Feeding
You're in the right place for all things food. We want to support you to have more successful mealtimes with your children.
On the Blog...
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...
Messy is Best: The Importance of Letting Kids Practice with Food
To get better at anything, including skateboarding, kids need practice. Part of that process involves falling and making mistakes. Over time, through repetition and learning from those mistakes, they improve....
Open Cup Practice with a Breakfast Smoothie
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 to...
Kids Recipes: Overnight Banana Bix
Your kids' new favourite breakfast! This kid friendly recipe is too easy not to try. Sometimes breakfast gets a bit boring and you have to spruce it up again to...
Kids Recipes: Easy Plain Scones
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 them...
Open Cup or Sippy Cup? Here’s Why Open Cups Win Every Time
Did you know your baby can start using an open cup as early as 4-6 months? Yep, and it's packed with developmental perks! Supports mature swallowing and strengthens mouth...
What’s a Clever Mat and How Can It Support Mealtimes?
Less mess, more success - sounds like a dream, right? If your suction dinnerware isn't sticking well, the problem might not be the product but the surface you're using. To...
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. Clever Cutlery makes it easier to practice knife...
Make Mealtimes a clever success
A lot of thought has gone into developing our Clever Mealtimes Range. Featuring all the products you’ll need right from starting out solids to when your child is a bit...
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
Did you know that even preschoolers can use knives? If your little one can stand independently, they’re ready to try spreading butter on bread and chopping up food themselves! Yes,...
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 -...
Why I let my toddler make cups of tea
Kids love independence.I always give august the opportunity to join in with whatever I’m making. Here are a few reasons:1. It develops his independence and life skills. Practice and repetition...
