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I’ve been searching for a personalized gift for the children on my holiday gift list.  I came across some personalized melamine plates and thought they would be perfect. What could make mealtime more fun than your very own plate?  It is also a good way to teach preschoolers how to spell their name.  They will see it emblazoned across their plate at every meal.  That is assuming they eat their food and uncover the design underneath!  These plates are the modern day version of the circular piece of paper I drew on as a kid and my mom sent it away to be laminated and returned to us.  It was special to eat on my own personalized plate and I loved to eat my meals on it.  I’ve found several personalized plates, a bit more sophisticated than the designs back in the day. You may even find some that coordinate with your home’s decor.  The letter to Santa plate can be customized with a custom letter from your kids. Sweet!  There are several sites which offer these plates and one place I always turn to again and again for personalized children’s items is Etsy.

Plates featured above: Pink Polka Dot plate, $22 at daninotes.etsy.com, Candy Cane Striped plate, $22 at daninotes.etsy.com, Letter to Santa plate, $22 at daninotes.etsy.com, Baseball plate, $24 at mollycarolinedesigns.etsy.com.

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So cute!  So useful!  I love these.

You may have seen products from The Bambu Company along the aisles of your local Whole Foods recently. I’m a fan of their sustainably grown and harvested, organically grown bamboo. Bambu’s quality crafted products caught my eye with their modern hand crafted designs and clever packaging. Yes, I am a sucker for good design and clever packaging. So much so that I impulsively bought a set of Bambu Baby Utensils at our local Whole Foods. I try to provide BPA-free dishes, cups and utensils during mealtimes. I thought these would be ideal for aesthetic and for health reasons. I thought that my daughter would use the utensils a couple of times, then they would fall apart or splinter and I’d just toss them in the composting bin. To my surprise these utensils have lasted at least six months and have held up perfectly in the top rack of my dishwasher. Kids also love them because they are not cold and hard like stainless steel utensils and they have soft edges which are gentle on the mouth. I can also rest assured that absolutely no bleaches or dyes were used and Bambu’s Bamboo utensils and dinnerware. They are FDA tested and approved. Also Panda lovers take note – this is not the bamboo eaten by the Panda and their food source is not depleted.

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This is your moment to beach, picnic, blub, or just belly up to the table and burp.

It’s our constitutional right.  Right?

These cheery plates–porcelain!  4 place settings for $45!–will help you get the party started.