Modware for Toddlers
The transition from highchair to grown-up table may not be one of the hallmark moments of a baby’s life, but I’ve found it to be one of the more annoying.
After all, you’re dining at least three times a day, and in our family, Buckley (our 14-month-old) takes most of her snacks at the table, too.
I found myself caught in the same conundrum every morning, noon, and night: resign myself to a messy, cheesy, gooey, slimy tabletop or attempt propriety with a real plate. Option #2 sounds reasonable, 
until you consider that said plate is bound to be dumped over, and likely to be broken (see option #1).
But.
Along comes Boon, a company that designs modern baby accessories without sacrificing playfulness for highbrow aesthetic, with their Saucer and Modware utensils.
The Saucer is, in Boonspeak, a “stay-put divided plate.” What this means in Mommy world is: Buckley can’t easily push the plate across the table onto the floor, thanks to the plastic slip-resistant base. Nor can she 
lift it by the edge, since the plate’s curvature has no edges for her mischievous little fingers to grasp in their mission of mealtime destruction. I totally loved it!
And I like to think that Buckley feels a little more grown-up eating from a plate than all 
animal-like off the table. The saucer is the perfect size for snacks and breakfast, but I did find that during lunch and dinner I had to refill Buckley’s plate because not all of her food would fit.
Buckley inched even further up the dinner manner scale with the Modware toddler utensils. We had been experimenting with regular silverware, which was semi-effective, but steak knives just aren’t a good idea. Just kidding, DHR. But even the seemingly harmless tines of a fork strike me as a bit hazardous in her hands.
The Modware utensils are oh-so-safe, and Buckley was able to get an awesome grip on the fat handles. She actually fed herself an entire batch of applesauce!
One awkward transition into adulthood down, one thousand to go.
Marti’s writings have appeared in Paste, Southword, Southern Living, and Lipstick Magazines.
She blogs about her culinary discoveries at blankpalate.blogspot.com
Boon wants to giveaway a Saucer plate and matching set of ModWare to one Mom Most Traveled reader!
1.) To win this hip and functional feeding set ($10.98 value), leave a comment about one of your child’s first experiences with dining at the table. (You may enter once a day - subsequent entries don’t require you to answer the question).
Please don’t just comment with “Enter me” or “Sounds great”. That totally annoys me. Those entries are not eligible to win.
One winner will be chosen at random.
This giveaway is open to those with a US or Canadian mailing address.
This contest will close at 11:59 pm CST, on Earth Day, April 22, 2009
*Closed! Congrats to Amy P!
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09 April 2009, 5:30 pm
WOW what a cool little item! I’d love to win it.
My daughter’s table dining experiences always seemed to include food being spat from her mouth onto the table… all nicely chewed up and gooey. ICK!!
09 April 2009, 8:26 pm
The first time my son ate at the table was great. Our entire family decided to go out to brunch and my son was just to heavy to be held the whole meal so we brought a booster seat for him. he sat so nicely and ate a plateful of scrambled eggs and a little bit of a whoopie pie. It was cute.
10 April 2009, 2:38 am
We made the mistake of teaching my son the hand signal for “All Done.” He figured out that this will get him out of his high chair. So now, regardless of whether he’s full or not, when the whim to escape crosses his mind he signals “All Done.” Now the only place he wants to eat his meals is sitting in Daddy’s lap at the table!
10 April 2009, 2:39 am
I’m a subscriber!
10 April 2009, 12:06 pm
Both my little ones first experience eating spaghetti turned out the same. They ditched the spoon and went at it with their hands. They each were covered in sauce and had to go straight to the bath tub!
10 April 2009, 12:07 pm
I’m an e-mail subscriber.
10 April 2009, 12:20 pm
My kids early experiences with eating at the table were messy but fun! I always loved watching them learn to eat. They would make such a mess but how else can they learn but to just do it?
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10 April 2009, 12:20 pm
I am an email subscriber.
ljatwood at gmail dot com
10 April 2009, 12:23 pm
I left a comment on “bread pudding a la snickers” on Marti’s blog. That sounds yummy!
http://blankpalate.blogspot.com/2009/02/bread-pudding-la-snickers.html
ljatwood at gmail dot com
10 April 2009, 12:40 pm
he loved dining at the table in his new chair - he was such a big boy.
10 April 2009, 12:41 pm
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10 April 2009, 1:08 pm
my olderst son was eating and fell asleep in his plate. mverno@roadrunner.com
10 April 2009, 5:04 pm
my nephew was tired of his high chair and seeing us adults sit on the 8 seater dinning table, wanted to join us. so we gave him a booster seat over our chair and he was a proud eater!!
10 April 2009, 5:04 pm
oh i am subscribed to you.
10 April 2009, 5:05 pm
i have your button on my blog too!
10 April 2009, 5:30 pm
My daughter was doing great at the table until she dropped a raisin and whacked her head trying to see where it went!
10 April 2009, 5:31 pm
Subscriber.
10 April 2009, 10:08 pm
My little one loves being at the dining table but when he first joined us what a huge mess it was! We surely learned from that experience.
10 April 2009, 10:09 pm
I’m a subscriber.
10 April 2009, 10:10 pm
I tweeted. (susanlanai)
10 April 2009, 11:05 pm
The first time I gave my daughter her own plate and spoon to try and eat with, I made spaghetti and it was on the floor in two seconds. it was fun to watch though.
10 April 2009, 11:05 pm
I subscribe.
10 April 2009, 11:06 pm
I tweeted on twitter. 1amypugmire.
10 April 2009, 11:08 pm
I was at the store and my daughter loves to open and shut doors and she just happend to pinch her finger in the door and it turned into a bad blister. felt so bad.
10 April 2009, 11:09 pm
I subscribed.
10 April 2009, 11:09 pm
I follow on twitter and tweeted. 1amypugmire is my username.
11 April 2009, 9:49 pm
I’m still waiting for my child to get here so I can’t tell you about a dining experience but she loves it when I eat burritos!
11 April 2009, 10:21 pm
While we haven’t tried dining at our table with our little man yet - only 8 months old - we have at a restaurant and it was fun. I say that because he had a huge cleared area in front of him & i just fed him with my fingers. Not a disaster, but it could have been. Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com
11 April 2009, 10:22 pm
http://twitter.com/bluenude3/status/1499490542 I follow you on twitter & I tweeted! @bluenude3 Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com
12 April 2009, 3:53 am
My daughter’s were very good at the dinner table, and when we took them to restaurants. I guess I was lucky…no horror stories that I can think of.
12 April 2009, 3:54 am
I subscribe via email
12 April 2009, 4:49 am
Just me entering for Saturday
13 April 2009, 3:07 pm
My kids would love this because they will love eating out of their own dishes like mom and dad.
13 April 2009, 6:41 pm
Great prize
13 April 2009, 8:37 pm
I would always - ever since they were old enough to sit up - I would put them in their high chair with their food and let them dig in. It was always a mess but so much fun to watch them have fun. Thank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
13 April 2009, 10:54 pm
Messy! LOL I don’t think there was much food in her; it was either on the table or the floor!
13 April 2009, 10:56 pm
I am a subscriber
14 April 2009, 4:50 pm
my grandson just mushes food all over the place.
14 April 2009, 5:34 pm
My daughter threw a breadstick across a restaurant and hit someone in the head!! Thanks for the chance!
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14 April 2009, 6:12 pm
Count me in
15 April 2009, 6:30 pm
We still mostly put DD in her high chair, but on occasion she has joined us in a booster seat at the table. Boy is it messy and that is why I often avoid it. I don’t really have a good story per say just that I agree that it is messy
15 April 2009, 8:58 pm
Our daughter ate in a booster seat at the table for the first time in a restaurant. To say the least there was a lot of food crumbs on the table and underneath the table. She really liked being up with us at the table though.
17 April 2009, 3:21 am
I would really like to WIN this for my family. Please enter me & thanks for the great giveaway!
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18 April 2009, 4:30 pm
Here is my Saturday entry
18 April 2009, 11:24 pm
Little T isn’t dining at the table yet — but if we win this set, perhaps her first attempts will be mess free? You think? That’s possible, right?
19 April 2009, 12:35 am
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19 April 2009, 1:22 am
My boys are a little older now but they made their fair share of messes when learning to eat “people food”! Especially those first birthday cakes!
19 April 2009, 3:30 am
My daughter is still in her high chair and it is already a struggle!! She makes such a mess and I can’t even fathom how I will survive when she goes to the table! Help!
19 April 2009, 3:31 am
follow you on twitter and tweeted http://twitter.com/SaraMama/status/1555728288
19 April 2009, 4:09 am
We aren’t at the table phase yet..but it’s good to be prepared in advance!
Thanks for the chance
19 April 2009, 6:03 pm
My son’s first experiences at the table involved everyone present wearing bibs! He was, and still is at times, a very messy eater. Somehow, we’d find food in his ears, his armpits, between his toes! It was amazing.
20 April 2009, 6:05 am
My aunt decided he should have bright blue cupcakes for his first birthday…needless to say, my child ended up with blue hair!
20 April 2009, 6:06 am
I subscribed!
20 April 2009, 2:34 pm
My child tries to be neat at the table. He doesn’t always succeed, but what I find hardest to deal with is his squirminess! I’ll happily clean up spilt yoghurt, but trying to keep him from sitting on the table, or putting his feet up on it, or sticking his hands into my plate is the biggest challenge. So far, I’ve had a bit of success with talks about table manners. Once he masters those, then I’ll deal with the messes!
20 April 2009, 6:03 pm
Everything either ended up on the floor or on me trying to prevent the food from falling to the floor. This product would be great!
20 April 2009, 7:44 pm
Boon has incredible products !!
20 April 2009, 11:51 pm
Just recently I bought my daughter a new set of silverware - still kid silverware, but with metallic tines on the fork, you know? She was sitting in her chair already and was so overcome with excitement that she started flailing about…and promptly stabbed herself in the hand. Needless to say, she’s learned her lesson about being careful with one’s silverware!
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20 April 2009, 11:52 pm
I’m a subscriber!
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21 April 2009, 6:00 am
First time eating at the table - I’ve never washed so many towels in my life!
21 April 2009, 2:24 pm
My Tuesday entry! Thanks!
21 April 2009, 4:16 pm
My toddler learned to say “All done” and if her table was not cleared right away she would throw everything on the floor. We learned to act pretty fast!
21 April 2009, 4:17 pm
I subscribe by e-mail.
21 April 2009, 7:57 pm
my little one hates sitting at the table. hes impatient.
and threw food all over.
22 April 2009, 12:12 am
The first time that my son ate at the table he screamed his head off when we tried to give him peas. to this day he still does not like them!
22 April 2009, 12:25 am
My best friends daughter is learning how to feed herself. She is terribly picky, and its driving My best friend crazy!
22 April 2009, 12:50 am
Pick me please
22 April 2009, 12:54 am
One of the “experiences” was totally my fault. We use a table cloth and I didn’t think twice when I sat my daughter at the table .. with the table cloth on it .. I’m sure you can imagine what happened when those little fingers got hold of the said tablecloth!!
22 April 2009, 8:45 am
Both my children’s first dining experiencing at the table included them grabbing for other’s food and drinks.Not sure why they want to eat someone else’s food.
THANKS
22 April 2009, 8:47 am
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22 April 2009, 9:16 am
My little guy is only 9 months old but would LOVE LOVE LOVE this for when he is table ready!!!!!! Thanks for the contest.
22 April 2009, 9:21 am
my grandson is 2 and eats well at the table but likes 2 be feed fast. he’s a redhead and throws temper fits when things don’t go his way.
22 April 2009, 1:23 pm
My Wednesday entry! Thanks!
22 April 2009, 4:42 pm
My daughter’s first ‘dining experience’ was sitting outside, al fresco, with some little chunks of watermelon. She loved it! In no time at all, she was devouring whole slices of the fruit–even gnawing on the rind!
22 April 2009, 7:01 pm
My son loves to sit on my lap at the table. I think he enjoys seeing all the people & food instead of being stuck in his stroller.
22 April 2009, 7:01 pm
I’m a subscriber
22 April 2009, 7:48 pm
My granddaughter likes to throw the food when you look at her~and then she laughs!!
22 April 2009, 11:34 pm
I love Boon products
23 April 2009, 1:15 am
My twins are at that stage where they are biting down on their spoons and not wanting to let go.
23 April 2009, 3:00 am
One of our first was mashed peas - she liked it and of course it got all over
23 April 2009, 4:40 am
It was really a mess!
23 April 2009, 4:40 am
I am a subscriber.
23 April 2009, 4:41 am
I am following boon on twitter.
23 April 2009, 2:41 pm
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