UPDATE: This Giveaway is now over! Winner announcement has been posted on my homepage. See more Giveaways being dropped on my blog here.
My son Ryan is kind of a picky eater (he takes after my husband, Mr FSF ). While my daughter Sophie isn’t a picky eater, she would start to mimic her brother’s behaviors (and verbal complaints), and before you know it, meal times can turn into a battle of wills. Me vs them. And it usually ends in tears.
Then last year I discovered these plates made by Fred & Friends called “Dinner Winner“. They are designed to encourage kids to finish their food. If you follow me on SnapChat, you may have seen me use these plates when preparing meals for my kids.
I LOVE these trays! They are so fun and colorful. Each tray is set up like a little board game, where you follow a “map” of food to a ” hidden treasure”. When you finish the trail of food, the last placement is a covered spot for a hidden treat. This is your “bait”. #Genius!
The first day I brought these plates out, they were an instant hit! And they really did motivate both my kiddos to finish their food, including things they didn’t like. I’ve since gotten these trays in pretty much every pattern . They really do make mealtime more fun, and can motivate and encourage picky eaters to finish their meals (and even try new things). I typically put a little piece of chocolate in the treat spot and that does the trick.
Anyway, it’s been a lot of fun preparing their meals and watching them use these trays. If you have a fussy eater, or you just want to add some fun into meal time, I recommend checking these plates out. They come in 5 different patterns.
(This is a new series of articles on Fridays called “Favorite Things Friday” where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things, products & life tips, in hopes that you might find it useful in some way for your family. Join me back here every Friday. Plus, every Favorite Things Friday article will have a giveaway on it!)
Giveaway Time! Win a Dinner Winner Tray
As usual, I will include a Giveaway to go with each of these Favorite Things Friday articles each week. ☺️ Check back every Friday for more of my Favorite Things (and if you have some of your favorite things you are open to sharing, send me an email. See end of this article for details).
For today’s giveaway, I’m giving away a FREE Dinner Winner Tray of your choice to 5 Readers! This giveaway starts on Friday September 7th and will end on Monday September 10th. Winners will be announced on this blog only on Tuesday 9/11 before 12pm PST. You’ll have 48 hours to claim your prize.
To enter in this giveaway: leave a comment below and tell me about the kiddo you want to win this for. What are some of their favorite foods? Or you can tell me a useful tip you use at home or something you recently learned. Or you can tell me about some of your frustrations that you would love help with. And tell me where you’re reading from (city and state). Let me know by leaving a comment on this post.
This post is NOT sponsored. I just really love this product and wanted to share my experience. All prizes are paid for by myself.
Do You Have a Favorite Product or Life Tip? Want to be published in a future “Favorite Things Friday”? Shoot me an email with your write up and pictures. If I accept your submission and publish your tip, I’ll also send you a $50 Gift Card to the store of your choice. Send an email to tina@FreeStuffFinder.com with subject “Favorite Things Friday Tip”.
From Tennessee, I would love to try your dinner tray to see if it would help during meal time with my grandson, he is autistic.
From Johnson City Tennessee, I would love to try your dinner tray to see if it would help during meal time with my grandson, he is autistic.
Hey Tina, I’m reading from Chicago Illinois and I have two kids. A almost 7 yr old and an almost 2 yr old. Their birthdays are both this month and I’m so excited lol
I would love to win these bc my son is very picky with food and I’ve bought him compartment tray styles and they work but he always asks me for a reward after each meal. I know he would love this too bc he would be excited to think of it as a game and get a candy he really wants at the end.
My 13 year old son eats everything, he loves all food, veggies included, so no problem here. BUT my 7 year old son is so picky, he wont touch a vegetable, maybe these plates can help in some way???
From Silverton Oregon
My son is SO oicky, he is a vegetarian and won’t even try foods. He pretty much lives off fruit, yogurt, and snack foods like granola, cereal, and PB crackers.
Maybe a treat at the end of the plate will give him a little incentive to try something new. We’ve tried everything else!
Hello, from Philadelphia, PA. I would love to win this tray for my 11 year old daughter. She’s a very picky eater, and when she does eat she eats very little. She doesn’t care to eat meat at all. She love fruit and doesn’t mind eating corn and noodles. I’m now giving her a dessert reward when she finishes all her food. She’s a very curious child that loves to read. Thank you for sharing this dinner winner tray.
Hi My daughter had serious eating issues due to an early birth for many years so I have had to be creative to get her to eat! She still would rather not unless it’s beef or pizza! These meal trays are such a fun and practical way to make eating pleasurable again! My child, who will be18 (yes, 18!) soon, would definitely enjoy this and I will definitely fill it and sneak in some new foods amid the designs! Thank you for this giveaway and for all the tips and offers you share!
I would love to win this for my son to be! He will jen born in November, but I would love to use this tray in the future! I can already tell his favorite foods are going to be ice cream, cookies and pizza! I am reading from Romeoville, Illinois!
I want to win this for my 5 year old daughter. She’s recently been trying new foods but she’s such a picky eater! She’d live on only tofu, carrots, fruit and rice if I let her!
My niece would go nuts for these trays. I hope I can win her one.