We still haven't invested in child-size dinnerware for our son and are dutifully exploring our options. We're looking for something hard to break, safe to eat on and microwave and easy to clean. Cheery colors certainly don't hurt. Beaba, headquartered in France, and makers of the popular Beaba Babycook now offer a line of dinnerware just for kids.
The Beaba dinnerware collection includes baby spoons, toddler cutlery, plates, bowls, cups and a lunch box. All are BPA, pthalate and PVC-free. They can go in the microwave and dishwasher which most parents appreciate. The bases of the plates, bowls and cups are "slip resistant" which is a little vague, but also a feature we're looking for. And we do like that the color combinations are bright, cheerful and gender-neutral.
Except for the lunchbox everything comes in sets - 3 plates, 3 bowls, 3 cups, 4 spoons, 4 pair of cutlery and range in price from $20-$30. You can find the collection for sale through Baby Cook Store. If you've tried these out - let us know how you and your kids like them in the comments.
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Comments (8)
I've used the spoons since my daughter started eating- and even though I thought they were quite pricey, I really like them better than anything else we tried.
"We're looking for something hard to break, safe to eat on and microwave and easy to clean. Cheery colors certainly don't hurt."
There's something that meets all those criteria AND you can continue to use even as the child outgrows "little kid stuff."
It's called Corelle.
I'm not a parent, so please tell me... is it really necessary to get alternative dishware for kids?? Do they really break that much of the real stuff to make it worth the while??
I'm not a parent, so please tell me... is it really necessary to get alternative dishware for kids?? Do they really break that much of the real stuff to make it worth the while??
It's not *necessary*; however, if you have hard floors in your eating space (kitchen, dining room, nook), and your kids accidently drop things, do you want to lose that plate or bowl?
I'm not going to use my porcelain plates and bowls.
"Slip resistant" is better phrasing than "slipproof," don't you think?
Thanks Stickyricemama!
Mrs. Mack, We use Corelle every night. I think it is one of the best invention out there. We also use steel plates a lot that we get from India from our yearly trips.
When we have dinner parties, she loves eating from the adult size, china, dinner plate. She has broken one or two. It is ok for me to lose a plate or two, to see her so happily taking part in our such formal settings. Just gives me the opportunity to go get another one.
Lastly, now that she is 3 year old, I would say so many of those plastic plates that I bought, were useless.
Mrs. Mack - Corelle is a great idea. I noticed that the warranty for breakage and chipping ranges from one to three years - have you had any breaks? I know it's "break resistant" but not indestructible either. Just wondering. I have some melamine plates which I naively thought were pretty break-proof until my son broke his the first time he used it.
I like the look of these but I think the price is way too high for what they are. I have a few kids plates/bowls for my son just because it's easy (most come with lids so they're better to travel with if I need to travel with food) but we also use regular plates too. I know they only use them for a short amount of time so I don't really want to invest tons of money in them. Gerber ones are cheap and do the job.