Wherein we lay it all out on the table for baby
Friday, August 18, 2006

If there’s anything Totakaze enjoys more than eating, it’s eating with her own fork and spoon. And if there’s anything she enjoys more than that, it’s getting her hands on a “real” piece of flatware and trying to stuff the oversize utensil in her little mouth. Maybe it’s the shiny metal or maybe it’s because it looks grown-up — whatever the reason, little kids the world over love to swipe silver from Mommy and Daddy.

That’s why our new best friend is the toddler flatware available exclusively at Leaps and Bounds. Available in either a traditional pattern or sleek contemporary design, this set of fork, spoon, and kid-safe knife looks just like adult tableware, but is made especially for tiny hands.

A far cry from the goofy, ornate sterling-silver tableware we used as a tot and the plasticky pastel spoons in Totakaze’s cabinet, this sophisticated stainless-steel “silverware” blends right in with the rest of the family’s and makes the little one feel like part of the action at the dinner table. (And with any luck, we won’t have to keep such close guard over our own forks and spoons now!)

We found My Very Own Flatware online for $19.95 at Leaps and Bounds.