Mealtime in my house is pretty messy… the food AND the mood.
With two under two, there’s always someone who isn’t getting served as fast as he would like!
I initially bought these placemats because they were so cute – bright colors, fun cartoony illustrations of animals, trucks and flowers. But when I got them home I realized I’d hit the jackpot.
Each placemat is actually a tool to help kids learn their numbers, letters, animal noises and even geography. For example, the map of the USA shows each state with a little picture of what that particular state is known for. Around the edges there are questions for kids to ask like “Where was I born?”, “Where is the desert?” or “Where do my grandparents live?” What a great way to distract interact with your child!
And it works. These days, I get a few breaks in between dodging flying banana slices to ask Jack where mommy and daddy are from. Last night he pointed to the state of Michigan and said “CAH.” (translation = car) GENIUS!
Then he beaned me in the head with his brothers bottle. Nice.
