Feeding
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What Makes a Good Highchair?
Hint: It's Not How Easy It Is to Clean! When it comes to choosing a high chair, many parents focus on how easy it is to clean—after all, mealtimes with...
How to Encourage Your Baby to Feed Themselves Sooner with the Spoon-Switching Method
Feeding your baby can feel like a juggling act, especially when it comes to teaching them how to use a spoon. But what if there was a way to make...
Spaghetti and Baked Bean Nacho Buns
A kiwi favourite and a nice easy meal that goes far on a cold day! We’ve had a lot of rain in chch lately.What you’ll need:8 pack of burger bunsCan...
The Classic Kiwi Cheese Roll
A kiwi classic - cheese rolls!Doesn’t get any better than this for a quick snack and a great one to help your little one to practise those spreading, mixing and...
Getting through the 'Messy eating stage'
The recipe ⬇️To get better at skateboarding, kids need to practice skateboarding. This involves falling off, but they get better with repetition and practice and learning from mistakes. They wouldn't...
Clever Recipe: Tropical Breakfast Smoothie
⚠️Must read ⬇️Smoothies are one of the BEST THINGS to put in an open cup because smoothies FLOW SLOWER than water.🌊Fast flowing water can sometimes startle children who are learning...
Clever Recipe: Overnight Banana-Bix
Too easy not to try.Sometimes breakfast gets a bit boring and you have to spruce it up again to get your little one inspired to eat!This is such an easy...
Asking Kids to set the table
⬇️ This can help with difficult mealtimes.It seems a bit old-school, but having kids set the table has way more benefits than just "it helps out the parents".Consider these:➕MATHS. Counting...
Clever Mat Scones
Yum ⬇️⬇️There's only so much I could take of my kids fighting over toys and struggling to engage in independent play. I decided to set up this baking activity with...
Open Cup or Sippy Cup?
Did you know?Children can drink from an open cup from the moment you start solids.That’s right - 4, 5 and 6 month olds can be taught to drink from an...
What's a clever mat and how can it support mealtimes?
Less mess. More success.Your suction dinnerware is only as good as the surface you put it on. If you're finding it lifts easily - you can test whether it's the...
How to teach your toddler to eat with cutlery
Never underestimate your toddler!Our little ones are capable of way more than we think - they just need opportunities and practice.I've designed clever Cutlery to make it much easier for...
Clever ways to make mealtimes easier
Make life easier.I’ve designed our clever bowls to have incredible suction so that your little one can’t just fling it off the table!!All suction products need a smooth starting surface...
Is your little one ready for cutlery?
👶 ready for cutlery?Clever Cutlery is specially designed to set children up for success with self-feeding.🍴 The fork is sharp enough to pick up food.🍴 The knife is as sharp...
Preschooler Knife Skills
Kids can use knives.If your little one can stand independently then they can absolutely have a go at spreading butter onto bread and chopping things up.YES it's a little messier....
Struggling with your toddler at mealtimes?
Have you checked your high chair?!We'd left it way too long since our last alteration and mealtimes had gone downhill as a direct result of that.Nobody wants to sit in...
Teaching your Baby to drink from a Clever Cup
Designed by a Speech and Language TherapistDid you know that children can drink from an open cup from the moment you start solids? That’s right - 4, 5 and 6...
What makes our plates clever?
Divided plates CAN increase selectiveness and your child's preference for food to be separate on the plate. Plates with sections are everywhere these days, and I definitely fell into the...
Benefits of letting Babies use an open cup from 6m+
Practice makes perfect.Embrace the mess and let your little one learn how do drink from an open cup.Did you know that smoothies are one of the best things you can...
Do pouches and feeding bottles affect feeding development?
Messy is best.I think squeezy pouches and feeding bottles and smoothie cups with straws have become more and more popular because people don’t want the mess. I get it -...
