My Plate-Mate Keeps the Mess off the Table
Learning to eat is a messy stage for even the most perfect child. No matter how anal retentive you are about cleanliness, you’re going to have a mess much of the time. When your child is ready to try his or her hand at utensils, you’ll want to check out My Plate-Mate. It helps a toddler learn how to successfully eat with a utensil and plate (or bowl if it’s the right size - 8″-9 1/2″…) while minimizing much of the mess.
My Plate-Mate is super Easy to use and is made of food grade plastic which is lead-free, BPA-free, PVC-free, latex-free and phthalate-free. They’re also dishwasher & microwave safe. It’s essentially a c-shaped piece of plastic that slips onto the edge of your child’s plate and helps your child successfully learn to use a utensil while preventing messy spills on the table.
We’re using a My Plate-Mate with our two year old and I love that he is showing increased confidence and independence with his utensils simply because I’m more relaxed and not chasing him around with a cloth.
They’re only $7.95 each and can be purchased from the My Plate-Mate website.
Save 10% with the code MESSFREE
Win it! We’re giving away a white My Plate-Mate to one lucky reader. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post by noon MST on Jun 9, 2008.
Additional entries available. See contest entry information and rules.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 3:53 am
This is just such a wonderful product! Confidence building on a plate!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 4:47 am
Minimize mess?!? I’m in….
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:51 am
Wow - that’s cool! I sure could use one of those!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 5:31 am
My toddler could use one of those!
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:18 am
What a SMART product! Perfect!
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:19 am
wow how cute i love to try to win one thanks
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June 2nd, 2008 at 7:25 am
These are a pretty neat idea. Thanks.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 7:26 am
Thanks for the chance! This would be WONDERFUL to have.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:37 am
That’s a great idea. My daughter is definitely in the messy stage. Well, I think she has been for months! Thanks.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:44 am
What a fabulous invention! Label this under “Why didn’t I think of that?”
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:01 am
What a great idea! Why didn’t I think of that???
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:11 am
How handy would that be?!?! Thanks!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 8:36 am
I love anything that saves my dining table!
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:51 am
This is a great idea and I hope I can try it out.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:04 am
A great, functional idea! There are times when I could use it…..Thanks,Cindi
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:39 am
I used to use these with a girl I took care of who had special needs. I have often thought about getting them with my toddler- I’m glad someone has thought of it, too!
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:59 am
Please enter me thanks
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:29 am
This would be great for my 21 month old. He’s getting better each day but he still has trouble with small items slidding off the plate. This would be perfect. Thanks!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 am
I would love to give this to my little grandson. He could use the help!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 am
This would be perfect for my son!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:42 am
great contest
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
These are great to have on hand for the little ones.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
i want to win!
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
What a great idea!! Thanks!
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Thanks for the contest hope I win thanks.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Wow–what a good idea! Thanks!
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Cute idea!
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
These look great! Keeping my fingers crossed that I can win one of these for my little girl:)
Thanks!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
My daughter could really use one of these! I’m getting tired of picking peas up off the floor…
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
yes please
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June 2nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Super cool. I need one of these for my little guy!
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
my son is a slob, he could use this
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Awesome giveaway, thanks so much!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Great Prize !!
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
wonderful idea.
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Excellent idea! Heck, I have days when I could use it myself! LOL
June 2nd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
What a cool idea. I could really use one of these so I wouldn’t have to keep putting my little one’s food back on her plate.
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
What a great idea. I usually wind up putting my toddler’s food in a bowl but this would make life a little easier. Now I won’t need 2 or 3 bowls for each meal.
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
great idea!!! thanks guys!
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:20 pm
What a clever idea!
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Thanks so much for the opportunity.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 7:14 pm
i want this !!!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I would love to try these with my daughter!
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I’d like to enter! I think it would foster independent eating at an earlier age :).
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June 2nd, 2008 at 9:29 pm
yes, please. please please!
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Anything that will help with the mess sounds fab to me!
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June 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
oh cool–i’d love to win this for my daughter, who, incidentally, is a messy, messy eater!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
What a unique idea! So simple . . . .so necessary . . . so amazing that someone came up with it!
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:01 pm
great idea
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June 2nd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
enter me!
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 pm
cool concept.
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June 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 am
nice
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:30 am
Enter me for this neat item!
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 am
My sons middle name is “Messmaker”. Thanks for the chance.
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:28 am
keep it together
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 am
great idea count me in
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:04 am
Very clever
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:20 am
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June 3rd, 2008 at 6:47 am
clever!
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:47 am
Great idea!
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June 3rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
This would be great for my son. No matter what he eats it ends up half off his plate. He looks so cute eating but always leaves a mess
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:32 am
Thank you for having this contest. I really appreciate it.
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:40 am
This is such a neato idea! I think my son would appreciate it.
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
These are cool! I wish I’d thought of that.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
This is really nice, enter me please
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:13 am
My friend always wins these kind of give-a-ways, I think it’s my turn. My 18 month old son really needs this, so do I.
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June 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
enter me!
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 am
This would sure help keep the mess down,please count me in too,thanks
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm
this is a wonderful item. please count me in.
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I really do need these! I’ll have to buy some if I don’t win.
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Gosh, do you have something similar for the cleaning-the-room mess or the washroom mess or the laundry room mess or the …
Barbara
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June 3rd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
very cool
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
would be WONDERFUL to have
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
My son would love it if I won one of these, I am always hanging over his shoulder asking if he needs help!
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June 3rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Do they make anything for husbands? He is worse than my son:)
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
would be great for my messy toddler
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Great Idea….very unique! Love your site!
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Thanks for the contest, I’d love to win one of these!
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:35 pm
This would be so handy!
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Great idea - this way my little one will be permitted a lot more time with the spoon than she currently gets at meal time!
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
My grandson is so ready for this!
June 3rd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
What a great idea!
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:33 pm
My son’s 3 and he struggles with things like rice and corn. This would be a great help for small foods!
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:08 pm
What a cool concept and it also might deter the dog=)
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
That’s super neat! My son could use this! He can’t even keep the plate on the table though!
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
It looks and sounds like a very clever idea. Thanks!
June 4th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Wow!!
June 4th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Actually, that seems like a really useful gadget!
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June 4th, 2008 at 6:53 am
It’s functional and cute and it’s helpful to mom!
June 4th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
what a wonderful product!
June 4th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Love it! Please enter me.
June 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
My little lady is getting pretty bored with her dinnerware, and frankly, so am I! Would love a Plate-mate!
June 4th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
awesome prize
June 4th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
This sounds like a great idea. Thanks for the giveaway.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Defenitely need these. Meal time can be messy and hectic. Any little thing helps.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
My daughter is currently going through this stage,so we could definitely put this to good use!
June 4th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
great
June 4th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
This is just such a wonderful product!
June 5th, 2008 at 5:49 am
I would love to win this!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:37 am
What a great idea i am sure this would reduce my toddlers frustration a lot
June 5th, 2008 at 9:23 am
looks like a great porduct
June 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am
My daughter keeps resorting to her hands when picking things up with a fork frustrates her, so this would be great!
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June 5th, 2008 at 11:53 am
I love this, too cute! I love the blue one! Please enter me!
June 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Why didn’t I think of that!? I sure could use four of these!!
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June 5th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
great and healthy product
June 5th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
fabulous idea!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
What a wonderful idea for my granddaughter!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
How innovative!
June 6th, 2008 at 5:05 am
anything to help with a messy toddler is genius! I love it! Please enter me in the contest!
June 6th, 2008 at 11:22 am
enter me
June 6th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Great idea! Please enter me.
June 6th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
What a great idea! I love it.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Could definately use for my 15 month old who loves to throw his plate!
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June 6th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
What a neat idea!
June 7th, 2008 at 6:04 am
this is one cool idea
June 7th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Brilliant idea!
June 7th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
This is fantastic! I have a little grandson who could use this now! Thank you. blackford56@yahoo.com
June 7th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
This would be great for my 16-month-old!
June 8th, 2008 at 3:55 am
Another great invention!
June 8th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Forget the baby, the other day, all 3 of my older kids could of used one of these! They were messier than baby.
June 8th, 2008 at 6:32 am
This looks like a great idea. I would love to win!
June 8th, 2008 at 10:10 am
that’s really awesome!
June 8th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Sweet niblets!
June 8th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Cool–would love to give this a try!
June 8th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I’d love to win the plate mate- what a great idea!!
June 8th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Sign us up!
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June 8th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
i wish i knew about this product last night. trust me. one of the babies wasn’t a good mate to his plate
June 8th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
I’d like to try this! My 2 year old is a pretty messy eater.
June 8th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
This is such a neat idea!
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June 8th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
this is a great idea.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
these are so great!
June 8th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Totally cool and useful! count me in!
June 8th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
i’ll try anything that would encourage my son to eat!
June 8th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Great idea for keeping tables clean!
June 8th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Okay, Ian so needs these. Love the boy but man, can he make a mess. Great product, and contest. Thanks.
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June 8th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
These would be great for kids and handicap people.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
What a great idea! Now, why didn’t I think of that? Thanks for the chance to win!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Great idea! Would be a big help.
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June 8th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
my son needs this!
June 9th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Great Prizes! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:34 am
My littlest is JUST the right age for this! Pick me!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:40 am
This would be a great gift for my stepdaughter’s baby shower! Thank you for the contest!
June 9th, 2008 at 6:33 am
how wonderful to make the life better for the adult with the child who can make a mess to say the least at the tables or for anything with food intake. thanks
June 9th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Oh, man, I know a few people who could use these…
June 9th, 2008 at 7:27 am
This is such a great idea. Thanks for the giveaway.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:10 am
What a great idea!!! It is really true that necessity is the mother of all inventions!!! Please count me in!!!
June 9th, 2008 at 11:00 am
neat idea
June 9th, 2008 at 11:59 am
I would love this for my nephew is learning to feed himself.
June 9th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Very cool product!
June 9th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
please enter me
June 9th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Necessity is the mother of invention and this product looks like a frustrated mother found a solution to make mealtime less stressful during the formative years. Count me in.
June 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I think this looks like it would be really handy here.
June 9th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
I like them
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