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.

OXO Tot Nest Booster Seat

We all know how hard it is for a toddler to sit still, especially when they’re at a table they can barely see across with food they can hardly reach. Why not give their meal times a boost with the OXO Tot Nest Booster Seat? It grips kitchen chairs and helps keep your kiddos in one place, with a sleek and modern design, to boot. Braving a meal out with the minis? The Tot Nest has a built-in handle and a compartment for storing straps while you're on the go.

Available online at amazon.com
$54.99.

Photo: Oxo

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