self-feeding

These pieces are shaped for hands still figuring things out: training spoons with flexible tips that scoop from any angle, a training fork with soft prongs that genuinely hold pasta, fruit and pancake, and a divided suction plate that locks to a smooth tray until a parent releases the tab. Low angled plate walls give a beginner something to load a spoon against.

A beginner cannot scoop off a flat surface. They push food to an edge and lift, so the edge is the tool. A low angled wall is high enough to stop food escaping and shallow enough that a spoon can climb it, which is why the divided plate is a self feeding piece rather than just a dish with sections.

For many toddlers the fork lands first, because stabbing is one motion and scooping is three. A spoon is the one that gets used earlier though, because yoghurt and porridge arrive before pasta does. Having both on the tray lets a child pick the one that matches the food in front of them.