Category: Children

Kiddy Cutlery Set from Gerber

Gerber Stainless Steel Tip Kiddy Cutlery SetIs Gerber the baby food company and Gerber the knife company the same? According to the Wikipedia links they are a different company, it looks like Gerber the baby food company just happens to make cutlery for babies.

This colorful double set of fork, knife and spoon has BPA free plastic handles that are longer making it easier for little hands to grab by themselves. The tips are stainless steel and rounded off to be safe for toddlers ages 18+ months. Would make a great gift for the little one in your or another’s family.

Gerber Stainless Steel Tip Kiddy Cutlery Set, 2 Sets

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A Kitchen Teaspoon is not a Medicine Teaspoon – Use a measuring spoon

CIA Masters Collection 6 Piece Measuring Spoon SetIt’s flu season time and everyone is turning to “over the counter” medications. When measuring out cough and cold medicine from the bottle, please DON’T use a regular kitchen spoon for measurement. When a bottle of cough syrup says one teaspoon they don’t mean a teaspoon from the cutlery drawer. The differences between flatware spoons volume capacities varies widely. According to this report from the Pediatrics Journal not picking the right spoon led to around 40% chance of error in dosage. It is recommended using spoons that are marked with millimeters (ml) just like used for baking and cooking. The proper measurement for a teaspoons is 5ml and tablespoon is 15ml. Wrong spoon mean 3 times the dosage which could mean bad news. You can see how half tablespoon measurements are even more difficult to eyeball without the right tool.

Trying using something like the set in the picture above and link below. Just make sure the edges are safe for little mouths.

CIA Masters Collection 6 Piece Measuring Spoon Set

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Fiesta 20-Piece Merengue Flatware Set – Color, Colour, Color!

Fiesta 20-Piece Merengue Flatware SetColor, Colour, Color! (The extra spelling is for my Canadian readers). Finally some cutlery with a splash of color that fits the style and function of the piece. I really do love the way the dishwasher safe ABS plastic (safe for us but not for very high heat) is surrounded by the 18/0 stainless steel handles. The service for four includes the quaintly named lapis salad forks, scarlet dinner forks, lemongrass dinner knives, tangerine dinner spoons, and slight frighteningly named cobalt teaspoons.

This fun flatware is guaranteed to lighten up any dinner room table or picnic, the bright color makes them easier to find, except the lemongrass knives in the lawn 🙂

Fiesta 20-Piece Merengue Flatware Set

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Disney’s Anna and Elsa Flatware from the movie Frozen

Disney Frozen FlatwareSorry if the song “Let It Go” is stuck in your head now for even mentioning Disney’s movie hit “Frozen”. But if you buy your little one that is singing it constantly this cutlery set of Anna and Elsa then you might get some silence while they are eating 🙂

This set of fork and spoon featuring the two female leads from “Frozen” is made of stainless steel and plastic that is BPA free. Each piece is about 5 3/4 inches long.

Be warned, they are not dishwasher safe! Please hand wash or else the images on the handle will come off.

Disney Anna and Elsa Flatware – Frozen

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