b.box toddler cutlery set

The cutlery set's patented “flork” (round flower-shaped fork) is a revolutionary design in children's cutlery. The round shape of the fork takes into account how a child, at this stage of development, naturally opens their mouth in an “O”-shape. The circular shape of the “flork” ensures, no matter what angle or orientation the child holds the implement, the food will always find their mouth. The “flork's” prongs are rounded on the outside to be soft on gums and baby teeth. It also contains a sharper prong in the centre to pierce food, but is lower set to prevent injury.

The patented angle of the large shovel-spoon, enables the child to scoop up food and use it to push food onto the fork. The deep scoop/scallop of the spoon also enables the child to actually hold more food; versus a standard flatter spoon that children often have difficulty using with liquid or “balancing” food. Likewise, the utensils can be used independently, i.e. spoon or fork only, or in conjunction with each other. The cutlery meets the child wherever they are at in terms of stages of development.

The toddler cutlery set uses two implements, a circular flower shaped fork and shovel-like spoon, to begin training children to eat with two utensils. The system is used to transition children onto the fork and knife stage. However, a knife is intentionally not included as it is developmentally not relevant. Instead, children are encouraged to scoop food onto the shovel-spoon and pierce with the fork. As a child experiments with self-feeding, it is important that the tools they use give them a sense of empowerment & achievement. Hence, our utensils are multi-directional, meaning that the child can put food in their mouths in any direction. These tools quickly reward children despite the angles they may use.

The cutlery set's size and angled handles ensure maximum grip for small-sized hands. Children at this age lack fine motor skills, the angled handles factor this in and provide correct hand to mouth positioning when eating. The handle portion of the cutlery has a TPE coating to prevent slipping. Since, the handles are round, they easily fill the child's hands and give them a greater sense of control, without needing too much strength.

The cutlery set is compact and completely portable. The included clear carrying-case keeps the cutlery, and parent's bag, clean and hygienic before use; it also contains dirty cutlery after use. All components are BPA, Phthalates and PVC free, and dishwasher safe.