Chow Down: 11 Terrific Mealtime Tools for Toddlers

Find yourself dining with a toddler with some regularity these days? Check out these tools that'll make mealtimes easier for you and more exciting for your little eater.

By Tinybeans Team February 15, 2016

Editor’s Note, November 2018: For our most up-to-date story on awesome utensils and tools for kids mealtime, click here for our most recent coverage.

You chop their food into little pieces. You’ve had food flung at your head. You spend a good portion of your time wiping down the floors, walls, and cabinets. Are you: A) the lead nutritionist at a zoo, or B) the parent of a toddler during meal times? Assuming the answer is in fact, B, then perk up, buttercup! We’ve got a dynamite list of tools to help make “feeding times” easier for you and more fun for the wild things in your life.

Modern Twist Mark-Mat

We’ve all been there: you finally get the kids to the table and then realize dinner isn't quite ready, or you forgot to pour the drinks, or you really, really need to run to the restroom because it’s been since before noon that you last had the chance. Instead of letting the littles scatter to the wind, keep them happy (and seated) with a Modern Twist Mark Mat. We especially love their city collection. And the best news? They rinse off and can be used again, and again.

Available online at amazon.com
$25 for a mat and four markers.

Photo: Modern-Twist

How do you manage mealtime mayhem with toddlers? What other gizmos should we add to our list? Tell us in our comments section below.

— Shelley Massey