honestly, ours is a weird setup. The kids eat in the bedroom. My eldest daughter has her own table and chair while the little one sits on the bed and eats in front of the tv. hehe
I don’t have children but some of these would have been very helpful when my niece was younger! Luckily she’s 4 1/2 and becoming a little lady.
This is a lovely guide. Toddlers are so much hard work so having these guides like this is going to be really helpful for parents!
What great items, this will be so helpful to parents entering this stage! Mine are all past it but I remember it well!
I don’t have children yet but sure I can understand how these things could be really helpfull nowadays!
I am loving these so much! Such a helpful guide as I think people sometimes forget how good it is for bonding and learning. I love the dinnerware too so cute!
This is exactly what you need, super suggestions. Plus love the leopardprinted suit x
that’s a great essentials list ! plus your baby in the leopard print overall, tooo cute, too adorable really
Thanks for sharing. This will be helpful to those who have a baby. I wish to have a baby too
Now that is some great organisation here. I am sure as a kid, I never sat on the chair and ate my food. I would eat on the floor or on the bed, nothing in between xD
This high chair looks amazing and it is great that you can use it for years! These meal time essentials will be really useful for all parents!
We don’t have kids yet so we are just preparing for the future with blogs like yours. 🙂 BTW you have an adorable kid
really very good blog…high chair which i like most..amzing..