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The ultimate gift list to promote happy eaters
If you have a picky child, you are excitedly encouraging them to enjoy all the foods, all the time. With the holidays approaching, you’re probably wondering if there are any gifts for picky eaters and toddlers that can help them on their path to trying new foods. Good news, there are! And we’ve rounded up the best gifts, so you don’t have to!
Gifts are fun, of course! They can be playful and educational. And they can present great pressure-free opportunities to make your little one more comfortable with new foods.
From books to kitchen tools, here are our top picks for gifts to promote happy eaters all year long.
Around the Kitchen
Kids love to be helpful. Allowing kids and toddlers to help with food prep or empowering them to get involved with cooking and baking can get them interested in trying new foods. (Of course, anything in the kitchen should be parent supervised!)
Learning Tower for one kid Learning towers allow kids to help more easily in the kitchen, but they are pricey. They might be a good gift for family members to chip in on!
Experiencing food with all of our senses is important, especially for picky eaters. Fun games and puzzles can inspire kids to learn something new about a food or experience it in a different way. This will have lasting affects on kids and picky eaters.
Vegetable picture Photos of vegetables are a great way to engage and inspire curiosity. Hang these near your dinner table and invite your child to name them, ask questions about them or help find them at the store.
Created by experts, Kids Eat in Color is the leading resource for families seeking evidence-based information and strategies on child nutrition and feeding.
The ultimate gift list to promote happy eaters
If you have a picky child, you are excitedly encouraging them to enjoy all the foods, all the time. With the holidays approaching, you’re probably wondering if there are any gifts for picky eaters and toddlers that can help them on their path to trying new foods. Good news, there are! And we’ve rounded up the best gifts, so you don’t have to!
Gifts are fun, of course! They can be playful and educational. And they can present great pressure-free opportunities to make your little one more comfortable with new foods.
From books to kitchen tools, here are our top picks for gifts to promote happy eaters all year long.
Around the Kitchen
Kids love to be helpful. Allowing kids and toddlers to help with food prep or empowering them to get involved with cooking and baking can get them interested in trying new foods. (Of course, anything in the kitchen should be parent supervised!)
For toddlers
Colorful mixing bowls
Tongs
Learning Tower for one kid
Learning towers allow kids to help more easily in the kitchen, but they are pricey. They might be a good gift for family members to chip in on!
Learning Tower for two kids
For big kids
Cake pop maker
Kids-friendly knives
Crinkle cutter
Baketivity: granola baking kit
Gardening kit
Yummy Crate by Kiwi Crate
Books
Here are a few of our favorite books that help kids try new foods.
For toddlers
Daniel Tiger Tried New Foods
Eating the Alphabet
Soup Day
Bears Want More
For big kids
Every Night is Pizza Night
Dragons Love Tacos
Cocoa to Chocolate
Blueberries for Sal
The Boy Who Loved Broccoli
Puzzles, Stickers and Other Fun Things
Experiencing food with all of our senses is important, especially for picky eaters. Fun games and puzzles can inspire kids to learn something new about a food or experience it in a different way. This will have lasting affects on kids and picky eaters.
For toddlers
Learning resources “Farmer Market” Color Sorting Set
Melissa and Doug “Make a Meal” Stickers
Vegetable puzzles
Vegetable picture
Photos of vegetables are a great way to engage and inspire curiosity. Hang these near your dinner table and invite your child to name them, ask questions about them or help find them at the store.
For big kids
Skillmatics card game
Jelly Bean tasting challenge