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Forks

Nita2603Nita2603 member
in October 2011 Moms

Hey ladies,

I am wondering what the best kids' forks are. I have a few around, but they don't really poke thing. That frustrates Alastair and in the end it doesn't really help him learn to use it.

 

Suggestions? 

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Re: Forks

  • CMonkey515CMonkey515 member
    We have the gerber graduates NUK ones. They are also metal with a rubber handle. They work really well.
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  • aml+japanaml+japan member
    We have the Munchkin set. The forks suck at piercing things but are really easy to hold and L can eat an entire meal with no help from me.
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  • ChunstadChunstad member

    I don't like using the plastic ones.  I just purchased some metal ones yesterday from IKEA for $5 (I attached the picture).  Also, he has a good set that we got from the WSU student bookstore.  They are metal with plastic handles.

    One thing that I noticed was some of the kids ones' forks were wider than the forks that we personally use.  That doesn't make sense, since the babies' mouths are smaller than ours.

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  • missyisheremissyishere member
    We also have the NUK set, but it doesn't really matter. Nora usually attempts using utensils for about a minute, and then she throws them on the ground.


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  • Nita2603Nita2603 member
    Sounds good, thanks ladies. Now I have to convince DH that metal forks will be ok. He has been fighting me about using them.
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  • ChunstadChunstad member
    Personally I'm just paranoid about plastic and BPA leaching into the food when it gets hot.  I know that BPA is an endocrine disruptor.  Besides, they can poke their eye out with both plastic and/or metal. 
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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    We also have the Nuk ones, but lately he's more interested in "real" forks, so we just give him the smaller, dessert/salad forks to use.
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  • Elsa1984Elsa1984 member
    We use metal toddler forks with the rubber/plastic handle. Can't remember what brand
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  • Nita2603Nita2603 member
    imageChunstad:
    Besides, they can poke their eye out with both plastic and/or metal.nbsp;


    I must have said this about twenty times today alone.
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