droolicious : spoons

Open Wide for the Chew Chew Spoon

Aaron Burgess — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Take the old game of choo-choo to new levels with the Chew Chew Spoon, which mounts a Brio-worthy beech-wood train (airplane and racecar versions are also available) onto the spoon's handle. You can remove each vehicle for easy washing, although there's no guarantee you'll get it back once the kids discover they can remove it, too.

$22 Canadian (around $18 U.S.) at Up to You Toronto.

Fling Food With a Zing!

Heather Kuldell — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:09:00 GMT

Adding a Zing! to your utensil drawer is asking for trouble. But then again, trouble is usually a helluvah lot of fun. A Zing! is a catapult spoon for launching food at, well, whatever you want. I’d guess the spring handle flings food farther and faster than your average spoon but I haven’t tested it out yet. Just think, if you stock up and get in some practice now, you could be looking at a new and memorable Thanksgiving tradition. Mashed-potato accuracy games, anyone?

Available in red, green or purple for $8.99 at PopDeluxe.net.

Let's See Junior Toss This Fork!

Erin Behan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:40:00 GMT

I've laughed every time I've looked at this photo, and I expect to continue laughing for several more looks. However, in its ridiculousness is a pretty good idea--keeping your toddler's utensils and bowl where they belong, on the tray, by use of suction cups. The manufacturers (Dream Baby) claim that the Stay Put cutlery helps toddlers improve hand-eye coordination by subtly "forcing" the utensils into a general area, thus guiding proper placement (although I'm imagining a particularly savvy toddler tossing the fork down only to have it spring back up again). At $9.95 (in blue, pink or yellow) the Stay Put Bowl and Cutlery Set doesn't seem like too much of a risk to try this one out for yourself--especially if forks and bowls are synonymous with grenades in your house.

Build a Good Eating Habits with Creative Eating’s Construction Utensils

Heather Kuldell — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:08:00 GMT

If you pick up a set of Creative Eating’s Construction Utensils, you’ll have to switch from making airplane sounds to fly the food into your toddler’s mouth to a more growly, asphalt-gnashing sound.

Rather than a knife, this three-piece set features a bulldozer designed to push food onto the Bob-the-Builder-esque fork and spoon. Or around the plate. Or off the plate. The textured handles allow for tots to easily grip the utensils themselves, so really it’s your best guess where the food may end up.

Available from Cooking.com for $16.95.

Open Wide for Metal Morphosis' Keepsake Spoon

Mir — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:00:00 GMT

I love the idea of a keepsake baby spoon, and love even more one that you might actually use. I don't know about you, of course, but I don't find silver ideal for practical use. Pewter, on the other hand, is relatively easy to care for. Kaycee Binns has designed an entire line of pewter baby spoons for Metal Morphosis; this Open Wide design is by far my favorite. Get it for $18.95 at Silly Goose Toys.

Custom Baby Spoons to Spoil the Baby

Mir — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:06:00 GMT

6 ounces of pure silver are handcast into a one-of-a-kind spoon with baby's name as the handle. I've never really understood the whole "keepsake spoon" thing for babies, before, but this is pretty impressive.

Up to 10 letters will run you $150 at Spoil the Baby.

Feeding Time Gets Loud(er) with Nuby Sound Bites

Mir — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:03:00 GMT

"Here comes the airplane! Open up!"

No need to make your own sound effects, anymore. Just pick up one of these two-packs of Nuby Sound Bites spoons and let the attached vehicle zoom, chug, or zip for you. (Leaving you more time to say "Yum, yum! Strained carrots!" instead.) The noisemaking vehicles do detach for cleaning... or hiding, once your baby decides he'd rather play with the spoon than eat. Either way.