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My cousin’s daughter (the closest thing I have right now to a niece!) is turning one soon. I wrote about the “baby head cold” gift I gave my cousin when her baby was born — and, because my cousin and her husband are both scientists (who are also kind of opposed to the pink/purple/princess/girly stuff), I’ve also been shipping them all of the science-themed boy clothes they might like for their daughter.
But as their daughter’s first birthday approaches, I find myself wanting to get my cousin B a collection of some of the best cups and plates that we loved the best when the boys were in that stage — instead of a toy that may or may not get used. I can’t tell you how much money I’ve spent on Amazon and other baby stores buying products for feeding my toddler that looked like good ideas in theory but turned out to be duds!
So: these were my favorite sippy cups, bowls, and more for the toddler years — which are/were yours? As working parents, what are/were your favorite products for feeding your toddlers?
{related: how to get your kids to drink enough water}
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Pictured at top (random order) and discussed more thoroughly below: one / two / three / four / five / six.
For older kids, I’d also add Corelle plates, stainless steel mugs, Take n Toss cups, silly straws, and cute food picks like these (great for rolling up ham or making other finger food a bit more appealing — we had some tofu left over recently from a recipe we made and I decided to try baking some for the kids. They weren’t fooled, but they did show vague interest considering the tofu bites had fun finger picks sticking out of them. #Success!)
Ladies, what products have you tried and loved for the always fun task of feeding your kids? Did you find that some were products were loved by one kid but not another (for example, my eldest loved these snack catchers; my youngest, not so much). (Did you try anything and absolutely hate it? Want to share?)
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Pictured at top (random order) and discussed more thoroughly above: one / two / three / four / five / six.
Sales of note for 7.10.24
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- Nordstrom – The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale has begun! Here are all of our picks.
- Ann Taylor – Semi-Annual Sale! (Ends 7/12)
- Athleta – Extra 30% off semi-annual sale (ends 7/10)
- Banana Republic Factory – 40-60% off everything + extra 20% off your purchase
- Boden – 10% off new women’s styles
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale
- Everlane – Up to 70% off
- J.Crew – End of Season Sale, up to 60% off all sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything + extra 60% off sale styles
- Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off
- Loft – 50% off tops
- Madewell – End of season sale, up to 70% off with code.
- M.M.LaFleur – Save 25% sitewide. (Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I think this is the biggest sitewide discount I’ve ever seen…)
- NET-A-PORTER – Up to 60% off sale styles
- Rothy’s – Lots of great finds in the “final few” section
- Sephora – 25% off a ton of shampoos and conditioners (ends 7/10)
- Talbots – Semi-annual Red Door Sale, extra 40% off markdowns
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything plus extra 15% off purchase
- Eloquii – Semi-annual clearance, up to 85% off
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off warm-weather styles; extra 50% off sale styles
- Lands’ End – 50% off your order
- Loft – $39 dresses and 40% off your purchase (ends 6/26)
- Talbots – 30% off all markdowns, summer favorites starting at $24.50 (ends 6/25)
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Summer clearance up to 70% off; 50% off tops, shorts & more
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all dresses; up to 50% off all baby items
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Up to 50% off warm-weather styles; extra 50% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 50% off all polos; 60% off steals
- Target – 20% off women’s swim; 50% off patio furniture, garden items & accessories; up to 30% off kitchen & dining
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shortperson says
the silicon baking cups are also huge hits at the pool (older kids are constantly borrowing them from my 2 yo) and also on airplanes. i ask the flight attendant for two pieces of ice, hand them to my toddler with 2-3 muffin cups, and buy about 30 minutes.
shortperson says
but, i dont like my kid eating off of plastic, so we use lunchbots stainless plates, oneida flatware sets (trucks! owls!), little duralex glasses, pura kiki straw waterbottles, and planetbox lunchboxes.
jlg says
second to all of this! pura bottles are the best — we have used as baby bottles, sippys, open cups, straw cups. great investment! we got a lunchbots stainless set that is awesome, and once hands were a bit bigger the duralex glasses have been fabulous, esp b/c they can handle both warm and cold drinks.
Anon in NYC says
My toddler loves this old divided plate that my mom had saved. It has pictures on it plus the alphabet. I know that some people are anti-divided plate, but it’s been a hit for us!
I like a lot of the OXO stuff, like the 4-piece feeding set. The plate and bowl are great and we use OXO toddler forks and spoons too.
I haven’t yet found a cup that I love. We use some Thermos sippy cups, the Munchkin 360, the Zoli… none of them are perfect but for different reasons.
Anonymous says
We use either our regular cutlery (dessert forks and teaspoons are the right size). For lunch bags, I use the Ikea Kalas series ($1.79 for 18 piece set) so it doesn’t matter if it gets lost or forgotten at school.
Playtex stopped making my beloved sippy cups in 2013 so we are still using my older daughter’s set for the younger kids, though they are starting to show their age.
English Teaching Attorney says
Thanks for the silicon liner idea! Not quite perfect for my 20 month old who likes to carry around her snacks and everything else she can fit in her hands, arms and under her chin, but good for those nice moments when she’s sedentary. Want to give a shout out to my absolute favorite cup – the Sassy 360 cup is the closest I have found to non-spilling. Sometimes the rubber parts get a little loose and liquid oozes out, but they’re otherwise [more or less] spill-free. Much prefer to the munchkin cups because they don’t have that little plastic mold-collecting ring where the lid meets the cup. Some reviews cite mold but I haven’t had any problems (running through the dishwasher with sanitize setting on). Other reviews cite not enough liquid coming out, but we haven’t had a problem with that either–maybe because she started on the Munchkin ones. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0062BVY42/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
Easy school lunches says
I’m planning for an extended period away from home and am looking to stock up on shelf stable or refrigerated foods (ideally meals) that DH can use for easy school lunches. Kids are in elementary school and moderately picky. No nuts allowed. Ideas? Gopicnic has a couple option that will work, but I’m looking for more. TIA!
mascot says
What do your kids take now? Can you come up with a formula (protein, carb, fruit/veg, drink) and have a bunch of choices ready to grab and go? DH/kids may need to do some prep and assembly on the weekend to make for easy packing. For protein, lunch meat, rotisserie chicken, greek yogurt, hard boiled eggs, hummus, cheese, edamame. Carb can be crackers, tortilla, rolls, waffles, pasta, etc. You can send a pita, some sauce, and shredded cheese for DIY pizza. Sliced veggies with dip, fruit that is whole or sliced. You could probably even send cereal and milk if you got really stuck. I eat the same thing for lunch a couple of day in a row so I don’t worry too much if my kid does the same assuming that the meal is relatively healthy. Plus, I’ve got 16 other meals in the week to do something imaginative.
EB0220 says
Haha, we have most of those things! My oldest was super picky about sippy cups and the zoli bot was her favorite. Beware the vacuum seal effect, though. Those things can leak! We bought a set of plates, cups, bowls and utensils at Ikea a few years ago and it has been a workhorse. Those silicone baking cups are awesome for snack portioning. We also still use and love the molded plastic tommee tippee bibs with a pouch to collect food.
anon says
Love the Boon bowl. For sippy cups, nothing beats the Munchkin 360. I seriously don’t get the comments about mold. Take the lid apart before washing and there’s no issue.
NewMomAnon says
I am Munchkin 360 devotee, and I’ve had a couple of mold issues. It happens inside the translucent plastic ring around the bottom of the lid. The rings are a bit of a pain to remove and put back on, but it’s do-able and completely resolves the mold issue.
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